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|office = [[Prime Minister's Office (Singapore)|Minister of State for Prime Minister's Office]]
|office = [[Prime Minister's Office (Singapore)|Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office]]
|term_start = September 1983
|term_start = September 1983
|term_end = September 1985
|term_end = September 1985
|primeminister = [[Lee Kuan Yew]]
|primeminister = [[Lee Kuan Yew]]
|constituency_MP1 = [[West Coast Group Representation Constituency|West Coast GRC]]<br />(West Coast)
|constituency_MP1 = [[West Coast Group Representation Constituency|West Coast GRC]]<br />(West Coast)
|parliament1 = Singapore
|term_start1 = 2 January 1997
|term_start1 = 2 January 1997
|term_end1 = 18 October 2001
|term_end1 = 18 October 2001
| predecessor1 = ''Himself'' ([[Brickworks Group Representation Constituency|Brickworks GRC]] - West Coast)
| predecessor1 = ''Constituency established''
| successor1 = [[S. Iswaran|S Iswaran]]
| successor1 = [[S. Iswaran]] ([[People's Action Party|PAP]])
|constituency_MP2 = [[Brickworks Group Representation Constituency|Brickworks GRC]]<br />(West Coast)
|constituency_MP2 = [[Brickworks Group Representation Constituency|Brickworks GRC]]<br />(West Coast)
|parliament2 = Singapore
|term_start2 = 21 August 1991
|term_start2 = 21 August 1991
|term_end2 = 16 December 1996
|term_end2 = 16 December 1996
| predecessor2 = ''Constituency established''
| predecessor2 = ''Himself'' ([[Pasir Panjang Group Representation Constituency|Pasir Panjang GRC]] - West Coast)
| successor2 = ''Himself'' ([[West Coast Group Representation Constituency|West Coast GRC]] - West Coast)
| successor2 = ''Constituency abolished''
|constituency_MP3 = [[Pasir Panjang Group Representation Constituency|Pasir Panjang GRC]]<br />(West Coast)
|constituency_MP3 = [[Pasir Panjang Group Representation Constituency|Pasir Panjang GRC]]<br />(West Coast)
|parliament3 = Singapore
|term_start3 = 3 September 1988
|term_start3 = 3 September 1988
|term_end3 = 14 August 1991
|term_end3 = 14 August 1991
| predecessor3 = ''Himself'' ([[West Coast Constituency|West Coast SMC]])
| predecessor3 = ''Constituency established''
| successor3 = ''Himself'' ([[Brickworks Group Representation Constituency|Brickworks GRC]] - West Coast)
| successor3 = ''Constituency abolished''
|constituency_MP4 = [[West Coast Constituency|West Coast SMC]]
|constituency_MP4 = [[West Coast Constituency|West Coast SMC]]
|parliament4 = Singapore
|term_start4 = 22 December 1980
|term_start4 = 22 December 1980
|term_end4 = 17 August 1988
|term_end4 = 17 August 1988
| predecessor4 = ''Constituency established''
| predecessor4 = ''Constituency established''
| successor4 = ''Constituency abolished''
| successor4 = ''Himself'' ([[Pasir Panjang Group Representation Constituency|Pasir Panjang GRC]] - West Coast)
| birth_date = 1939
| birth_date = {{bya|1939}}
| birth_place = [[Straits Settlements]]
| birth_place = [[Singapore in the Straits Settlements|Singapore]], [[Straits Settlements]]
| party = [[People's Action Party]]
| party = [[People's Action Party]]
| parents = Wan Hong Cheong (father)
| parents = Wan Hong Cheong (father)
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{{Family name hatnote|[[Ruan (surname)|Wan]]|lang=Chinese}}
{{Family name hatnote|[[Ruan (surname)|Wan]]|lang=Chinese}}
'''Wan Soon Bee''' ({{lang-zh|s=阮顺美|p=Ruǎn Shùnměi}})<ref name=Wan>{{Cite web|url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/printheritage/image.aspx?id=5778035b-3bb3-427b-9fa9-ca0fe760a868|title=Portrait of Dr. Wan Soon Bee, Minister of State for Prime Minister's Office - BookSG - National Library Board, Singapore|website=eresources.nlb.gov.sg}}</ref> is a Singaporean businessman and former politician. Wan formerly represented the [[Pasir Panjang Group Representation Constituency|Pasir Panjang GRC]], [[Brickworks GRC]] and [[West Coast Constituency|West Coast SMC]] as a Member of Parliament.
'''Wan Soon Bee''' ({{lang-zh|s=阮顺美|p=Ruǎn Shùnměi}})<ref name=Wan>{{Cite web|url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/printheritage/image.aspx?id=5778035b-3bb3-427b-9fa9-ca0fe760a868|title=Portrait of Dr. Wan Soon Bee, Minister of State for Prime Minister's Office - BookSG - National Library Board, Singapore|website=eresources.nlb.gov.sg}}</ref> is a Singaporean former politician. A member of the governing [[People's Action Party]] (PAP), he was the [[Parliament of Singapore|Member of Parliament]] (MP) for [[West Coast Constituency]], [[Pasir Panjang Group Representation Constituency]] (GRC), [[Brickworks GRC]] and [[West Coast GRC]].


==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
Born in 1939, Wan completed his pre-tertiary education at [[Raffles Institution]] and later graduated with a Dottore Ingegnere Degree in [[electronics engineering]] from the [[University of Pisa]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cil.sg/about-us/|title=About us – Chemical Industries (Far East) Limited}}</ref><ref name=Wan2>{{cite web| url=http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/linkeddata/entity_new.html?uri=http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/ID/NLBDM/vocab/uTL7grTvxFA&label=Wan%2C%20Soon%20Bee|title=Wan, Soon Bee|publisher=[[National Library Board]]}}</ref>
Born in 1939, Wan completed his pre-tertiary education at [[Raffles Institution]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Members of Parliament and notable alumni of Raffles Institution, circa 1992 - BookSG - National Library Board, Singapore |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/printheritage/image.aspx?id=14b4de51-ea89-4567-86e1-b290b004e6cf |access-date=2023-08-04 |website=eresources.nlb.gov.sg}}</ref> and later graduated with a doctorate [[electronics engineering]] from the [[University of Pisa]], Italy.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=27 September 1987 |title=Dr Wan to head Straits Steamship's IT Division |pages=15 |work=[[The Straits Times]] |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19870927-1.2.29.3 |access-date=4 August 2023 |via=[[NewspaperSG]]}}</ref>


==Political career==
==Political career==
As he entered politics, Wan eventually became promoted to become Political Secretary of the [[People's Action Party]] from October 1982 to September 1983 and later became the [[Prime Minister's Office (Singapore)|Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office]] from September 1983 to 1985.<ref name=Wan />
As he entered politics, Wan eventually became promoted to become political secretary of the [[People's Action Party]] from October 1982 to September 1983 and later became the [[Prime Minister's Office (Singapore)|Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office]] from September 1983 to 1985.<ref name=Wan /><ref name=":0" />


In the [[1988 Singaporean general election|1988 general election]], Wan and his team contested in [[Pasir Panjang GRC]] gaining 61.57% of the cast votes in his first contested election and thereby defeating the only other fielded opposing party.
In the [[1988 Singaporean general election|1988 general election]], Wan and his team contested in [[Pasir Panjang GRC]] gaining 61.57% of the cast votes in his first contested election and thereby defeating the only other fielded opposing party.


He has since retired from politics as of 2011.<ref name=Wan2 />
He has since retired from politics as of 2001.{{Citation needed|date=August 2023}}


==Other office positions held==
==Other office positions held==
Wan joined the [[National Trades Union Congress]] as deputy director for industrial relations in May 1981 and became deputy secretary general in August.<ref>{{Cite news |date=16 September 1987 |title=Dr Wan 'to quit NTUC post' |pages=1 |work=[[The Straits Times]] |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19870916-1.2.4 |access-date=4 August 2023 |via=[[NewspaperSG]]}}</ref> He would serve till 1987.<ref>{{Cite news |date=16 April 1985 |title=WHO'S WHO... |edition=Afternoon |pages=10 |work=Singapore Monitor |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/singmonitor19850416-2.2.16.2 |access-date=4 August 2023 |via=[[NewspaperSG]]}}</ref>
Aside from the already mentioned, Wan has also previously served as Chairman of NTUC COMFORT and later the COMFORT Group (1986-1998), was the First Advisor to Union of Telecoms Employees of Singapore (1985-1992), the Manager at Olivetti (Singapore) Private Limited (Apr 1970-Feb 1981) and the Independent Director of the Lian Beng Group LTD.<ref name=Wan2 />

Wan served as chairman of NTUC Comfort, and later the Comfort Group (1986-1998); was the first advisor to Union of Telecoms Employees of Singapore (1985-1992); the manager at Olivetti (Singapore) Private Limited (Apr 1970-Feb 1981); and the independent director of the [[Lian Beng Group]] till 2015.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Lee |first=Jamie |date=10 July 2015 |title=Two Lian Beng independent directors resign over differences with board |work=[[Business Times (Singapore)|Business Times]] |url=https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/two-lian-beng-independent-directors-resign-over-differences-board |access-date=4 August 2023}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 10:11, 19 October 2023

Wan Soon Bee
阮顺美
Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office
In office
September 1983 – September 1985
Prime MinisterLee Kuan Yew
Member of Parliament
for West Coast GRC
(West Coast)
In office
2 January 1997 – 18 October 2001
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byS. Iswaran (PAP)
Member of Parliament
for Brickworks GRC
(West Coast)
In office
21 August 1991 – 16 December 1996
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Member of Parliament
for Pasir Panjang GRC
(West Coast)
In office
3 September 1988 – 14 August 1991
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Member of Parliament
for West Coast SMC
In office
22 December 1980 – 17 August 1988
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Personal details
Born1939 (age 84–85)
Singapore, Straits Settlements
Political partyPeople's Action Party
ParentWan Hong Cheong (father)
Alma materUniversity of Pisa
In this Chinese name, the family name is Wan.

Wan Soon Bee (Chinese: 阮顺美; pinyin: Ruǎn Shùnměi)[1] is a Singaporean former politician. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he was the Member of Parliament (MP) for West Coast Constituency, Pasir Panjang Group Representation Constituency (GRC), Brickworks GRC and West Coast GRC.

Early life and education

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Born in 1939, Wan completed his pre-tertiary education at Raffles Institution[2] and later graduated with a doctorate electronics engineering from the University of Pisa, Italy.[3]

Political career

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As he entered politics, Wan eventually became promoted to become political secretary of the People's Action Party from October 1982 to September 1983 and later became the Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office from September 1983 to 1985.[1][3]

In the 1988 general election, Wan and his team contested in Pasir Panjang GRC gaining 61.57% of the cast votes in his first contested election and thereby defeating the only other fielded opposing party.

He has since retired from politics as of 2001.[citation needed]

Other office positions held

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Wan joined the National Trades Union Congress as deputy director for industrial relations in May 1981 and became deputy secretary general in August.[4] He would serve till 1987.[5]

Wan served as chairman of NTUC Comfort, and later the Comfort Group (1986-1998); was the first advisor to Union of Telecoms Employees of Singapore (1985-1992); the manager at Olivetti (Singapore) Private Limited (Apr 1970-Feb 1981); and the independent director of the Lian Beng Group till 2015.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Portrait of Dr. Wan Soon Bee, Minister of State for Prime Minister's Office - BookSG - National Library Board, Singapore". eresources.nlb.gov.sg.
  2. ^ "Members of Parliament and notable alumni of Raffles Institution, circa 1992 - BookSG - National Library Board, Singapore". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 2023-08-04.
  3. ^ a b "Dr Wan to head Straits Steamship's IT Division". The Straits Times. 27 September 1987. p. 15. Retrieved 4 August 2023 – via NewspaperSG.
  4. ^ "Dr Wan 'to quit NTUC post'". The Straits Times. 16 September 1987. p. 1. Retrieved 4 August 2023 – via NewspaperSG.
  5. ^ "WHO'S WHO..." Singapore Monitor (Afternoon ed.). 16 April 1985. p. 10. Retrieved 4 August 2023 – via NewspaperSG.
  6. ^ Lee, Jamie (10 July 2015). "Two Lian Beng independent directors resign over differences with board". Business Times. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
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