Khoo Boon Hui (), born in 1954 in Singapore, is the Senior Deputy Secretary of the

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. Mr Khoo Boon Hui succeeded

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and Arturo Verdugo (acting) as President of

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, from 2008 to 2012, and he was succeeded by

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. He was formerly the Commissioner of the Singapore Police from July 1997 to January 2010.

Education History

As a young man, Khoo completed his secondary education at

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and was awarded the prestigious

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(SAFOS) in 1973. Khoo obtained his Bachelor of Arts (Engineering & Economics) from St John's College,

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in 1976 and his Master in Public Administration from the

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in 1982. He attended the Advanced Management Program at Wharton in 2002.

Career

As a government

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, after his graduation from Oxford in 1976, he was invited to join the

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(SPF) after a short stint in the

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. He began his career in 1977 and has since held various appointments, including Director Strategic Planning in 1987, Police Chief of Staff in 1990, Director of

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in 1991 and Deputy Commissioner of Police in 1995. In July 1997, he was appointed Commissioner of the Singapore Police Force. Khoo held the post for 14 years and was succeeded by

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on February 1, 2010, taking on a new post of Senior Deputy Secretary at the

. In 2017, Khoo was appointed to the

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, and he served on the commission until its successful conclusion in 2019, participating in the drafting of its eight norms related to non-aggression in

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Interpol

Khoo served as one of three vice-presidents on the Interpol Executive Committee from 2006 to 2009. On October 9, 2008, Khoo was elected as the

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for a four-year term (2008-2012).

Awards and recognition

For his contribution to the police service, he was awarded the Public Administration Medal (Silver) in 1992, the Long Service Medal in 1998 as well as the

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and 2nd Clasp to the Singapore Police Service Long Service in 2003. He was also conferred the Knight Grand Cross (First Class) of the Most Noble

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by the

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in March 2002, the Bintang Bhayangkara Utama (National Police Meritorious Service Star) by the

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in June 2002 and the Panglima Gagah Pasukan Polis (Kerhormat) (Knight Grand Commander, Order of Police Heroism) by the

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in April 2003. In July 2004, Khoo was conferred the Darjah Pahlawan Negara Brunei Yang Amat Perkasa Darjah Pertama (Order of the Hero of the State of Brunei, First Class) by the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of

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and it comes with the title of Dato Seri Pahlawan. In Aug 2005, His Majesty Seri Paduka Baginda Yang di-Pertuan Agong XII of

conferred the Award, Darjah Kebesaran Panglima Setia Mahkota (Kerhormat) (PSM) to Khoo. The award, literally translated as Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of the Crown (Honorary).

Personal

Khoo is married to Puan Sri Betty Au. The couple have two children.

References

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