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Revision as of 16:19, 6 June 2022

The Honourable
Desmond Tan
陈国明
Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office
Incumbent
Assumed office
13 June 2022
Prime MinisterLee Hsien Loong
MinisterIndranee Rajah
Maliki Osman
ConstituencyPasir Ris–Punggol GRC
Minister of State for Home Affairs
In office
27 July 2020 – 12 June 2022
Prime MinisterLee Hsien Loong
MinisterK. Shanmugam
ConstituencyPasir Ris–Punggol GRC
Minister of State for Sustainability and the Environment
In office
27 July 2020 – 12 June 2022
Prime MinisterLee Hsien Loong
MinisterGrace Fu
ConstituencyPasir Ris–Punggol GRC
Member of the Singapore Parliament
for Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC
(Pasir Ris Central)
Incumbent
Assumed office
10 July 2020
Preceded byPosition established
ConstituencyPasir Ris–Punggol GRC
Majority44,466 (28.30%)
Personal details
Bornterm_end5
1970 (age 54–55)[1]
Singapore
Diedterm_end5
Resting placeterm_end5
Political partyPeople's Action Party
Children3
Parent
  • term_end5
Alma materUniversity of Manchester (BEng)
King's College London (MA)
Nanyang Technological University (MBA)
Military service
Branch/serviceSingapore Army
Years of service1988–2016
RankBrigadier-General
Commands
  • Commanding Officer, 1st Battalion Singapore Infantry Regiment
  • Commander, 3rd Singapore Infantry Brigade
  • Director of MINDEF Public Affairs
  • Chief Guards Officer
  • Director of Joint Operations
  • Chief of Staff of General Staff
In this Chinese name, the family name is Tan.

Desmond Tan Kok Ming (Chinese: 陈国明; pinyin: Chén Guómíng; born 1970)[1] is a Singaporean politician and former brigadier-general who has been serving as the Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office since 2022. He served as Minister of State for Home Affairs, and Sustainability and the Environment from 2020 to 2022. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Pasir Ris Central ward of Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC since 2020.

Prior to entering politics, Tan had served 28 years in the Singapore Armed Forces and held the rank of Brigadier-General. He was also the chief executive director of the People's Association between 2017 and 2020.[2] He made his political debut in the 2020 general election when he joined a five-member PAP team contesting in Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC and they won with 64.15% of the vote.

On 6 June 2022, a Cabinet reshuffle was announced by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Tan would relinquish his positions of Minister of State for Home Affairs and Sustainability and the Environment and assume the position of Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office. The move was to allow Tan to take less responsibilities and devote less attention in the government which he would be in part-time basis after joining the labour movement National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) after the departure of its Deputy Secretary-General Chee Hong Tat from NTUC to return to the government on full-time basis. These changes took effect a week later on 13 June 2022. [3]

Background

Tan's father was a taxi driver while his mother was an odd-job worker.[4] He grew up with his three siblings in a three-room flat in Bukit Ho Swee[4] and attended Queenstown Secondary Technical School and Raffles Junior College. Later, he studied aeronautical engineering at the University of Manchester on a Singapore Armed Forces Merit Scholarship and graduated in 1994 with a Bachelor of Engineering (honours). He also completed a master's degree in defence strategic studies at King's College London in 2000 and a Master of Business Administration at Nanyang Technological University.[5]

Pre-politics career

Tan started his career in the Singapore Armed Forces and spent 28 years in the military before rising to the rank of Brigadier-General. During his service, he held various appointments, including Chief of Staff (General Staff), Director of Joint Operations, Chief Guards Officer, and Director of Public Affairs. He was also the chairman of the executive committee of the Singapore National Day Parade in 2012, and had participated in the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan as the Singapore contingent commander. He received the SAF Overseas Medal (Enhanced) and NATO (ISAF) Medal.[5]

After retiring from the Singapore Armed Forces in 2017, Tan joined the People's Association as its Chief Executive Director before stepping down in June 2020 to run for election in the 2020 general election.[6]

Political career

Tan made his political debut in the 2020 general election when he joined a five-member People's Action Party (PAP) team contesting in Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC. The PAP team won with 64.15% of the vote against the Singapore Democratic Alliance and Peoples Voice, and Tan thus became a Member of Parliament representing the Pasir Ris Central ward of Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC. On 27 July 2020, he was appointed Minister of State at the Ministry of Home Affairs and Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment.[1] Tan will be appointed Minister of State at the Prime Minister's Office and deputy secretary general of the National Trades Union Congress on 13 June 2022.

Personal life

Tan is married with three children.[5][7]

References

  1. ^ a b c "MP | Parliament of Singapore".
  2. ^ "Desmond Tan Kok Ming". LinkedIn. Accessed on 26 June 2020.
  3. ^ "NTUC deputy secretary-general Chee Hong Tat to return to Government full-time, Desmond Tan to join labour movement".
  4. ^ a b "Singapore GE2020: Profiles of PAP's new candidates Archived 2020-07-20 at the Wayback Machine". The Straits Times. June 25, 2020. Accessed on 26 June 2020.
  5. ^ a b c "Mr Desmond Tan Kok Ming" (PDF). www.parliament.gov.sg.
  6. ^ "PA chief executive director to step down, leave public service". The Straits Times. June 6, 2020. Accessed on 26 June 2020.
  7. ^ "Mr Desmond Tan Kok Ming Archived 2020-09-21 at the Wayback Machine". People's Action Party. Accessed on 9 July 2020.
Parliament of Singapore
New constituency Member of Parliament for
Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC
(Pasir Ris Central)
2020 – present 		Incumbent
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