Khaw Boon Wan

Khaw Boon Wan

Infobox Minister
name = Khaw Boon Wan


caption = T. T. Durai and Khaw
order = Minister for Health
term_start = 12 August 2004
term_end =
deputy =
predecessor = Lim Hng Kiang
successor =
birth_date =birth date and age|1952|12|08
birth_place =Penang, Federation of Malaya
death_date =
death_place =
spouse =
father =
mother =
constituency =Sembawang Group Representation Constituency
party =People's Action Party
languagesspoken =English, Mandrian

Khaw Boon Wan (zh-sp|s=许文远|p=Xǔ Wényuǎn; born 8 December 1952) is the Minister for Health of Singapore. He was born in Penang, Malaya.

Khaw completed his education in the University of Newcastle, Australia under the Singapore Government Colombo Plan Scholarship, graduating in 1977 with B.Engineering (Hons) and B.Commerce. He worked in the Ministry of Health, formulating health policies, and restructuring the public hospitals. He has been the CEO of the National University Hospital, Kandang Kerbau Women's and Children's Hospital and the Singapore General Hospital. In 1992, he became Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong's Principal Private Secretary and served for three years. In 1995, he joined the Ministry of Trade and Industry where he served as its Permanent Secretary until October 2001.

Khaw was elected as a Member of Parliament on 3 November 2001. He was appointed Minister for Health on 12 August 2004. Khaw was noted for his role in the National Kidney Foundation Singapore scandal, and made Gerard Ee as the new chairman of NKF following T.T Durai's resignation.

Khaw is married with three daughters, and is known to be a devoted Buddhist.

External links

* [http://www.parliament.gov.sg/AboutUs/Org-MP-MP-Prof-KhawBoonWan.htm Official profile]


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