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This is a head-and-shoulder portrait of Mr. Mah Bow Tan (马宝山), Acting Minister for Communications (Jul-Sep 1991) and later Minister for Communications from September 1991 to June 1999. He was a student of St. Joseph's Institution (1960-1966); Minister of State for Communications (Nov 1990-Jun 1991); Minister of State for Communications and Information (Oct 1988-Nov 1990) and Trade and Industry (Oct 1988-Sep 1991); Minister for the Environment (Jul 1993-Apr 1995), and National Development (Jun 1999-May 2011); People's Action Party Member of Parliament for Tampines GRC (Sep 1988-to date); Member of People's Action Party Central Executive Committee (2001-2010); Deputy Leader (Mar 2002-Mar 2007) and Leader of the House in the Singapore Parliament (Apr 2007-to date); Chief Executive Officer of Singapore Monitor (1980s); General Manager of Singapore Bus Service (1981-1983); Group General Manager of Singapore News and Publications Limited and Group General Manager (Co-ordination) of Singapore Press Holdings Limited (1985-1988); Chairman of Board of Directors (Jun 1983-1986) and Board of Trustees of NTUC COMFORT (1988-1993); President (Apr 1999-Mar 2004) and Adviser of Football Association of Singapore (Apr 1991-Mac 1999, Apr 2004-to date); Chairman of National Productivity Board and National Productivity Council (Jan 1986-Sep 1991) and Singapore Labour Foundation (Feb 2002-Sep 2011); and the first Chairman of Board of Governors of Singapore Institute of Labour Studies (1990-2002). He was awarded the Medal of Honour by National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) in May 1993 for his distinguished service to the trade union movement. TItle devised by Library staff.