William Cheng (civil servant)

William Cheng
Cheng in 1973
Chairman of the Central Provident Fund Board
In office
1 January 1973 (1973-01-01) – 31 January 1979 (1979-01-31)
Preceded byKwa Soon Chuan
Succeeded byHan Cheng Fong
Personal details
Born(1928-12-27)27 December 1928
Died10 November 2010(2010-11-10) (aged 81)
Resting placeChurch of St Teresa, Singapore
Spouse(s)Chai Mei Leng (m. 1955, div. 1999)
Lydia Tung Lai Wah (m. ?)
Children6
Alma materOxford University (MA)
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese鄭維廉
Simplified Chinese郑维廉
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhèng Wéilián
IPA[ʈʂə̂ŋ.wěɪ.ljɛ̌n]
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William Cheng PPA(P) CPM (27 December 1928 – 10 November 2010) was a Singaporean civil servant, and the first trade representative of Singapore to Taiwan, from 1979 to 1988. Cheng was also the chairman of the Central Provident Fund Board from 1973 to 1979.