Sin Boon Ann (; born 19 March 1958) is a Singaporean former politician. He was the

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for

Tampines GRC The Tampines Group Representation Constituency is a five-member Group Representation Constituency (GRC) in the eastern region of Singapore. The GRC encompasses Tampines with five divisions: Tampines East, Tampines West, Tampines Central, Tampin ...

from 1997 to 2011, where he was replaced by then Minister of Education

Heng Swee Keat Heng Swee Keat (; born 15 April 1961) is a Singaporean politician, former police officer and civil servant who has been serving as Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore since 2019 and Coordinating Minister for Economic Policies since 2020 and als ...

. Sin is currently the deputy managing director of the Corporate & Finance Department at

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, and used to serve as a lecturer at the law faculty of the National University of Singapore between 1988–1992.

Education

Sin received his primary, secondary, and pre-university education at

Anglo-Chinese School Anglo-Chinese School (ACS) is a family of Methodist schools in Singapore and Indonesia. It was founded in 1886 by Bishop William Fitzjames Oldham as an extension of the Methodist Church. Anglo-Chinese School is usually abbreviated as "ACS", wit ...

. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from the National University of Singapore in 1982, followed by a Bachelor of Laws from the same institution in 1986. Sin subsequently attained the Master of Laws at the University of London in 1988, through a university scholarship.

Career

Sin has been the deputy managing director of the Corporate & Finance Department at Drew & Napier LLC since 2009, where he is principally engaged in corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions. He was a Member of Parliament for Tampines GRC from 1996 to 2011. During his tenure in Parliament, Sin was a member of the Government Parliamentary Committee for Health and Defence and Foreign Affairs from 2009 to 2011. Prior to his career in politics and private practice, Sin taught Public Law at the Faculty of Law of National University of Singapore from 1987 to 1992. Sin was a member of the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore's Legal Panel on Convergence Issues Committee. In 1999, he was also a member of the government appointed Company Legislation and Regulatory Framework Committee to review Singapore's company law and regulatory framework, and make recommendations for achieving global standards and promoting a competitive economy.

Directorships

Present

Rex International Holding Limited Rex International Holding is an oil and gas company headquartered in Singapore. The company's main activity is in offshore oil and gas exploration and production in assets located in Oman and Norway. The company owns Rex Virtual Drilling, which ...

*SE Hub Ltd *OSIM International *OUE Limited *Tampines Central Community Foundation Limited *Courage Marine Group Limited (Incorporated in Bermuda) *Transview Holdings Limited *The Farrer Park Company *CSE Global Limited *DrewCorp Services Pte Ltd *Drew & Napier LLC

Past

* HRnetGroup Limited *MFS Technology Ltd *HealthSTATS International Pte Ltd *Japan Land Ltd *Freshfields Drew & Napier Pte Ltd *Overseas Union Enterprise Limited *Auric Pacific Group Limited *China Coke & Chemicals Pte Ltd *Singapore Totalisator Board (Statutory Board)

Personal life

Sin is married with three children. He is a Methodist.

References

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