Eddie Teo
Eddie Teo Chan Seng PPA(E) PJG DUBC DUNU (Chinese: 张赞成; pinyin: Zhāng Zànchéng) is a Singaporean civil servant who has been serving as Chairman of the Council of Presidential Advisers since 2019.
Eddie Teo | |
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| 张赞成 | |
| Chairman of the Council of Presidential Advisers | |
| Assumed office 2 January 2019 | |
| President | Halimah Yacob Tharman Shanmugaratnam |
| Preceded by | J. Y. Pillay |
| Chairman of the Public Service Commission | |
| In office 2008 – 31 July 2018 | |
| Deputy | Lee Tzu Yang |
| Preceded by | Andrew Chew Guan Khuan |
| Succeeded by | Lee Tzu Yang |
| Singapore's High Commissioner to Australia | |
| In office 2006–2008 | |
| President | S. R. Nathan |
| Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong |
| Permanent Secretary in the Prime Minister's Office | |
| In office 1998–2005 | |
| Prime Minister | Goh Chok Tong Lee Hsien Loong |
| Permanent Secretary for Defence | |
| In office 1994–2000 | |
| Minister | Tony Tan |
| Director of the Internal Security Department | |
| In office 1982–1986 | |
| Prime Minister | Lee Kuan Yew Goh Chok Tong |
| Preceded by | Lim Chye Heng |
| Succeeded by | Tjong Yik Min |
| Director of the Security and Intelligence Division | |
| In office 1979–1994 | |
| Prime Minister | Lee Kuan Yew Goh Chok Tong |
| Preceded by | S. R. Nathan |
| Succeeded by | Choi Shing Kwok |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 May 1947 Colony of Singapore, British Malaya |
| Alma mater | University of Oxford (BA) London School of Economics (MS) |
Education
A President's Scholar, Teo graduated from the University of Oxford in 1970 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in philosophy, politics and economics (PPE).
He subsequently went to complete a Master of Science degree in international relations at the London School of Economics in 1974.
Career
Teo joined the Security and Intelligence Division (SID) in 1970, before becoming Director in 1979, a post he served until 1994. From 1982 to 1986, he held the position of Director of the Internal Security Department concurrently.
He was Permanent Secretary for Defence from 1994 to 2000 and Permanent Secretary in the Prime Minister’s Office from 1998 to 2005. He was Singapore's High Commissioner to Australia from 2006 to 2008.
He served as Chairman of the Public Service Commission from 2008 to 2018, Chairman of the Presidential Council for Religious Harmony from 2017 to 2019 and Senior Advisor of Temasek International Advisors Pte Ltd from 2019 to 2020.
Teo was appointed as Chairman of the Council of Presidential Advisors on 2 January 2019.[1]
Awards
Teo retired in 2005, after 35 years of public service. For his contributions to the Singapore Public Service, Teo was awarded the Public Administration Medal (Gold) in 1983, the Meritorious Service Medal in 1997, the Distinguished Service Order in 2006 and the Order of Nila Utama in 2017.[2]
References
- "J Y Pillay retires as Council of Presidential Advisors chairman, Eddie Teo to succeed". channelnewsasia.com. CNA. 17 December 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
- "Mr Eddie Teo has extensive experience in public admin". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 28 July 2008.