| 词条 | Lim Chuan Poh |
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| name = Lim Chuan Poh | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | birth_date = | death_date = | birth_place = Singapore | death_place = | allegiance = {{flag|Singapore}} | branch = Singapore Armed Forces | serviceyears = 1979–2003 | rank = Lieutenant-General | commands =
| awards = see #Awards | spouse = | laterwork = see #Civil career | signature = | website = }}{{Chinese name|Lim}}{{Chinese|s=林泉宝|t=林泉寶|p=Lín Quánbǎo}} Lim Chuan Poh is a Singaporean civil servant and former army general. He was the fourth Chief of Defence Force of the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) from 2000–2003 and held the rank of Lieutenant-General. After retiring from active military service in 2003, Lim served in the Ministry of Education as a Permanent Secretary until 2007 before assuming the position of Chairman of the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), a statutory board under the Ministry of Trade and Industry. EducationLim was awarded the Singapore Armed Forces Overseas Scholarship in 1980. He holds Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees in mathematics from St John's College, Cambridge. He attended Camberley Staff College in 1988 and graduated with the Best Overseas Student Award. He also received a Master of Business Administration from Cornell University in 1993. He attended the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School in 2003.[1][2] Military careerLim enlisted in the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) in December 1979. Throughout his military career, he held various appointments, including: Commanding Officer, 3rd Singapore Infantry Regiment; Commander, 10th Singapore Infantry Brigade; Head, Joint Plans Department; Commander, 9th Division; Chief of Staff (General Staff); Chief of Army. On 1 April 2000, Lim succeeded Bey Soo Khiang as the Chief of Defence Force (CDF) of the SAF. He was promoted from Major-General to Lieutenant-General in June 2001.[1][2] Lim retired from the SAF on 1 April 2003 and was succeeded by Ng Yat Chung as the CDF.[3] Civil careerAfter leaving the military, Lim served as a Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Education (MOE) from July 2003 to March 2007. During his time in the MOE, Lim oversaw the transformation of the publicly funded universities into autonomous universities and reviewed the university research framework to help those universities develop into research-intensive ones. He also guided the establishment of the Duke-NUS Medical School.[2] Lim was appointed as the Chairman of the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), a statutory board under the Ministry of Trade and Industry, on 1 April 2007.[2] He is also the Chairman of the National Infocomm Security Committee and the Governing Board of the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine of Nanyang Technological University (NTU). Besides, he is a member of various other organisations, including: NTU, A*STAR's Biomedical Research Council, National Research Foundation, {{Interlanguage link multi|Science and Technology in Society (STS)|ja|3=科学技術と人類の未来に関する国際フォーラム}}, and Japan’s World Premier International Initiative Programme Assessment and Review Committee.[2] Awards
References1. ^1 {{cite web|title=Changes of Chief of Army and Chief of Air Force|url=http://www.mindef.gov.sg/imindef/news_and_events/nr/1998/april/03apr98_nr.html|publisher=MINDEF|accessdate=22 September 2013|date=3 April 1998}} {{S-start}}{{s-mil}}2. ^1 2 3 4 5 {{cite web|title=Mr Lim Chuan Poh biography|url=http://www.a-star.edu.sg/About-A-STAR/Corporate-Profile/Senior-Management/Mr-Lim-Chuan-Poh.aspx|publisher=A* Agency for Science, Technology and Research|accessdate=22 September 2013}} 3. ^{{cite web|title=Change of Chief of Defence Force and Service Chiefs|url=http://www.mindef.gov.sg/imindef/news_and_events/nr/2003/feb/06jan03_nr4.html|publisher=MINDEF|accessdate=22 September 2013|date=6 February 2003}} |-{{S-bef|before=Lieutenant-General Bey Soo Khiang}}{{s-ttl|title=4th Chief of Defence Force|years=1 April 2000 - 1 April 2003}}{{S-aft|after= Major-General Ng Yat Chung}} |-{{s-bef|before=Major-General Han Eng Juan}}{{s-ttl|title=Chief of the Singapore Army|years=1 July 1998 – 1 April 2000}}{{s-aft|after= Brigadier-General Ng Yat Chung}} |-{{s-end}}{{use dmy dates|date=April 2015}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Lim, Chuan Poh}} 8 : Living people|Singaporean military leaders|Singaporean people of Chinese descent|Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge|Cornell University alumni|Harvard Business School Advanced Management Program attendees|Singaporean civil servants|Year of birth missing (living people) |
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