Tay Eng Soon

Tay Eng Soon
鄭永順
Personal details
Born 20 January 1940
Died 5 August 1993(1993-08-05) (aged 53)
Nationality Singaporean
Political party People's Action Party
Alma mater Anglo-Chinese School
Profession Politician

Tay Eng Soon (Chinese: 鄭永順; pinyin: Zhèng Yǒngshùn; 20 January 1940 – 5 August 1993) was a Singaporean politician.

History

Tay was educated at the Anglo-Chinese School. A member of the People's Action Party, he was Senior Minister of State (Education) in the 1980s[1] until his death in office.[2]

Legacy

One of the two libraries in the Singapore Institute of Management has been named after him, in recognition of Tay's contributions to the SIM's UK Open University Degree Programme.[3]

The Tay Eng Soon Health Sciences Award[4] and Tay Eng Soon Medal[5] are most likely also named after him.

References

  1. ↑ "新加坡资优教育介绍". Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  2. ↑ Tien Mui Mun (2002-11-06). "Tay Eng Soon". Singapore Infopedia. National Library Board Singapore. Archived from the original on 2010-10-01.
  3. ↑ "SIM Library: About Us". Singapore Institute of Management. Archived from the original on 2012-08-05.
  4. ↑ "Welcome to Ang Mo Kio - Thye Hua Kwan Hospital". Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  5. ↑ "Ex-Hong Kah Lite awarded Outstanding Graduate in ITE". Hong Kah Secondary School. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  • "Member Profile: Tay Eng Soon, Dr". Parliament of Singapore.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.