Tan Chuan-Jin

Tan Chuan-Jin (simplified Chinese: 陈川仁; traditional Chinese: 陳川仁; pinyin: Chén Chuānrén; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tân Chhoan-jîn; born 10 January 1969) is a Singaporean politician. He is the current Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore since 11 September 2017.[1]

The Honourable

Tan Chuan-Jin
陈川仁

Education

Tan studied at the Anglo-Chinese School, Raffles Junior College, London School of Economics, King's College London and National University of Singapore's Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy.[2]

Career

Military career

Tan enlisted in the Singapore Armed Forces in 1987 and was commissioned as an officer in the Singapore Army before attaining the rank Brigadier-General. On 25 March 2011, Tan retired from the Singapore Armed Forces to enter politics. [2][3]

Political Career

Tan was announced as a People's Action Party (PAP) candidate joining the five-member PAP team contesting in Marine Parade GRC during the 2011 general election. Tan became a Member of Parliament representing the Kembangan–Chai Chee ward of Marine Parade GRC.[4]

On 1 August 2012, he was appointed Senior Minister of State at the Ministry of National Development and Acting Minister for Manpower.

On 1 September 2013, Tan gave up his appointment at the Ministry of National Development and became Senior Minister of State at the Ministry of Manpower while continuing to serve as Acting Minister for Manpower.

On 1 May 2014, he was promoted to full Minister.

On 9 April 2015, Tan gave up his portfolio as Minister for Manpower and became Minister for Social and Family Development as part of a Cabinet reshuffle.

During the 2015 general election, Tan joined a five-member PAP team contesting in Marine Parade GRC. After the election, Tan continued serving as Minister for Social and Family Development.

On 11 September 2017, he resigned his Cabinet roles and became the 10th Speaker of Parliament.

Tan still hold his parliamentary seat in Kembangan–Chai Chee after his five-member PAP team contesting in Marine Parade GRC won during the 2020 general election. After the election, he continued serving as Speaker of Parliament.

Personal Life

Tan is married with two children.

References
  1. hermesauto (2020-08-20). "Tan Chuan-Jin to be nominated Speaker, Indranee to be Leader of the House, when Parliament reopens". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
  2. "The Singapore Cabinet Office: Cabinet Appointment". web.archive.org. 2013-09-29. Archived from the original on 2013-09-29. Retrieved 2023-01-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. "Former commander of Army Training and Doctrine Command …". www.nas.gov.sg. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
  4. "PARL | MP". www.parliament.gov.sg. Retrieved 2023-01-20.


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