(has expressed interest in the position)

Country: Singapore

Area of Expertise: Economist

Current Positions:

• Senior Minister of Singapore (2004-present)
• Chairman of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (2004-present)
• Patron for the Institute for Policy Studies, a government think-tank

Past Positions:

• Member of Parliament in Singapore (1976-1981)
• Senior Minister of State for Finance
• Minister for Trade and Industry
• Minister for Health
• Minister for Defence
• First Deputy Prime Minister (1985-1990)
• Prime Minister of Singapore (1990-2004)

Education:

• First Class Honours (Bachelor of Arts) in economics at the National University of Singapore
• Master of Arts in Development Economics at Williams College, USA

General Information:

• Led his country through the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis, numerous terrorist threats, an economic recession from 2001 to 2003, and the 2003 SARS outbreak