Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Communications and Information
Mr Lim was appointed Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Communications and Information in January 2017. He was previously the Chief Executive Officer of the Info- communications Media Development Authority.
Prior to his current appointment, Mr Lim was Principal Private Secretary to Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, and served in the Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Health and the Public Service Division.
Mr Lim graduated from Stanford University’s Sloan Management Programme with an M.Sc in Management under the Lee Kuan Yew scholarship. Mr Lim also holds an M.Sc in Economics from the London School of Economics and a BA in Economics from the University of Cambridge.
Mr Lim serves on the Board of Directors for the National Healthcare Group, National Research Foundation and Singapore Innovate Pte Ltd. He is also a member of the CapitaLand Technology Council and the Singapore Computer Society Honorary Advisory Council.
Mr Lim is married to Sharon, a lawyer, and has four beautiful children – Samuel, Stephanie, Elizabeth and David.