Geh Min Explained

Geh Min
Alma Mater:National University of Singapore
Known For:Nature Society (former President)

Dr. Geh Min is the former President of Nature Society in Singapore. She was formerly a Nominated Member of Parliament from January 2005 to April 2006.

Early life and education

Geh studied at Methodist Girls' School and Anglo-Chinese School. She is a medicine graduate of the National University of Singapore.

Career

Geh is a consultant ophthalmologist at Mount Elizabeth Medical Centre, and also a visiting consultant at the Singapore National Eye Centre and the National University Hospital.

In December 2004, Geh was appointed as a Nominated Member of Parliament.[1]

In 2006, Geh was one of the three recipients of the inaugural President's Award for the Environment, along with Tommy Koh and the Waterways Watch Society (WWS).[2]

Geh heads the Environment and Health Functional Committee of the South-West Community Development Council. She is a board member of the Nature Conservancy's Asia Pacific Council; the Water Network of the PUB; and the Singapore Environment Council.

Personal life

Geh is the granddaughter of philanthropist Lee Kong Chian.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nature Society President Geh Min is one of nine fresh faces - and the only civil society activist - among the new Nominated MPs appointed by President S R Nathan. . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101214191942/http://ecologyasia.com/news-archives/2004/dec-04/st_041203_1.htm . 14 December 2010 .
  2. Web site: President's Award for the Environment . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100728004337/http://app.mewr.gov.sg/web/Contents/ContentsPAE.aspx?ContId=1244 . 28 July 2010 .
  3. News: 4 August 2000 . Nature conservation's new champion . 46 . The Straits Times.