Inderjit Singh (politician)
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Inderjit Singh is an entrepreneur
and politician in Singapore's parliament
representing the Ang Mo Kio GRC
.
, Singh attended Kaki Bukit Primary School in Singapore and then progressed to Broadrick Secondary School and Temasek Junior College. He began his university education with a Bachelor of Engineering
from Nanyang Technological University
in Electrical and Electronics. He graduated with honors from the institution in 1985. While at Nanyang Tech
he founded the EEE Club and was the first chair of the Students Union Council. After earning his bachelors, he continued his education
at the University of Strathclyde
in Scotland
, earning an MBA in 1991.
, beginning as an engineer
in 1985 and spent 13 years ascending the corporate chain before becoming Director of Operations
of the whole firm from 1996 to 1998. After his stint with Texas Instruments, Singh began a career of entrepreneurship
, in which he started six businesses after leaving the corporate arena. He founded the United Test and Assembly Center, a semiconductor firm, in 1998. The venture was mostly funded by Taiwan
ese friends of his due to what he terms "a dearth of willing investors and a general disbelief that he would be able to achieve his dream of creating a homegrown multinational firm." The firm recently was listed in the Singapore Stock Exchange
His next firm, Tri-Star, which he started with his brothers was a trading and services firm, in which much of his and his family's savings were used to fund the company.
Entrepreneur
An entrepreneur is an owner or manager of a business enterprise who makes money through risk and initiative.The term was originally a loanword from French and was first defined by the Irish-French economist Richard Cantillon. Entrepreneur in English is a term applied to a person who is willing to...
and politician in Singapore's parliament
Parliament of Singapore
The Parliament of the Republic of Singapore and the President jointly make up the legislature of Singapore. Parliament is unicameral and is made up of Members of Parliament who are elected, as well as Non-constituency Members of Parliament and Nominated Members of Parliament who are appointed...
representing the Ang Mo Kio GRC
Ang Mo Kio Group Representation Constituency
Ang Mo Kio Group Representation Constituency is a six-member Group Representation Constituency in the north eastern region of Singapore...
.
Early life
Born in IndiaIndia
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, Singh attended Kaki Bukit Primary School in Singapore and then progressed to Broadrick Secondary School and Temasek Junior College. He began his university education with a Bachelor of Engineering
Bachelor of Engineering
The Bachelor of Engineering is an undergraduate academic degree awarded to a student after three to five years of studying engineering at universities in Armenia, Australia, Bangladesh, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Denmark, Egypt, Finland , Germany, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Jordan, Korea,...
from Nanyang Technological University
Nanyang Technological University
Nanyang Technological University is one of the two largest public universities in Singapore with the biggest campus in Singapore and the world's largest engineering college. Its lush 200-hectare Yunnan Garden campus was the Youth Olympic Village of the world's first 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in...
in Electrical and Electronics. He graduated with honors from the institution in 1985. While at Nanyang Tech
Nanyang Technological University
Nanyang Technological University is one of the two largest public universities in Singapore with the biggest campus in Singapore and the world's largest engineering college. Its lush 200-hectare Yunnan Garden campus was the Youth Olympic Village of the world's first 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in...
he founded the EEE Club and was the first chair of the Students Union Council. After earning his bachelors, he continued his education
Education
Education in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...
at the University of Strathclyde
University of Strathclyde
The University of Strathclyde , Glasgow, Scotland, is Glasgow's second university by age, founded in 1796, and receiving its Royal Charter in 1964 as the UK's first technological university...
in Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
, earning an MBA in 1991.
Corporate life
He began his career with Texas InstrumentsTexas Instruments
Texas Instruments Inc. , widely known as TI, is an American company based in Dallas, Texas, United States, which develops and commercializes semiconductor and computer technology...
, beginning as an engineer
Engineer
An engineer is a professional practitioner of engineering, concerned with applying scientific knowledge, mathematics and ingenuity to develop solutions for technical problems. Engineers design materials, structures, machines and systems while considering the limitations imposed by practicality,...
in 1985 and spent 13 years ascending the corporate chain before becoming Director of Operations
Director of Operations
Director of Operations can refer to any of the below.* Chief operating officer in business* Director of Operations The Director of Operations can also be referred to as the "Operations Director". The role can have a wide range of responsibilities within an organization...
of the whole firm from 1996 to 1998. After his stint with Texas Instruments, Singh began a career of entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship is the act of being an entrepreneur, which can be defined as "one who undertakes innovations, finance and business acumen in an effort to transform innovations into economic goods". This may result in new organizations or may be part of revitalizing mature organizations in response...
, in which he started six businesses after leaving the corporate arena. He founded the United Test and Assembly Center, a semiconductor firm, in 1998. The venture was mostly funded by Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
ese friends of his due to what he terms "a dearth of willing investors and a general disbelief that he would be able to achieve his dream of creating a homegrown multinational firm." The firm recently was listed in the Singapore Stock Exchange
His next firm, Tri-Star, which he started with his brothers was a trading and services firm, in which much of his and his family's savings were used to fund the company.