Teo Ho Pin Explained

Teo Ho Pin
Office1:Mayor of North West District
Term Start1:24 November 2001
Term End1:26 July 2020
Primeminister1:Goh Chok Tong
Lee Hsien Loong
Successor1:Alex Yam
Constituency Mp2:Bukit Panjang SMC
Term Start2:6 May 2006
Term End2:23 June 2020
Predecessor2:Constituency established
Successor2:Liang Eng Hwa (PAP)
Constituency Mp3:Holland–Bukit Panjang GRC
(Bukit Panjang)
Term Start3:25 October 2001
Term End3:19 April 2006
Predecessor3:Constituency established
Successor3:Constituency abolished
Constituency Mp4:Sembawang GRC
(Bukit Panjang)
Term Start4:23 December 1996
Term End4:17 October 2001
Predecessor4:Lee Yiok Seng (PAP)
Successor4:Constituency abolished
Birth Date:1960 1, df=y
Birth Place:Colony of Singapore
Nationality:Singaporean
Party:People's Action Party
Alma Mater:National University of Singapore (BS)
Heriot-Watt University (MS, PhD)

Teo Ho Pin (Chinese: s=张俰宾|p=Zhāng Huòbīn; born 19 January 1960) is a Singaporean former politician who served as Mayor of North West District between 2001 and 2020.

A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), Teo was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bukit Panjang SMC between 2006 and 2020, the Bukit Panjang ward of Holland–Bukit Panjang GRC between 2001 and 2006 and the Bukit Panjang ward of Sembawang GRC between 1996 and 2001. He also served as Mayor of North West District between 2001 and 2020.[1]

Education

Teo attended New Town Secondary School and National Junior College before graduating from the National University of Singapore in 1985 with a Bachelor of Science with honours degree in building.

He subsequently went on to complete a Master of Science degree in project managing and a PhD in building at Heriot-Watt University in 1987 and 1990 respectively.[2]

Career

Teo was a senior lecturer at the National University of Singapore between 1985 and 1999. He also served as President of the Singapore Institute of Building between 1996 and 2002 and Consumers' Association of Singapore between 1999 and 2001.

Political career

Teo's political career began in 1996 when he was elected a member of parliament for the Sembawang Group Representation Constituency (Sembawang GRC). He subsequently served as an MP for Holland–Bukit Panjang GRC from 2001 to 2006, and for Bukit Panjang Single Member Constituency (Bukit Panjang SMC) from 2006 to 2011. In the 2011 general elections, Teo was voted into office again as an MP for Bukit Panjang SMC.[3]

Teo was also Mayor of the North-West CDC from 2001 till his retirement in 2020[4] and also the Deputy Government Whip.[5]

Teo retired from politics in 2020 and did not contest in the 2020 Singaporean general election.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: CDCs' role in helping needy will grow: PM . www.straitstimes.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110713125245/http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_685182.html . 2011-07-13.
  2. Web site: Curriculum Vitae: Dr Teo Ho Pin. parliament.gov.sg. 19 November 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20151106163755/http://www.parliament.gov.sg/sites/default/files/cv/Parliament%20CV_Dr%20Teo%20Ho%20Pin.pdf. 6 November 2015. dead.
  3. http://www.elections.gov.sg/gazette%5CG_ParE2011%5C2011-05-09%20Candidates%20declared%20to%20have%20been%20elected.pdf#zoom=100 Singapore Election Department : Gazette Notification on Candidates declared to have been elected Members of Parliament (for contested constituencies) – 2011
  4. News: Goh. Yan Han. 2020-09-23. CDCs often keep low profile but do vital work, especially in times of crisis, says PM Lee. en. The Straits Times. 2021-10-27. 0585-3923.
  5. Web site: Tiong Seng appoints former MP Teo Ho Pin as new independent board director. 2021-10-27. sg.news.yahoo.com. 11 October 2020 . en-SG.