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'''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|Deputy Speaker of Parliament]] since 2020. A member of the governing [[People's Action Party]] (PAP), she is a [[Member of parliament|Member]] of the [[14th Parliament of Singapore|14th Parliament]] and has been representing the [[Changi]]-[[Simei]] ward of [[East Coast Group Representation Constituency|East Coast Group Representation Constituency (GRC)]] since 2006.<ref name="Parliament Profile" />
'''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|Deputy Speaker of Parliament]] since 2020. A member of the governing [[People's Action Party]] (PAP), she is the [[14th Parliament of Singapore|Member of Parliament]] (MP) representing the [[Changi]][[Simei]] ward of [[East Coast Group Representation Constituency|East Coast GRC]] since 2006.<ref name="Parliament Profile" />


==Education==
==Education==

Revision as of 12:45, 3 May 2022

Jessica Tan
陈舜娘
Tan in 2021
Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore
Assumed office
31 August 2020
PresidentHalimah Yacob
Prime MinisterLee Hsien Loong
SpeakerTan Chuan-Jin
Preceded byLim Biow Chuan
(2016–2020)
Charles Chong
(2011–2020)
ConstituencyEast Coast GRC
Member of the Singapore Parliament
for East Coast GRC
(Changi–Simei)
Assumed office
6 May 2006
Preceded byLee Yock Suan
Majority7,769 (6.78%)
Personal details
Born1966[1]
Singapore
Political partyPeople's Action Party
Alma materNational University of Singapore

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 Parliament since 2020. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), she is the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the ChangiSimei ward of East Coast GRC since 2006.[1]

Education

Tan was educated at Convent of Our Lady of Good Counsel, St. Joseph's Convent and Catholic Junior College. She holds a Bachelor of Social Sciences (honours) and a Bachelor of Arts in economics and sociology from the National University of Singapore.[2][3]

Political career

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]

Personal life

Tan is a Roman Catholic.[6]

References

  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. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-02-13. Retrieved 2012-02-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
Parliament of Singapore
Preceded by Member of Parliament for
East Coast GRC (Changi-Simei)

2006 – present
Incumbent