Teo Ho Pin

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Teo Ho Pin
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Mayor of North West District
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Prime MinisterGoh Chok Tong
Lee Hsien Loong
Succeeded byAlex Yam
Member of Parliament
for Bukit Panjang SMC
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Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byLiang Eng Hwa (PAP)
Member of Parliament
for Holland–Bukit Panjang GRC
(Bukit Panjang)
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Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Member of Parliament
for Sembawang GRC
(Bukit Panjang)
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Preceded byLee Yiok Seng (PAP)
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
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BornTeo Ho Pin
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PartyPeople's Action Party
National University of Singapore (BS)
Heriot-Watt University (MS, PhD)

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Teo Ho Pin[a] (born 19 January 1960) is a Singaporean former politician who served as Mayor of North West District in Singapore between 2001 and 2020, making him the country's longest-serving mayor.[1]

A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), Teo was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bukit Panjang Single Member Constituency between 2006 and 2020, the Bukit Panjang ward of Holland–Bukit Panjang Group Representation Constituency between 2001 and 2006 and the Bukit Panjang ward of Sembawang Group Representation Constituency between 1996 and 2001. He also served as Mayor of North West District between 2001 and 2020.[2]

Education

Teo attended New Town Secondary School and National Junior College before graduating from the National University of Singapore in 1985 with a Bachelor of Science with honours degree in building.

He subsequently went on to complete a Master of Science degree in project management and a PhD in building at Heriot-Watt University in 1987 and 1990 respectively.[3]

Career

Teo was a senior lecturer at the National University of Singapore between 1985 and 1999. He also served as President of the Singapore Institute of Building between 1996 and 2002 and Consumers' Association of Singapore between 1999 and 2001.

In 2020, Teo was appointed as independent director of construction and civil engineering company Tiong Seng Holdings after stepping down from politics.[4]

Political career

Teo's political career began in 1996 when he was elected a member of parliament for the Sembawang Group Representation Constituency (Sembawang GRC). He subsequently served as an MP for Holland–Bukit Panjang GRC from 2001 to 2006, and for Bukit Panjang Single Member Constituency (Bukit Panjang SMC) from 2006 to 2011. In the 2011 general elections, Teo was voted into office again as an MP for Bukit Panjang SMC.[5]

Teo was also Mayor of the North-West CDC from 2001 till his retirement in 2020[6] and also the Deputy Government Whip.[7]

Teo retired from politics in 2020 and did not contest in the 2020 Singaporean general election.[7]

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  1. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Teo Ho Pin joins Tiong Seng board as independent director". The Business Times. 12 October 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  2. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."CDCs' role in helping needy will grow: PM". www.straitstimes.com. Archived from the original on 13 July 2011.
  3. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Curriculum Vitae: Dr Teo Ho Pin" (PDF). parliament.gov.sg. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 November 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Former MP Teo Ho Pin joins Tiong Seng board as independent director". The Straits Times. 12 October 2020. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  5. ^ http://www.elections.gov.sg/gazette%5CG_ParE2011%5C2011-05-09%20Candidates%20declared%20to%20have%20been%20elected.pdf#zoom=100 Singapore Election Department : Gazette Notification on Candidates declared to have been elected Members of Parliament (for contested constituencies) – 2011
  6. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Goh, Yan Han (23 September 2020). "CDCs often keep low profile but do vital work, especially in times of crisis, says PM Lee". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  7. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Tiong Seng appoints former MP Teo Ho Pin as new independent board director". sg.news.yahoo.com. 11 October 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2021.

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