Director, GIC Board
Chairman, GIC International Advisory Board

Teo Chee Hean is Senior Advisor in the Prime Minister’s Office of Singapore. Mr Teo served as Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore (appointed on 1 April 2009), and subsequently Senior Minister (appointed on 1 May 2019), until his retirement from politics on 23 May 2025. He was Coordinating Minister for National Security from 21 May 2011 till 23 May 2025, and concurrently oversaw the Smart Nation and Digital Government Group, National Security Coordination Secretariat, National Population and Talent Division, and National Climate Change Secretariat. He has also served as the Minister for Home Affairs, Minister for Defence, Minister for Education, and Minister for the Environment. Prior to entering politics in 1992, he was the Chief of Navy holding the rank of Rear Admiral.

Mr Teo graduated with a Bachelor of Science (First Class Honours) in Electrical Engineering and Management Science from the University of Manchester. He holds a Master of Science (Distinction) in Computing Science from Imperial College and a Master’s in Public Administration from Harvard Kennedy School.