Lim Boon Heng joined Temasek as a director on June 1, 2012, and was appointed chairman of the board on August 1, 2013. Mr. Lim is currently the chairman of NTUC Enterprise Co-operative Ltd., NTUC Health Co-operative Ltd., NTUC Health for Life Fund Ltd., Philanthropy Asia Alliance Ltd., and St Gabriel’s Foundation. He was previously a cabinet minister within the Prime Minister’s Office. Mr. Lim’s career spans the private and public sectors, having led Singapore’s National Trade Union Congress and having served as a Member of Parliament and Cabinet Minister for Trade and Industry. Before entering the public sector, Mr. Lim spent a decade at Neptune Orient Lines Ltd. He holds a Bachelor of Science (Honours) degree in Naval Architecture from the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK.