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{{short description|Singaporean politician}}
{{outdated|date=March 2016}}
{{for|the Singaporean badminton player|Jessica Tan (badminton)}}
{{Infobox MP
{{Family name hatnote|[[Chen (surname)|Tan]]|lang=Chinese}}
| name = Jessica Tan
{{Infobox officeholder
| native_name = {{nobold|{{lang|zh-hans|陈舜娘}}}}
| honorific_prefix = [[The Honourable]]
|image = Jessica Tan Soon Neo.jpg
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|caption= Jessica Tan in 2016
| name = Jessica Tan
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| native_name = {{nobold|{{lang|zh-hans|陈舜娘}}}}
| constituency_MP1 = [[East Coast Group Representation Constituency|East Coast GRC]] (Changi-Simei)
| image = File:Jessica Tan 2.jpg
| parliament1 = Singapore
| caption = Tan in 2021
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| predecessor1 = [[Lee Yock Suan]]
| office1 = [[Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore]]
| successor1 =
| primeminister = [[Lee Hsien Loong]] <br> [[Lawrence Wong]]
|term_start1 = 2006
| primeminister1 = [[Lee Hsien Loong]]
| term_end1 =
| status1 = [[Acting (law)|Acting]]
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| term_start1 = 17 July 2023
| successor2 =
| term_end1 = 2 August 2023
| term_start2 =
| predecessor1 = [[Tan Chuan-Jin]]
| term_end2 =
| successor1 = [[Seah Kian Peng]]
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1966|05|28|df=yes}}
| office = [[Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore#List of deputy speakers|Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore]]
|birth_place = Singapore
|alma_mater = [[National University of Singapore]]
| alongside = [[Christopher de Souza]]
| term_start = 31 August 2020
|nationality = [[Singaporean nationality law|Singaporean]]
|party = [[People's Action Party]]
| term_end =
| 1blankname = Speaker
| 1namedata = [[Tan Chuan-Jin]]<br />(2017–2023) <br> [[Seah Kian Peng]]<br />(2023–Present)
| predecessor = [[Lim Biow Chuan]]<br />[[Charles Chong]]
| successor =
| constituency_MP2 = [[East Coast Group Representation Constituency|East Coast GRC]]<br />(Changi–Simei)
| majority =
| predecessor2 = [[Lee Yock Suan]] ([[People's Action Party|PAP]])
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| term_start2 = 6 May 2006
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| majority2 = 7,769 (6.78%)
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|5|28}}<ref name="Parliament Profile">{{Cite web|url=https://www.parliament.gov.sg/mps/list-of-current-mps/mp/details/jessica-tan-soon-neo|title = MP &#124; Parliament of Singapore}}</ref>
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| alma_mater = [[National University of Singapore]] ([[Bachelor of Social Science|BSS]])
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'''Jessica Tan Soon Neo''' ({{zh|s=陈舜娘|zh|t=陳舜娘|p=Chén Shùn Niáng}}; born 28 May 1966) is a [[Singapore]]an [[List of Singapore MPs|Member of Parliament]] for [[East Coast GRC]]. She is a [[Roman Catholic]].<ref>[http://www.parliament.gov.sg/mp/jessica-tan-soon-neo?viewcv=Jessica%20Tan%20Soon%20Neo]</ref>
'''Jessica Tan Soon Neo''' ({{zh|s=陈舜娘|p=Chén Shùnniáng}}; born 28 May 1966)<ref name="Parliament Profile" /> is a Singaporean politician who has been serving as [[Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore#List of deputy speakers|Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore]] since 2020. A member of the governing [[People's Action Party]] (PAP), she has been the [[Parliament of Singapore|Member of Parliament]] (MP) representing the Changi–Simei division of [[East Coast Group Representation Constituency|East Coast GRC]] since 2006.<ref name="Parliament Profile" />


==Education==
Tan became an MP for the first time after the [[Singapore general election, 2006|2006 general election]], when Tan's five man team, representing the [[People's Action Party]], defeated the [[Workers' Party of Singapore]] with 63.86% of the votes for East Coast GRC. The votes in the 2011 general election narrowed to 54.8% for the PAP.
Tan attended Convent of Our Lady of Good Counsel, [[CHIJ Saint Joseph's Convent|St. Joseph's Convent]] and [[Catholic Junior College]] before graduating from the [[National University of Singapore]] in 1989 with a [[Bachelor of Social Science]]s degree with honours in [[economics]] and [[sociology]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Ms Jessica Tan Soon Neo|url=http://www.parliament.gov.sg/mp/jessica-tan-soon-neo?viewcv=Jessica%20Tan%20Soon%20Neo|website=Parliament.gov|publisher=Parliament of Singapore|access-date=12 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160213141102/http://www.parliament.gov.sg/mp/jessica-tan-soon-neo?viewcv=Jessica%20Tan%20Soon%20Neo|archive-date=13 February 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sats.com.sg/about-sats/our-leadership/jessica-tan-soon-neo|title = Jessica Tan Soon Neo}}</ref>


== Political career ==
In the [[Singaporean general election, 2015]], she was returned to Parliament after her team defeated the Worker's Party with 60.7% of the popular vote, an increase of 5.9%.
Tan made her political debut in the [[2006 Singapore general election|2006 general election]] when she joined a five-member [[People's Action Party]] team contesting in [[East Coast Group Representation Constituency|East Coast GRC]]. After the PAP team won with 63.86% of the vote against the [[Workers' Party (Singapore)|Workers' Party]], Tan became a Member of Parliament representing the [[Changi]]-[[Simei]] ward of East Coast GRC.


Since then, Tan has retained her parliamentary seat in the subsequent general elections in [[2011 Singaporean general election|2011]], [[2015 Singaporean general election|2015]] and [[2020 Singaporean general election|2020]] after the PAP team in East Coast GRC won with 54.83%, 60.73% and 53.41% of the vote in these three general elections against the [[Workers' Party (Singapore)|Workers' Party]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=GE2020: From East Coast to Bukit Panjang, 7 key battlegrounds to watch|url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/ge2020-7-key-battlegrounds-nomination-day-12886644|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200702115938/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/ge2020-7-key-battlegrounds-nomination-day-12886644|archive-date=2 July 2020|access-date=1 July 2020|website=CNA|language=en}}</ref>
==Education==
*1973-1978 PSLE (Convent of Our Lady of Good Counsel)
*1979-1982 GCE 'O' Level (St Joseph's Convent)
*1983-1984 GCE 'A' Level (Catholic Junior College)
*1985-1989 Bachelor of Social Sciences (Honours 2nd Upper)(National University of Singapore)<ref>{{cite web|title=Ms Jessica Tan Soon Neo|url=http://www.parliament.gov.sg/mp/jessica-tan-soon-neo?viewcv=Jessica%20Tan%20Soon%20Neo|website=Parliament.gov|publisher=Parliament of Singapore|accessdate=12 June 2015}}</ref>


On 31 August 2020, Tan and [[Christopher de Souza]] were elected as [[Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore|Deputy Speakers of Parliament]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.straitstimes.com/politics/parliament-christopher-de-souza-and-jessica-tan-elected-as-deputy-speakers-of-parliament | title=Parliament: Christopher De Souza and Jessica Tan elected as Deputy Speakers of Parliament | access-date=31 August 2020 | archive-date=31 August 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200831092026/https://www.straitstimes.com/politics/parliament-christopher-de-souza-and-jessica-tan-elected-as-deputy-speakers-of-parliament | url-status=live }}</ref>
==Career==
*1989-1992 Marketing Representative, IBM Public Sector (Singapore)
*1992-1993 Associate Account Manager, IBM Telecommunications/Media Industry (Singapore)
*1993-1996 Client Relationship Manager, IBM Telecommunications/Media Industry Solution Unit (Singapore)
*1996-1997 Project Manager, Special Projects, IBM
*1997-1998 General Manager, Opus IT Services (IBM Singapore & Sunway)
*1999-1999 Sector Services Executive Distribution, IBM ASEAN/South Asia
*2000-2000 Sector Sales Executive, Distribution, IBM ASEAN/South Asia
*2001-2002 Director, Integrated Technology, IBM Global Services, ASEAN/South Asia
*2002-2003 Director, Networking Services, IBM Global Services, Asia Pacific Region
*2003-Jun 2008 General Manager, Enterprise & Partner Group, Microsoft, Asia Pacific Region
*01 Jul 2008–31 Dec 2016 Managing Director, Microsoft Operations Pte Ltd<ref>{{cite web|title=Ms Jessica Tan Soon Neo|url=http://www.parliament.gov.sg/mp/jessica-tan-soon-neo?viewcv=Jessica%20Tan%20Soon%20Neo|website=Parliament.gov|publisher=Parliament of Singapore|accessdate=12 June 2015}}</ref>


On 17 July 2023, Tan became Acting [[Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore]] after Speaker [[Tan Chuan-Jin]] resigned as Speaker following revelations of an extramarital affair.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tan Chuan-Jin, Cheng Li Hui continued 'inappropriate relationship' even after being told to stop: PM Lee |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/tan-chuan-jin-cheng-li-hui-inappropriate-relationship-3633821 |access-date=2023-07-17 |website=CNA |language=en}}</ref> She held the office for two weeks until [[Seah Kian Peng]] was elected as Speaker on 2 August. Tan was appointed as Chairperson of East Coast Town Council (ECTC) since 2020.
==2006 Elections==

GRC team members
==Personal life==
*Abdullah Tarmugi
Tan is a Roman Catholic.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.parliament.gov.sg/mp/jessica-tan-soon-neo?viewcv=Jessica%20Tan%20Soon%20Neo |title=Jessica Tan Soon Neo &#124; Parliament of Singapore |access-date=2012-02-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160213141102/http://www.parliament.gov.sg/mp/jessica-tan-soon-neo?viewcv=Jessica%20Tan%20Soon%20Neo |archive-date=2016-02-13 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*Jessica Tan Soon Neo
*Lee Yi Shyan
*Raymond Lim Siang Keat
*Shunmugam Jayakumar


==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.parliament.gov.sg/mp/jessica-tan-soon-neo?viewcv=Jessica%20Tan%20Soon%20Neo Singapore Parliament CVs of MPs]
* [https://www.parliament.gov.sg/mps/list-of-current-mps/mp/details/jessica-tan-soon-neo Jessica Tan] – [[Parliament of Singapore]] profile


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Latest revision as of 10:30, 17 September 2024

For the Singaporean badminton player, see Jessica Tan (badminton).
In this Chinese name, the family name is Tan.
The Honourable
Jessica Tan
陈舜娘
Tan in 2021
Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore
Incumbent
Assumed office
31 August 2020
Prime MinisterLee Hsien Loong
Lawrence Wong
SpeakerTan Chuan-Jin
(2017–2023)
Seah Kian Peng
(2023–Present)
Preceded byLim Biow Chuan
Charles Chong
Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore
Acting
In office
17 July 2023 – 2 August 2023
Prime MinisterLee Hsien Loong
Preceded byTan Chuan-Jin
Succeeded bySeah Kian Peng
Member of Parliament
for East Coast GRC
(Changi–Simei)
Incumbent
Assumed office
6 May 2006
Preceded byLee Yock Suan (PAP)
Majority7,769 (6.78%)
Personal details
Born (1966-05-28) May 28, 1966 (age 58)[1]
Singapore[citation needed]
Political partyPeople's Action Party
Alma materNational University of Singapore (BSS)

Jessica Tan Soon Neo (Chinese: 陈舜娘; pinyin: Chén Shùnniáng; born 28 May 1966)[1] is a Singaporean politician who has been serving as Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore since 2020. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), she has been the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Changi–Simei division of East Coast GRC since 2006.[1]

Education

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Tan attended Convent of Our Lady of Good Counsel, St. Joseph's Convent and Catholic Junior College before graduating from the National University of Singapore in 1989 with a Bachelor of Social Sciences degree with honours in economics and sociology.[2][3]

Political career

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Tan made her political debut in the 2006 general election when she joined a five-member People's Action Party team contesting in East Coast GRC. After the PAP team won with 63.86% of the vote against the Workers' Party, Tan became a Member of Parliament representing the Changi-Simei ward of East Coast GRC.

Since then, Tan has retained her parliamentary seat in the subsequent general elections in 2011, 2015 and 2020 after the PAP team in East Coast GRC won with 54.83%, 60.73% and 53.41% of the vote in these three general elections against the Workers' Party.[4]

On 31 August 2020, Tan and Christopher de Souza were elected as Deputy Speakers of Parliament.[5]

On 17 July 2023, Tan became Acting Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore after Speaker Tan Chuan-Jin resigned as Speaker following revelations of an extramarital affair.[6] She held the office for two weeks until Seah Kian Peng was elected as Speaker on 2 August. Tan was appointed as Chairperson of East Coast Town Council (ECTC) since 2020.

Personal life

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Tan is a Roman Catholic.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "MP | Parliament of Singapore".
  2. ^ "Ms Jessica Tan Soon Neo". Parliament.gov. Parliament of Singapore. Archived from the original on 13 February 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  3. ^ "Jessica Tan Soon Neo".
  4. ^ "GE2020: From East Coast to Bukit Panjang, 7 key battlegrounds to watch". CNA. Archived from the original on 2 July 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Parliament: Christopher De Souza and Jessica Tan elected as Deputy Speakers of Parliament". Archived from the original on 31 August 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  6. ^ "Tan Chuan-Jin, Cheng Li Hui continued 'inappropriate relationship' even after being told to stop: PM Lee". CNA. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
  7. ^ "Jessica Tan Soon Neo | Parliament of Singapore". Archived from the original on 2016-02-13. Retrieved 2012-02-06.
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Preceded by Member of Parliament for
East Coast GRC (Changi-Simei)
2006 – present 		Incumbent
Preceded by Speaker of Parliament
(Acting)
2023 – present 		Incumbent
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