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Born on 25 January 1961, PAP-affiliated Vivian Balakrishnan is currently serving as Minister of Foreign Affairs (from 2015). | Born on 25 January 1961, PAP-affiliated Vivian Balakrishnan is currently serving as Minister of Foreign Affairs (from 2015). | ||
He is an alumnus of the following institutions: | |||
* 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. | |||
** after that he went overseas to further his studies and was a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. | |||
<gallery mode="packed" caption="Debate '84" heights="120px"> | |||
** specialization in ophthalmology | Debate-nus-ngeeannpoly-1984-motion.png | The motion for this tertiary debate | ||
Debate-nus-ngeeannpoly-1984-VB.png | Vivian Balakrishnan as the final speaker on his NUS team | |||
Vb-njc-1980.png | Class photo in the {{g |NJC}} yearbook 1980 | |||
</gallery> | |||
He is currently still registered on the SMC. Below is a quick look at Vivian Balakrishnan's medical career: | |||
** his specialization is in ophthalmology | |||
** Moorfields Eye Hospital in London between 1993 and 1995 | ** Moorfields Eye Hospital in London between 1993 and 1995 | ||
** commanding officer at Singapore Armed Forces ({{g |SAF}}), Second Combat Support Hospital | ** commanding officer at Singapore Armed Forces ({{g |SAF}}), Second Combat Support Hospital | ||
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** Deputy Director late 1997 and 2nd Medical Director at Singapore National Eye Centre in Jan 1999 <ref>SNEC 25th Anniversary Commemorative Book, page 74</ref> | ** Deputy Director late 1997 and 2nd Medical Director at Singapore National Eye Centre in Jan 1999 <ref>SNEC 25th Anniversary Commemorative Book, page 74</ref> | ||
** CEO of Singapore General Hospital (SGH) | ** CEO of Singapore General Hospital (SGH) | ||
<gallery mode="packed-hover" caption="Medical Career" heights="120px"> | |||
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==Political Career== | ==Political Career== | ||