Lim Wee Kiak

Lim Wee Kiak, PBM (simplified Chinese: 林伟杰; traditional Chinese: 林偉傑; pinyin: Lín Wěijié; born 1968), is a Singaporean politician.

The Honourable Dr

Lim Wee Kiak

PBM MP
Member of the Singapore Parliament
for Sembawang GRC
In office
2006–2011
Member of the Singapore Parliament
for Nee Soon GRC
In office
2011–2015
Member of the Singapore Parliament
for Sembawang GRC
Assumed office
2015
ConstituencySembawang GRC
Personal details
Born (1968-12-27) 27 December 1968
Singapore
Political partyPeople's Action Party
Alma materUniversity of Singapore,
Royal College of Surgeons in Edinburgh,
Royal College of Ophthalmologists
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionDoctor
CommitteesPublic Accounts Committee

A member of the country's governing People's Action Party (PAP), he has been serving as a Member of Parliament (MP) since 6 May 2006.[1] He is currently the MP for Sembawang GRC (Canberra), grassroots adviser to the Canberra Grassroots, and the Vice Chairman of Sembawang Town Council.[2] Lim also sits on the Public Accounts Committee in the Parliament of Singapore.[1] Lim co-founded and is currently the group Chief Executive Officer of Eagle Eye Centre.[3]

Education

Lim did his primary school education in Sembawang School, his secondary school education in The Chinese High School and junior college education at Hwa Chong Junior College. Lim went on to complete his MBBS at National University of Singapore's Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine in 1992.[4] Lim did his housemanship and served as a Medical Officer in the Ministry of Health between 1992 and 1994. Lim then served the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) as a medical officer in 1994 and signed on to be a regular with the SAF.[4]

Subsequently, Lim completed his postgraduate education in Ophthalmology (M Med) at the National University of Singapore's Yong Yoo Lin School of Medicine, in 1998.[5][6] He went on to pursue two specialist postgraduate qualifications in Ophthalmology from the Royal College of Surgeons (Ophth) in Edinburgh, and the Royal College of Ophthalmologists in the United Kingdom.[5][6]

Lim also did a 1-year clinical and research fellowship in Ocular Immunology and Inflammation at the National Eye Institute of the National Institutes of Health, United States in 2003.

Career

Lim is currently co-founder and group Chief Executive Officer of Eagle Eye Centre. Prior to joining Eagle Eye Centre, Dr Lim was a consultant and a sub-specialist in ocular inflammation and immunology at the Singapore National Eye Centre.[3] He is an adviser to the Singapore Opticianry Practitioners, Chairman of the Advisory Board of the Ngee Ann Polytechnic School of Optometry. Lim is also a member of the International Uveitis Study Group, International Ocular Inflammation Society, and the American Uveitis Society.[3]

Lim was the Deputy Director of the National Healthcare Group Eye Institute from 2007 to 2009. He was also a visiting consultant to the Singapore National Eye Centre from 2006 to 2017 and Tan Tock Seng Hospital from 2004 to 2019.[3]

Lim has been an ophthalmologist since 1998 and provides specialised eye care for patients with common ophthalmological conditions such as cataract and short-sightedness and sub-specialist eye care for patients with ocular inflammation at his clinics at Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital, Mount Alvernia Hospital, and Parkway East Hospitals.[5]

Military career

Lim served in the Singapore Armed Forces from 1995 to 2003 as a Medical Officer and rose to the rank of Major. He served as team leader of the Singaporean medical team attached to the United Nations Hospital in East Timor.[6]

Political career

2006 general election

Lim contested in the 2006 General Elections as part of a six-member People's Action Party (PAP) team for the Sembawang Group Representation Constituency (GRC). The team then led by Minister for Health Khaw Boon Wan, won over 76% of the votes. Lim was appointed to the Public Accounts Committee and Chairman for the Transport Government Parliamentary Committee.

2011 general election

Lim then contested in the 2011 General Elections as part of a five-member PAP team for the Nee Soon GRC. The team, then led by the Minister for Law K. Shanmugam, won over 58% of the votes. Lim was appointed to the Public Petitions Committee. Lim was also appointed as a member of the Finance and Trade & Industry Government Parliamentary Committee. Subsequently, Lim became Chairman of the Defence and Foreign Affairs Government Parliamentary Committee.[7]

2015 general election

Subsequently, Lim's Canberra ward returned to the Sembawang GRC and he was part of a five-member PAP team led by then Minister for National Development, and Chairman of the PAP, Khaw Boon Wan. The team won over 72% of the votes. Lim was appointed to the Public Accounts Committee[1] and made Chairperson for the Culture, Community, and Youth Government Parliamentary Committee.[8]

2020 general election

Lim successfully defended his seat in Sembawang GRC as part of a five-member team led by Minister for Education Ong Ye Kung. The PAP defeated the NSP with 67.29% of the popular vote.

Personal life

Lim is married to Lee Ai Ling,[9] who is the director of Eagle Eye Centre. They have three children.

References
  1. "MP | Parliament Of Singapore". www.parliament.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 2020-09-21. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
  2. "Sembawang Town Council". www.sbtc.org.sg. Archived from the original on 2018-08-29. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
  3. "Dr Lim Wee Kiak". Eagle Eye Centre. Archived from the original on 2020-02-17. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
  4. "MP Lim Wee Kiak CV". www.parliament.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 2014-05-18.
  5. "Dr Lim Wee Kiak specialises in Ophthalmology and is practising at Mount Elizabeth Hospitals". www.mountelizabeth.com.sg. Archived from the original on 2020-09-21. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
  6. "Dr. Lim Wee Kiak". Mount Elizabeth Medical Centre - Private Healthcare In Singapore. Archived from the original on 2017-11-11. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
  7. "Lim Wee Kiak | Parliament Of Singapore". 2014-05-18. Archived from the original on 2014-05-18. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
  8. "GPC". People's Action Party. Archived from the original on 2020-09-02. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
  9. "GE2015: Spouses out in full force to support candidates on Nomination Day". The Straits Times. 2015-09-01. Archived from the original on 2018-03-11. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
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