Eddie Teo

Eddie Teo Chan Seng PPA(E) PJG DUBC DUNU (Chinese: 张赞成; pinyin: Zhāng Zànchéng) is a Singaporean retired civil servant currently serving as the chairman of the Council of Presidential Advisers.

Eddie Teo
PPA(E) PJG DUBC DUNU
张赞成
Chairman of the Council of Presidential Advisers
Assumed office
2 January 2019
PresidentHalimah Yacob
Preceded byJ. Y. Pillay
Chairman of the Public Service Commission
In office
2008 – 31 July 2018
DeputyLee Tzu Yang
Preceded byAndrew Chew Guan Khuan
Succeeded byLee Tzu Yang
Singapore's High Commissioner to Australia
In office
2006–2008
Prime MinisterLee Hsien Loong
(2004–present)
Permanent Secretary in the Prime Minister's Office
In office
1998–2005
Permanent Secretary for Defence
In office
1994–2000
MinisterTony Tan
(1995–2003)
Director of the Internal Security Department
In office
1982–1986
Prime MinisterLee Kuan Yew
(1959–1990)
Goh Chok Tong
(1990–2004)
MinisterChua Sian Chin
(1972–1985)
S. Jayakumar
(1985–1994)
Preceded byLim Chye Heng
Succeeded byTjong Yik Min
Director of the Security and Intelligence Division
In office
1979–1994
Prime MinisterLee Kuan Yew
(1959–1990)
Goh Chok Tong
(1990–2004)
MinisterHowe Yoon Chong
(1979–1982)
Goh Chok Tong
(1982–1991)
Yeo Ning Hong
(1991–1994)
Preceded byS. R. Nathan
Succeeded byChoi Shing Kwok
Personal details
Born (1947-05-27) 27 May 1947
Colony of Singapore
Alma materOxford University (BA)
London School of Economics (MS)

Education

A President's Scholar, Teo graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from the Oxford University in 1970. In 1974, he obtained a Master of Science in International Relations from the London School of Economics.

Career

He served in the Singapore Public Service for 35 years before retiring in 2005.

He began his public service career in 1970 in the Security and Intelligence Division (SID). He became Director, SID in 1979 and was in that post until 1994. From 1982 to 1986, he held the concurrent position of Director, Internal Security Department (ISD).

He was Permanent Secretary (Defence) from 1994 to 2000 and Permanent Secretary (Prime Minister’s Office) from 1998 to 2005, and was concurrently Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Defence and the Prime Minister’s Office from 1998 to 2000. He was Singapore's High Commissioner to Australia from 2006 to 2008.

He served two terms as the Chairman of the Public Service Commission, from August 2008 to July 2018. He was Chairman of the Presidential Council for Religious Harmony from 15 September 2017 to 2 January 2019 and Senior Advisor of Temasek International Advisors Pte Ltd from 1 April 2019 to 13 April 2020.

Teo took over as Chairman of the Council of Presidential Advisors on 2 January 2019.[1]

Awards

For his contributions to the Singapore Public Service, Teo was awarded the Public Administration Medal (Gold) (1983), the Meritorious Service Medal (1997), the Distinguished Service Order (2006) and the Order of Nila Utama (2017).[2]

References
  1. "J Y Pillay retires as Council of Presidential Advisors chairman, Eddie Teo to succeed". channelnewsasia.com. CNA. 17 December 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  2. "Mr Eddie Teo has extensive experience in public admin". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 28 July 2008.
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