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* Anglo-Chinese School. | * Anglo-Chinese School. | ||
* graduated from {{g |NJC}} in 1980 and received the President's Scholarship in 1980 to study medicine at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, NUS. | * graduated from {{g |NJC}} in 1980 and received the President's Scholarship in 1980 to study medicine at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, NUS. | ||
* after that he went overseas to further his studies and was a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. | |||
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==Political Career== | ==Political Career== | ||
Vivian Balakrishnan first entered politics in 2001 and entered Parliament as a result of the Holland–Bukit Panjang GRC walkover. Thereafter, his various posts include the following: | |||
* Minister of State for National Development in 2002 | * Minister of State for National Development in 2002 | ||
* Senior Minister of State for Trade and Industry in 2004. | * Senior Minister of State for Trade and Industry in 2004. | ||