Lim Kim San
Lim Kim San | |
|---|---|
林金山 | |
Lim in the 1940s | |
| Minister for the Environment | |
| In office 1 February 1979 – 6 January 1981 | |
| Prime Minister | Lee Kuan Yew |
| Preceded by | E. W. Barker |
| Succeeded by | Ong Pang Boon |
| In office 16 September 1972 – 1 June 1975 | |
| Prime Minister | Lee Kuan Yew |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | E. W. Barker |
| Minister for Communications | |
| In office 31 December 1976 – 30 June 1978 | |
| Prime Minister | Lee Kuan Yew |
| Preceded by | Yong Nyuk Lin |
| Succeeded by | Ong Teng Cheong |
| Minister for National Development | |
| In office 31 December 1976 – 31 January 1979 | |
| Prime Minister | Lee Kuan Yew |
| Preceded by | E. W. Barker |
| Succeeded by | Teh Cheang Wan |
| In office 19 October 1963 – 8 August 1965 | |
| Prime Minister | Lee Kuan Yew |
| Preceded by | Tan Kia Gan |
| Succeeded by | E. W. Barker |
| Minister for Education | |
| In office 11 August 1970 – 15 September 1972 | |
| Prime Minister | Lee Kuan Yew |
| Preceded by | Ong Pang Boon |
| Succeeded by | Lee Chiaw Meng |
| Minister for the Interior and Defence | |
| In office 17 August 1967 – 10 August 1970 | |
| Prime Minister | Lee Kuan Yew |
| Preceded by | Goh Keng Swee |
| Succeeded by | Goh Keng Swee (as Minister for Defence) Ong Pang Boon (as Minister for Home Affairs) |
| Minister for Finance | |
| In office 9 August 1965 – 16 August 1967 | |
| Prime Minister | Lee Kuan Yew |
| Preceded by | Goh Keng Swee |
| Succeeded by | Goh Keng Swee |
| Member of the Singapore Parliament for Cairnhill | |
| In office 21 September 1963 – 5 December 1980 | |
| Preceded by | Lim Yew Hock |
| Succeeded by | Wong Kwei Cheong |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Singapore | |
| In office 2 November 1963 – 9 August 1965 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Lim Kim San 30 November 1916 Singapore, Straits Settlements, British Malaya |
| Died | 20 July 2006 (aged 89) Singapore |
| Spouse |
Pang Gek Kim
(m. 1939; died 1994) |
| Children | 5 |
| Parent(s) | Lim Choon Huat (father) Wee Geok Khuan (mother) |
| Alma mater | Raffles College |
| Known for | Leading a successful public housing programme, the Housing Development Board. |
Lim Kim San DUT (Chinese: 林金山; pinyin: Lín Jīnshān; 30 November 1916 – 20 July 2006) was a Singaporean businessman, civil servant, and politician who served as a Cabinet minister with a variety of portfolios between 1965 and 1981. Prior to his tenure as a member of parliament, Lim was appointed chairman of Singapore's newly created Housing & Development Board (HDB), and he would go on to be recognized for the HDB's success in its resolution of Singapore's housing shortage.
Following his elected political career, Lim would go on to hold other positions in Singapore's public sector.