Lim Boon Heng

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Lim Boon Heng
林文兴
Lim in 2007
4th Chairman of the People's Action Party
In office 3 December 2004 – 31 May 2011
Preceded by	Tony Tan
Succeeded by	Khaw Boon Wan
Minister in the Prime Minister's Office
In office 23 November 2001 – 20 May 2011
Prime Minister	Goh Chok Tong Lee Hsien Loong
Minister without portfolio
In office 27 July 1993 – 22 November 2001
Prime Minister	Goh Chok Tong
Secretary-General of the National Trades Union Congress
In office 11 October 1993 – 31 December 2006
Deputy	Heng Chee How
Preceded by	Ong Teng Cheong
Succeeded by	Lim Swee Say
Second Minister for Trade and Industry
In office 1 July 1993 – October 1993
Senior Minister of State for Trade and Industry
In office 7 September 1991 – July 1993
Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore
In office 16 January 1989 – 13 August 1991
Preceded by	Tan Soo Khoon
Succeeded by	Abdullah Tarmugi
Member of the Singapore Parliament for Jurong GRC (Jurong Central)
In office 3 November 2001 – 7 May 2011
Preceded by	Kenneth Chen Koon Lap
Succeeded by	Ang Wei Neng
Member of the Singapore Parliament for Bukit Timah GRC (Ulu Pandan)
In office 2 January 1997 – 3 November 2001
Preceded by	Himself
Succeeded by	Vivian Balakrishnan
Member of the Singapore Parliament for Ulu Pandan SMC
In office 31 August 1991 – 2 January 1997
Preceded by	Dixie Tan
Succeeded by	Himself
Member of the Singapore Parliament for Kebun Baru SMC
In office 23 December 1980 – 14 August 1991
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Umar Abdul Hamid
Personal details
Born	Lim Boon Heng (1947-11-18) 18 November 1947 (age 77) Colony of Singapore
Political party	People's Action Party (1980–2011)
Spouse	Florence Chia
Children	2
Alma mater	Newcastle University

Lim Boon Heng (Chinese: 林文兴; pinyin: Lín Wénxīng; born 18 November 1947) is a Singaporean trade unionist and former politician. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he was a Member of Parliament (MP) between 1980 and 2011, and had served in the Cabinet between 2001 and 2011. He also served as Chairman of the People's Action Party between 2004 and 2011.

Lim had also served as Chairman of NTUC Enterprise Co-operative, Deputy Chairman of the Singapore Labour Foundation, Secretary-General of the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) and Deputy Chairman of the People's Association.

Since retiring from politics, Lim has been the chairman of Temasek Holdings since 2013.^[1]