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Teh Cheang Wan (3 March 1928, China – 14 December 1986, Singapore) was an architect who was in charge of the Housing Development Board as Minister for National Development of Singapore. He served as the minister between 1979 to 1986. ==Biography== Teh's early education began at Lai Teck School and later at Chung Ling High School, Penang. He studied architecture at the University of Sydney in Australia, graduating in 1956. Teh's early career was as an architect at PWD, New South Wales, Australia. He then moved to the Housing Commission in New South Wales before expanding his expertise with the Housing Trust in Kuala Lumpur and serving in the Penang City Council. In August 1959, he joined the Singapore Improvement Trust as an architect. He was promoted to Chief Architect, Building Department of the newly formed Housing and Development Board (HDB) in October 1959. Later he became the Chief Executive Officer of HDB from 1970 to January 1979. He was also the Chairman of Jurong Town Corporation between September 1976 to March 1979. He resigned from his posts to go into politics. Teh was elected as a Member of Parliament for Geylang West constituency in January 1979, and held the seat till December 1984. He was also appointed as the Minister for National Development from 1 February 1979 to 14 December 1986. Teh was investigated for corruption in November 1986 and was found dead in 14 December 1986. On 20 January 1987, the State Coroner returned a verdict of suicide due to an overdose of amytal barbiturate. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Teh Cheang Wan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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