Sim Kee Boon
Sim Kee Boon | |
|---|---|
| 沈基文 | |
| Chairman of the Council of Presidential Advisers | |
| In office January 2004 – September 2005 | |
| President | S. R. Nathan |
| Succeeded by | J.Y. Pillay |
| Chairman of the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore | |
| In office 1984–1999 | |
| Permanent Secretary of the Public Service Division | |
| In office 1979–1984 | |
| Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Communications | |
| In office 1975–1984 | |
| Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Finance | |
| In office 1968–1974 | |
| Permanent Secretary of Ministry of National Development, Ministry of Finance Deputy Chairman of the Tariff Advisory Board of Malaysia | |
| In office 1962–1965 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 September 1929 Singapore, Straits Settlements |
| Died | 9 November 2007 (aged 78) Singapore |
| Spouse | Jeanette Sim |
| Children | 5 |
| Alma mater | Anglo Chinese School University of Malaya London School of Economics |
Sim Kee Boon (Chinese: 沈基文; pinyin: Shěn Jīwén) was a Singaporean civil servant who played a role in the success of Changi Airport and turned the fortunes of Keppel Shipyard around.
Sim graduated with Bachelor of Arts in Economics from University of Malaya in 1953, and joined the civil service that year. By 1962, aged 33, he was made acting permanent secretary in the National Development Ministry, before taking charge of the Finance Ministry as well as Intraco, the state trading company. He was also the Chairman of the Council of Presidential Advisers.