Tan Chuan-Jin
Tan Chuan-Jin | |
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| 陈川仁 | |
Official portrait, 2021 | |
| 8th Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore | |
| In office 11 September 2017 – 17 July 2023 | |
| Deputy | Charles Chong Lim Biow Chuan Christopher de Souza Jessica Tan |
| Preceded by | Halimah Yacob |
| Succeeded by | Seah Kian Peng |
| Minister for Social and Family Development | |
| In office 9 April 2015 – 10 September 2017 | |
| Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong |
| Preceded by | Chan Chun Sing |
| Succeeded by | Desmond Lee |
| Minister for Manpower | |
| In office 1 May 2014 – 4 May 2015 Acting: 1 August 2012 – 30 April 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong |
| Preceded by | Tharman Shanmugaratnam |
| Succeeded by | Lim Swee Say |
| Member of Parliament for Marine Parade GRC | |
| In office 7 May 2011 – 17 July 2023 | |
| Preceded by | PAP held |
| Succeeded by | PAP held |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 January 1969 Singapore |
| Political party | People's Action Party (2011–2023) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | London School of Economics (BSc) King's College London (MA) National University of Singapore (MPA) |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | Singapore Army |
| Years of service | 1987–2011 |
| Rank | Brigadier-General |
| Commands | Commander, Army Training and Doctrine Command Commander, 3rd Division Assistant Chief of the General Staff (Plans) Commander, 7th Singapore Infantry Brigade Army Attaché, Jakarta Commanding Officer, 3 Guards Battalion |
Tan Chuan-Jin PPA(P) (Chinese: 陈川仁; pinyin: Chén Chuānrén; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tân Chhoan-jîn; born 10 January 1969) is a Singaporean former politician and brigadier-general. A former member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), Tan served as Speaker of the Parliament between 2017 and 2023, and as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Marine Parade GRC from 2011 to 2023.
He also served as Minister for Manpower between 2014 and 2015, and Minister for Social and Family Development between 2015 and 2017.
Prior to his appointment to the Cabinet, he served as a Senior Minister of State and Acting Minister between 2012 and 2014. Tan also served as President of the Singapore National Olympic Council between 2014 and 2023.
In July 2023, both Tan and Cheng Li Hui resigned as members of the People's Action Party (PAP) after they admitted to being in a years-long extramarital relationship with each other. Tan resigned his seat as Member of Parliament (MP), Speaker of the Parliament and as a member of People's Action Party (PAP) on 17 July 2023 and his division is being covered by other members in Marine Parade GRC.