Portrait of Dr. Vivian Balakrishnan, Chief Executive Officer of Singapore General Hospital
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This is a half-length portrait of Associate Professor Dr. Vivian Balakrishnan, Chief Executive Officer of Singapore General Hospital, who served from June 2000 to December 2001. In 1980, he was awarded the President's Scholarship. He was President of NUS Students' Union (1981-1983); Lecturer (1991-1993) and Consultant at Department of Ophthalmology in National University Hospital (1995-1998); Head of Paediatric Ophthalmology at Kandang Kerbau Women's and Children's Hospital (1998); Deputy Director (Oct 1997-1998) and later Medical Director of Singapore National Eye Centre (Jan 1999-May 2000); Commanding Officer of 2nd Combat Support Hospital of Singapore Armed Forces (Nov 1999-Jan 2002); Minister of State for National Development (Jan 2002-2004) and Trade and Industry (Aug 2003-Jul 2004); Acting Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports (Aug 2004-Mac 2005); Senior Minister of State for Trade and Industry (Aug 2004-Mac 2005); Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports (Apr 2005-May 2011); Second Minister for Trade and Industry (Apr 2005-May 2006) and Information, Communications and the Arts (May 2006-Mar 2008); People's Action Party Member of Parliament for Holland-Bukit Panjang GRC (2001-2006) and Holland-Bukit Timah GRC (2006-to date); Council Member of Singapore Medical Association (1998-2001); Member of National Library Board (1997-2001), Singapore Broadcasting Authority Programmes Advisory Committee (1998-2000) and National Volunteer Centre (1999-2001); and Deputy Chairman (2002) and later Chairman of National Youth Council (Jul 2003-Jun 2007). Title devised by Library staff.