Singaporean politicianIn this Chinese name, the family name is Koo.

Koo Tsai Kee (Chinese: 顾蔡矶; pinyin: Gù Càijī; born 29 November 1954) is a Singaporean *ociate professor and former politician. He was a Member of Parliament from 1991 to 2011, representing the Tiong Bahru division under the Tanjong Pagar Group Representation Cons*uency (Tanjong Pagar GRC).

Education

Koo was educated in Raffles Ins*ution. He holds a Bachelor of Surveying with first cl* honours from the universities of Newcastle and New South Wales. He also attended University College London and has a Graduate Diploma in photogrammetry, Master of Science and Master of Philosophy.

Political career

Koo entered politics in 1991, when he was elected via walkover as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Tanjong Pagar Group Representation Cons*uency (Tanjong Pagar GRC).

Koo has held the position of Parliamentary Secretary in various ministries, including Finance, National Development, Defence, and Environment and Water Resources. Koo was promoted to Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence in May 2006.

Koo is an *ociate professor at Nanyang Technological University (NTU), and has been on no-pay leave since 1999.

References

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