Chan Chun Sing

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Chan Chun Sing (2019)

Chan Chun Sing (born October 9, 1969 in Singapore ) is a Singaporean politician ( PAP ). As a member of the ruling People's Action Party (PAP), he has been Minister for Trade and Industry since 2018 and in charge of the civil service since 2015. He has also been the party's second deputy general secretary since 2018. On October 1, 2015, Chan was named vice chairman of the People's Association . He has been a member of parliament since the parliamentary elections in 2011 .

education

Chan was educated at Raffles Institution (1982-85) and Raffles Junior College (1986-87). In 1987 he was one of the top four graduates with an advanced level .

In 1988, Chan received multiple scholarships to study at Cambridge University. He graduated from Christ's College with a major in economics .

In 2005, Chan graduated from the Sloan Fellows program at the MIT Sloan School of Management and earned a Masters of Business Administration .

Career

Military career

Chan served in the Singapore Army from 1987 to 2011. His appointments included commanding officer of the 2nd Battalion of the Singapore Infantry Regiment (1998-2000), the military attaché in Jakarta (2001-03), commander of the 10th Singapore Infantry Brigade (2003 –04), Head of Joint Plans and Transformation Division (2005–07), 9th Division Commander / Chief Infantry Officer (2007–09) and Chief of Staff - Joint Staff (2009–10).

Chan was a distinguished student at U.S. Army Command General Satff College in 1998 and was the first foreign student to receive the Distinguished Master Strategist Award that year .

On March 26, 2010, Chan was named chief of the army in place of Neo Kian Hong. He left the army almost a year later to run for parliament and was replaced by Brigadier General Ravinder Singh.

Early political career

Chan was a candidate in the constituency of the Tanjong Pragar group in the 2011 general election and represented the Buona Vista community, which previously represented Lim Swee Say . During his election campaign, Chan used the Hokkien phrase "kee chio" (in English: hands up) to address the crowd. This term became a household name for him in Singapore.

Following the general election in 2011, Chan was appointed Acting Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports and Minister of State in the Ministry of Information, Communication and the Arts. At 42, Chan was one of the youngest ministers to be appointed to the Singapore cabinet.

On July 31, 2012, Chan resigned his post as minister and was appointed senior minister of state in the Department of Defense. After the government ministries were restructured in November 2012, he headed the newly created Ministry of Social Affairs and Family Development as acting minister. In September 2013 he was appointed Minister of the newly created Ministry and at the same time the second Minister in the Ministry of Defense.

On January 23, 2015, Chan joined the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) part-time. He was appointed Assistant Secretary General of the NTUC on January 27, 2015 and joined the NTUC full-time in April.

Minister for Social Affairs and Family Development

Chan announced three main priorities for his ministry in the 2014 Utilities Committee debate. This included maintaining the timeliness and appropriateness of Singapore's welfare policy, providing integrated social services and staff for the social services sector.

In August 2014 he founded the first of 23 social welfare offices to bring the population closer to social points of contact.

The tender application process for commercial day-care centers has been revised. The joint effort of the ECDA and the Housing and Development Board (HDB) aimed to keep rental costs in HDB settlements manageable and childcare programs affordable.

Minister in the Prime Minister's Office

Chan was a minister in the prime minister's office and general secretary of the National Trade Union Congress. He is still considered a fourth-generation candidate for Singapore's prime minister.

Minister for Trade and Industry

On April 24, 2018, it was announced that Chan would succeed Lim Hng Kiang and S. Iswaran as the new Minister of Commerce and Industry on May 1. On the same day he also took over responsibility for the public service department.

On November 23, Chan succeeded Tharman Shanmugaratnam as the second deputy general secretary of the PAP, alongside Heng Swee Keat .

Personal life

Chan grew up in a single parent household. His mother, Kwong Kait Fong, was a machine operator. He also has a sister named Siew Yin. He lived in a three-bedroom HDB apartment in MacPherson with his mother, grandparents, aunt, and sister until he was 30 years old. Chan is married with a daughter and two sons.

Individual evidence

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  3. ↑ a b c d MP | Parliament Of Singapore. Retrieved November 21, 2019 .
  4. ↑ a b Chun Sing: 'Ridiculous dream' comes true. Retrieved November 21, 2019 .
  5. ↑ a b Thanks, Mum. Retrieved November 21, 2019 .
  6. ↑ 'Hardworking' scholars' night of glory. Retrieved November 21, 2019 .
  7. ^ MINDEF - News - Change in Chief of Defense Force and Chief of Army (15 Jan 10). August 19, 2014, accessed November 21, 2019 .
  8. ↑ AsiaOne Saturday, Dec 31, 2011: Is Chan Chun Sing Singapore's next PM? Retrieved November 21, 2019 .
  9. ↑ Chan Chun Sing enters US Army college's hall of fame. November 11, 2013, accessed November 21, 2019 .
  10. ^ New chief for Singapore Army. December 9, 2013, accessed November 21, 2019 .
  11. ↑ Coming GE is critical for renewal: Ng Eng Hen. April 17, 2011, accessed November 21, 2019 .
  12. ↑ Ex-Army Chief to contest in Buona Vista. August 19, 2014, accessed November 21, 2019 .
  13. ↑ migration: Chan Chun Sing: I'm a very simple person. January 24, 2015, accessed November 21, 2019 .
  14. ↑ MCYS, MICA to be restructured. March 9, 2014, accessed November 21, 2019 .
  15. ↑ migration: Minister Chan Chun Sing joins NTUC, likely to take over as labor chief. January 23, 2015, accessed November 21, 2019 .
  16. ↑ Opening Speech by Mr Chan Chun Sing, Minister for Social and Family Development, at the MSF Committee of Supply Debate 2014 - Ministry of Social and Family Development. November 10, 2014, accessed November 21, 2019 .
  17. ↑ Closing Speech by Mr Chan Chun Sing, Minister for Social and Family Development, at the MSF Committee of Supply Debate 2014 - Ministry of Social and Family Development. November 10, 2014, accessed November 21, 2019 .
  18. ↑ Launch of Social Service Office at Kreta Ayer - Ministry of Social and Family Development. November 10, 2014, accessed November 21, 2019 .
  19. ↑ Revised Tender Evaluation Process for Commercial Child Care Centers in HDB Premises - Ministry of Social and Family Development. November 10, 2014, accessed November 21, 2019 .
  20. ↑ Prime Minister's Office Singapore: PMO | Press Statement from the Prime Minister on Changes to Cabinet and Other Appointments. January 3, 2019, accessed November 21, 2019 .
  21. ↑ hermesauto: Singapore's 4G leaders need more time to gain exposure and experience: Analysts. January 26, 2018, accessed November 21, 2019 .
  22. ↑ Prime Minister's Office Singapore: PMO | Changes to Cabinet and Other Appointments (Apr 2018). December 24, 2018, accessed November 21, 2019 .
  23. ↑ Heng Swee Keat to be PAP 1st assistant secretary-general, and next PM: Party sources. Retrieved November 21, 2019 .
  24. ↑ 《有 话要说 2》 陈振 声 部长 - 加长版 （上）. Retrieved November 21, 2019 .
  25. ↑ Koh Hui Theng: Chan Chun Sing: 'I do my best at the task I'm given'. August 31, 2015, accessed November 21, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Chan, Chun Sing
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Singaporean politician
DATE OF BIRTH October 9, 1969
PLACE OF BIRTH Singapore