Cheong Koon Hean

Cheong Koon Hean
Born 1957
Nationality Singaporean
Alma mater University College London,
Harvard Business School
Occupation Architect
Awards Pingat Pentadbiran Awam
Practice Urban Redevelopment Authority

Cheong-Chua Koon Hean (born 1957) is Singaporean urban planner and architect.

Biography

Cheong is a Colombo Plan scholar with a first class degree in architecture.[1] Cheong is a graduate of University College London and the Advanced Management Programme at Harvard Business School.[2] She received her doctorate of architecture from the University of Newcastle in 2010.[3]

Cheong started working as a public servant in 1984.[4] Cheong was the CEO of the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) between 2004 and 2010 where she was in charge of various areas, such as conservation of historic buildings and real estate.[5] The Straits Times wrote that her work as CEO of URA played "a key role in developing Singapore into a distinctive global city."[6] She also was the first woman to head the URA.[4] Since 2010, she has been the CEO of the Housing and Development Board in Singapore.[7]

Cheong received a Gold Public Administration medal in 2005 and a silver Public Administration medal in 1997.[2] In 2010, Cheong was awarded the Her World Woman of the Year award.[8] In 2014, Cheong was inducted into the Singapore Women's Hall of Fame.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "The City in 2050: Building on Innovation" (PDF). Centre For Liveable Cities Singapore. 3 June 2011. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Cheong Koon Hean". Singapore Sessions. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  3. ↑ "Koon Hean Cheong". Bloomberg Business. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 "Cheong Koon Hean". Singapore Women's Hall of Fame. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  5. ↑ "Dr. Cheong Koon Hean" (PDF). Lee Kuan Yew World City Prize. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  6. ↑ Teo, Esther (9 August 2010). "Urban Transformer". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 27 November 2010. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  7. ↑ "Dr. Cheong Koon Hean". World Cities Summit. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  8. ↑ "Her World Woman of the Year and Young Woman Achiever Honoured". Asia One. 17 October 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
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