Primary Job Title Deputy Chairman, NRF Board Primary Organization National Research Foundation
Location Ulu Tiram, Johor, Malaysia Regions Asia-Pacific (APAC), Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Southeast Asia Gender Male
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Mr. Swee Keat Heng, Allen serves as a Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Trade &Industry. Mr. Heng served as the Managing Director at Monetary Authority of Singapore from June 2005 to April 2, 2011. He served as the Chief Executive Officer of the Trade Development Board from January to October 2001 and Deputy Secretary (Trade)of the
Ministry of Trade &Industry from February 2000 to October 2001. He joined the Administrative Service and served as Principal Private Secretary to the Senior Minister from 1997 to 2000.
Mr. Heng served as the Director of Higher Education in the Ministry of Education from October 1995 to July 1997. He also served in Singapore Police Force, where he rose to the rank of Assistant Commissioner of Police. He served as a Director of SingTel Optus Pty Ltd. since July 04, 2003. Mr. Heng serves as a Director at Monetary Authority of Singapore. He serves as a Director of National Research Foundation (Nrf). He serves as Board member of the Institute of South East Asian Studies and the East Asian Institute. He served as a Director of Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. from July 4, 2003 to July 30, 2010. His Directorships over the preceding three years includes: Ecics Holdings Ltd., Singapore Food Industries Ltd. and TDB Holdings Pte Ltd. He is the Education Minister. He was awarded the National Day Award -Public Administration (Gold) and conferred the Long Service Award for 20 years 'service in 2001.
Mr. Heng obtained his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Cambridge, UK in 1983 and Master in Public Administration from Harvard University, USA in 1993.
