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Lim Kim San | |
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林金山 | |
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| Minister for the Environment | |
| In office 1 February 1979 – 6 January 1981 | |
| Prime Minister | Lee Kuan Yew |
| Preceded by | Edmund 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 | Edmund 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 | Edmund 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 | Edmund 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[1] – 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)[2] Singapore |
| Spouse |
Pang Gek Kim
(m. 1939; died 1994) |
| Children | 5 |
| Parent(s) | Lim Choon Huat (father) Wee Geok Khuan (mother)[3] |
| 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.[4]
Following his elected political career, Lim would go on to hold other positions in Singapore's public sector.
- ^ "PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES DEWAN RA'AYAT (HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES) OFFICIAL REPORT" (PDF). Dewan Rakyat. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
- ^ "Lim Kim San (Lin Jin Shan)". History of Singapore Pioneers. 30 September 2006. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
- ^ "Lim Kim San". National Library Board. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
- ^ "Lim Kim San to take over as SPH executive chairman". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 22 October 2021.