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Gerald Pillay
Gerald Francis Pillay was born in Melaka (then Malacca), Malaysia on 2 Dec 1934. His paternal family migrated to Singapore in 1949. He is married and has two sons and one grandson.He was educated a...view moreGerald Francis Pillay was born in Melaka (then Malacca), Malaysia on 2 Dec 1934. His paternal family migrated to Singapore in 1949. He is married and has two sons and one grandson.He was educated at St Francis’ Institution, Malacca and St Joseph’s Institution, Singapore. He studied at theUniversity of Malaya (then in Singapore), where he was a University Scholar. He won the Economics BookPrize (1956) and graduated with the B.A. Honours Upper II in Geography (1957).Mr. Pillay served in the Singapore Administrative Service from 1957. He was Deputy Secretary (TechnicalEducation) in the Ministry of Education when in 1974 he transferred to the newly formed Industrial TrainingBoard as Secretary. He retired in 1989 as the Deputy Director (Deputy CEO) of the board, which hadenlarged to become the Vocational and Industrial Training Board – predecessor of the present Institute ofTechnical Education. Altogether he had 33 years in the public service.In 1989, he formed GFP Consultancy. For another 17 years, until his second retirement in 2006, hepractised as a consultant in Technical Education, serving international agencies such as theWorld Bank, UNDP, UNESCO and ILO, employers and employers’ organisations. In 1992-3,Mr. Pillay served on Botswana’s Presidential National Commission on Education.Mr. Pillay was Aide-de-Camp (Extra) to Tun Yusof bin Ishak, Yang di Pertuan Negara (Head of State),Singapore, 1961-64view less
Books by Gerald Pillay
The Chitty Melaka Story, Second Edition Japanese Conquest of Malaya and Singapore, 1941-42 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings