Prof Ho Lai Yun was a member of SPD’s Board of Management and the Chairman of the Services Committee. He is a practising Paediatrician and Neonatalogist at the Singapore General Hospital (SGH), as well as the Emeritus Consultant to SGH’s Department of Neonatal and Developmental Medicine. Prof Ho teaches at the Duke-NUS Medical School and is also a Clinical Professor at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine.
Serving actively in the community, Prof Ho sits in the board of management and working committees of various ministries, statutory boards and voluntary welfare organisations. Some of the establishments include the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of Social and Family Development, National Council of Social Service, Singapore Medical Council, Singapore Children’s Society, Autism Association of Singapore, Club Rainbow Singapore, and more.
Prof Ho is an appointed Justice of the Peace since 2008, and also awarded the Pingat Bakti Setia (Long Service Medal) in 2009, the Bintang Bakti Masyarakat (Public Service Star) in 2010 in recognition of his contributions to society, and the Public Service Star (Bar) in 2021.