Tay Eng Soon

Tay Eng Soon (Chinese: 鄭永順; pinyin: Zhèng Yǒngshùn; 20 January 1940 – 5 August 1993) was a Singaporean politician. Tay died of heart failure while in office on 5 August 1993.

Tay Eng Soon
鄭永順
Member of the Singapore Parliament for Eunos GRC (Tampines North)
In office
3 September 1988 – 5 August 1993
Preceded byConstituency created
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Minister of State for Education
In office
1 April 1981 – 12 September 1988
Senior Minister of State for Education
In office
13 September 1988 – 5 August 1993
Minister of Communication and Information
In office
2 January 1985 – 17 February 1986
Member of the Singapore Parliament for River Valley SMC
In office
30 May 1959 – 2 September 1988
Personal details
Born20 January 1940
Died5 August 1993(1993-08-05) (aged 53)
NationalitySingaporean
Political partyPeople's Action Party
Alma materAnglo-Chinese School
ProfessionPolitician
In this Chinese name, the family name is Tay.

Biography

Tay was educated at the Anglo-Chinese School. A member of the People's Action Party, he was Senior Minister of State (Education) in the 1980s[1] until his death in office.[2]

Tay died of heart failure on 5 August 1993.[3]

Legacy

One of the two libraries in the Singapore Institute of Management has been named after him, in recognition of Tay's contributions to the SIM's UK Open University Degree Programme.[4]

The Tay Eng Soon Health Sciences Award,[5] Tay Eng Soon Medal,[6] and Tay Eng Soon Convention Centre in ITE College Central[7] are also named after him.

References
  1. "新加坡资优教育介绍". Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  2. Tien Mui Mun (2002-11-06). "Tay Eng Soon". Singapore Infopedia. National Library Board Singapore. Archived from the original on 2010-10-01.
  3. "Dr Tay Eng Soon dies of acute heart failure". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 2021-10-18.
  4. "SIM Library: About Us". Singapore Institute of Management. Archived from the original on 2012-08-05.
  5. "Welcome to Ang Mo Kio - Thye Hua Kwan Hospital". Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  6. "Ex-Hong Kah Lite awarded Outstanding Graduate in ITE". Hong Kah Secondary School. Archived from the original on 14 October 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  7. "ITEMAP" (PDF). Retrieved 30 October 2021.
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