Teo Ho Pin
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Lee Hsien Loong
Teo Ho Pin | |
|---|---|
| 张俰宾 | |
.jpg) Teo in 2011 | |
| Mayor of North West District | |
| In office 24 November 2001 – 26 July 2020 | |
| Prime Minister | Goh Chok Tong Lee Hsien Loong |
| Succeeded by | Alex Yam |
| Member of Parliament for Bukit Panjang SMC | |
| In office 6 May 2006 – 23 June 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Liang Eng Hwa (PAP) |
| Member of Parliament for Holland–Bukit Panjang GRC (Bukit Panjang) | |
| In office 25 October 2001 – 19 April 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Member of Parliament for Sembawang GRC (Bukit Panjang) | |
| In office 23 December 1996 – 17 October 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Lee Yiok Seng (PAP) |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 January 1960 |
| Party | People's Action Party |
| Alma mater | National University of Singapore (BS) Heriot-Watt University (MS, PhD) |
Teo Ho Pin (Chinese: 张俰宾; pinyin: Zhāng Huòbīn; 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]
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]
