MFA Press Statement: Appointment of Ambassador to Japan and Non-Resident Ambassador to the Kingdom of Morocco

     The Government has appointed Mr Lui Tuck Yew as Singapore’s Ambassador to Japan, and Mr George Goh Ching Wah as Singapore’s Non-Resident Ambassador to the Kingdom of Morocco. 

      Mr Lui Tuck Yew was Minister for Transport from 2011 to 2015 and concurrently Second Minister for Defence in 2015.  He was Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts from 2009 to 2011 and Second Minister for Foreign Affairs from 2011 to 2012.  Mr Lui was first elected Member of Parliament in 2006.  He served as Senior Minister of State in the Ministry of Education and Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts until 2009.

      Prior to joining politics, Mr Lui was Chief Executive Officer in the Housing and Development Board from 2005 to 2006.  From 2003 to 2005, he was Chief Executive in the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore and concurrently Deputy Secretary (Land) in the Ministry of Transport.  In 1999, Mr Lui was appointed Chief of Navy, a position he held till 2003. 

     Mr Lui graduated from Trinity College, University of Cambridge in 1983 with a degree in Chemistry.   In 1993, he obtained a Master in International Relations from the Fletcher School, Tufts University.  Mr Lui attended the Command Course at the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island in 1996.

     Mr George Goh Ching Wah is the co-founder and Group Executive Chairman of Ossia International Limited and Executive Chairman of Internet Technology Group Limited. He is also concurrently the Deputy Chairman of Pertama Holdings Limited. 

     Mr Goh has also founded seven listed and private companies.  Among his many appointments, he was Executive Chairman of VGO Corporation Limited from 2002 to 2006, Executive Chairman of SGL Capital Investment Management Limited from 2005 to 2010, and International Chairman of Rebel Sport Limited from 1998 to 2001 and United Envirotech Limited from 2004 to 2008.

     In 2015, Mr Goh and his wife co-founded Border Mission Limited, a charity organisation that helps and supports the poor and needy in Singapore, the Himalayan region, and developing countries.  

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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

SINGAPORE

1 JUNE 2017

BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY

     Mr Lui Tuck Yew was the Minister for Transport from 2011 to 2015 and concurrently Second Minister for Defence in 2015.  Mr Lui was Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts from 2009 to 2011 and Second Minister for Foreign Affairs from 2011 to 2012.  He was first elected as Member of Parliament in 2006 and served as a Senior Minister of State in the Ministry of Education and Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts until 2009.

     Mr Lui was a Singapore Armed Forces (Overseas) scholar, graduating with a degree in Chemistry from Trinity College, University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom in 1983.  He served in the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN), rising to the position of Chief of Navy in 1999.  He obtained an MA (International Relations) from the Fletcher School, Tufts University in 1993.  He also attended the Command Course at the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island in 1996.

     Mr Lui was appointed Chief Executive of the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore in 2003 and concurrently Deputy Secretary (Land), Ministry of Transport.  He joined the Housing and Development Board (HDB) as Chief Executive Officer in 2005.

    Mr Lui was born on 16 August 1961. He is married to Soo Fen and has two children.  He enjoys travelling, reading, cricket, baseball and American football.

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BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY

      Mr George Goh Ching Wah is the co-founder and Group Executive Chairman of Ossia International Limited and Executive Chairman of Internet Technology Group Limited. He is also concurrently the Deputy Chairman of Pertama Holdings Limited. 

      Born on 25 November 1959, Mr Goh is a self-made entrepreneur, and has diverse business interests in Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, Maldives, Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom.  Mr Goh has founded and held senior appointments in various other listed and private companies such as Executive Chairman of VGO Corporation Limited (2002 to 2006), Executive Chairman of SGL Capital Investment Management Limited (2005 to 2010), International Chairman of Rebel Sport Limited (1998 to 2001) and United Envirotech Limited (2004 to 2008).

      Mr Goh is also Executive Chairman of Border Mission Limited, a charity organisation he co-founded with his wife in 2015 to help and support the poor and needy in Singapore, the Himalayan region and developing countries.  

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