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Revision as of 10:31, 11 July 2020
Jessica Tan | |
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| 陈舜娘 | |
| File:Jessica Tan Soon Neo.jpg Jessica Tan in 2016 | |
| Member of the Singapore Parliament for East Coast GRC (Changi-Simei) | |
| Assumed office 6 May 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Lee Yock Suan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 May 1966 Singapore |
| Political party | People's Action Party |
| Alma mater | National University of Singapore |
Jessica Tan Soon Neo (simplified Chinese: 陈舜娘; traditional Chinese: 陳舜娘; pinyin: Chén Shùnniáng; born 28 May 1966) is a Singaporean Member of Parliament for East Coast GRC. She is a Roman Catholic.[1]
Tan became an MP for the first time after the 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.
In the 2015 Singaporean general election, she returned to Parliament after her team defeated the Worker's Party with 60.7% of the popular vote, an increase of 5.9%.
She will be part of the PAP team defending the East Coast GRC in the 2020 general election.[2]
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)[3]
References
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-02-13. Retrieved 2012-02-06.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "GE2020: From East Coast to Bukit Panjang, 7 key battlegrounds to watch". CNA. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Ms Jessica Tan Soon Neo". Parliament.gov. Parliament of Singapore. Archived from the original on 13 February 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
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