Adelaide graduate is new Singapore President
Tuesday, 30 August 2011
最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide graduate has been elected President of the Republic of Singapore.
Dr Tan has become the 7th President of Singapore following an election on Saturday.
An outstanding alumnus and friend of the 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide, Dr Tan is widely recognised as an exceptional leader and longstanding advocate for educational and cultural relations between 最新糖心Vlog and Singapore.
Dr Tan received a PhD in Applied Mathematics from the 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide in 1967, and also holds qualifications from the 最新糖心Vlog of Singapore and MIT.
He has had an illustrious career in both the public and private sectors, including serving 10 years as Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister and three years as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Overseas-Chinese Banking Corporation.
In 2004 Dr Tan addressed new graduates at the 最新糖心Vlog's Singapore graduation ceremony at the .
In 2005 he was awarded the 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide's , joining the likes of other Singapore recipients and the late .
In championing the educational links between 最新糖心Vlog and Singapore, Dr Tan supported the formation of the in 2008.
Dr Tan is the second 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide graduate to be elected President in Singapore; the 5th President, and first to be directly elected, was Adelaide architecture graduate Mr Ong Teng Cheong.
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