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'''Mr Sam Tan Chin Siong ''' ({{zh|陈振泉}}) is a Singaporean politician from the Singapore [[People's Action Party]]. He is currently the [[Member of Parliament]] (MP) for the [[Radin Mas Single Member Constituency]] (Radin Mas SMC).<ref>http://www.elections.gov.sg/gazette%5CG_ParE2011%5C2011-05-09%20Candidates%20declared%20to%20have%20been%20elected.pdf#zoom=100 ''Singapore Election Department : Gazette Notification on Candidates declared to have been elected Members of Parliament (2011)''</ref>
'''Mr Sam Tan Chin Siong ''' ({{zh|陈振泉}}) is currently the Senior Parliamentary Secretary for the [[Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports]] and the [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs]]. He is the [[Member of Parliament]] (MP) for the [[Radin Mas Single Member Constituency]] (Radin Mas SMC).<ref>http://www.elections.gov.sg/gazette%5CG_ParE2011%5C2011-05-09%20Candidates%20declared%20to%20have%20been%20elected.pdf#zoom=100 ''Singapore Election Department : Gazette Notification on Candidates declared to have been elected Members of Parliament (2011)''</ref>
==Political Career==
==Political Career==
Sam started his political career with a walkover victory in the [[Singaporean general election, 2006|2006 General Election]] at [[Tanjong Pagar Group Representation Constituency]] (Tanjong Pagar GRC).
Sam started his political career with a walkover victory in the [[Singaporean general election, 2006|2006 General Election]] at [[Tanjong Pagar Group Representation Constituency]] (Tanjong Pagar GRC).

Revision as of 02:25, 24 May 2011

Sam Tan Chin Siong
Member of Parliament
for Radin Mas SMC
Assumed office
8 May 2011
Majority9486 (34.2%)
Personal details
Born1958
NationalitySingaporean
Political partyPeople's Action Party

Mr Sam Tan Chin Siong (Chinese: 陈振泉) is currently the Senior Parliamentary Secretary for the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He is the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Radin Mas Single Member Constituency (Radin Mas SMC).[1]

Political Career

Sam started his political career with a walkover victory in the 2006 General Election at Tanjong Pagar Group Representation Constituency (Tanjong Pagar GRC).

In 2011, the district within the GRC that he was managing was carved out as Radin Mas Single Member Constituency (Radin Mas SMC). Sam faced challenge only from veteran Yip Yew Weng of the National Solidarity Party after two other political parties ( Reform Party and Singapore Democratic Alliance ) dropped their bids in the SMC.[2]. He won convincing garnering 67.10% of the votes.

Sam was officially declared as Member of Parliament (MP) of Radin Mas SMC for his second term on 9 May 2011.

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Education

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