Chan Chun Sing
Chan Chun Sing (Chinese: 陈振声; pinyin: Chén Zhènshēng; born 9 October 1969)[1] is a Singaporean politician and former major-general. He has been the Minister for Education since 2021. He has been the Minister-in-charge of Public Service since 2018.[2] Chan is a member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP). He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Buona Vista division of Tanjong Pagar GRC since 2011.
Chan Chun Sing | |
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陳振聲 | |
 Chan in 2018 | |
| Minister for Education | |
| Assumed office 15 May 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong |
| Second Minister | Maliki Osman |
| Preceded by | Lawrence Wong |
| Minister-in-charge of Public Service | |
| Assumed office 1 May 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Teo Chee Hean |
| Minister for Trade and Industry | |
| In office 1 May 2018 – 14 May 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong |
| Second Minister | Tan See Leng |
| Preceded by | Lim Hng Kiang (Trade) S. Iswaran (Industry) |
| Succeeded by | Gan Kim Yong |
| Party Whip of the People's Action Party | |
| In office 28 September 2015 – 5 June 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Gan Kim Yong |
| Succeeded by | Janil Puthucheary |
| Minister in the Prime Minister's Office | |
| In office 9 April 2015 – 30 April 2018 | |
| Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong |
| Succeeded by | Ng Chee Meng Indranee Rajah |
| Secretary-General of the National Trades Union Congress | |
| In office 4 May 2015 – 30 April 2018 | |
| Deputy | Heng Chee How |
| Preceded by | Lim Swee Say |
| Succeeded by | Ng Chee Meng |
| Minister for Social and Family Development | |
| In office 1 November 2012 – 9 April 2015 Acting: 1 November 2012 – 31 August 2013 | |
| Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong |
| Preceded by | Himself (as Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports) |
| Succeeded by | Tan Chuan-Jin |
| Second Minister for Defence | |
| In office 1 September 2013 – 8 April 2015 | |
| Minister | Ng Eng Hen |
| Preceded by | Ng Eng Hen |
| Succeeded by | Lui Tuck Yew |
| Senior Minister of State for Defence | |
| In office 1 August 2012 – 31 August 2013 | |
| Minister | Ng Eng Hen |
| Succeeded by | Maliki Osman |
| Minister of State for Information, Communications and the Arts | |
| In office 21 May 2011 – 31 July 2012 | |
| Minister | Yaacob Ibrahim |
| Member of Parliament for Tanjong Pagar GRC (Buona Vista) | |
| Assumed office 7 May 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Lim Swee Say |
| Majority | 32,470 (26.26%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 October 1969[1] Singapore |
| Political party | People's Action Party |
| Alma mater | Christ's College, Cambridge (MA) MIT Sloan School of Management (MBA) US Army Command and General Staff College |
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| Military service | |
| Branch/service | Singapore Army |
| Years of service | 1987–2011 |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Commands | Chief of Army Chief of Staff – Joint Staff Chief Infantry Officer Commander, 9th Division Head, Joint Plans and Transformation Department Commander, 10th Singapore Infantry Brigade Army Attaché in Jakarta Commanding Officer, 2nd Battalion, Singapore Infantry Regiment |
Personal life
Chan grew up in a single-parent household and has a sister, Chan Siew Yin.[3][4] Chan is married with a daughter and two sons.[5] He is a fan of Everton F.C.[6]
Education
Chan studied at Raffles Institution, Raffles Junior College, Christ's College, Cambridge and MIT Sloan School of Management.
He was awarded the President's Scholarship, Singapore Armed Forces Overseas Scholarship and the Lee Kuan Yew Scholarship before.[3][4][7][8]
Military career
Chan joined into the Singapore Army in 1987, and attained the rank Major-General.
On 26 March 2010, Chan became Chief of Army.
Chan stepped down from his job and left the Singapore Armed Forces on 25 March 2011 in order to contest in the 2011 general election.[9]
Political career
Chan joined politics in the 2011 general election as part of the five-member People's Action Party (PAP) team contesting in Tanjong Pagar GRC. He represented the Buona Vista section. The team won and he was elected as a Member of Parliament.
He has served as Minister of State for Information, Communications and the Arts, Senior Minister of State for Defence, Second Minister for Defence and Minister for Social and Family Development. Other include Minister in the Prime Minister's Office, Minister for Trade and Industry.
He is currently serving as Minister for Education since 2021 and Minister-in-charge of Public Service since 2018.[2][10]
Chan Chun Sing Media
Major-General Chan Chun Sing exchanges gifts with General Martin Dempsey during a visit to TRADOC headquarters on 21 January 2011.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "MP | Parliament Of Singapore". www.parliament.gov.sg.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 hermes (2018-11-24). "Heng Swee Keat picked as 4G leader, with Chan Chun Sing as deputy". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 19 January 2019. Retrieved 2019-01-18.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Thanks, Mum". The Straits Times. 8 March 1988. http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19880308-1.2.21.1.1. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Chun Sing: 'Ridiculous dream' comes true". The Straits Times. 20 August 1988. http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19880820-1.2.23.28.3. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
- ↑ "Chan Chun Sing: 'I do my best at the task I'm given'". The New Paper. 31 August 2015. http://www.tnp.sg/news/singapore/chan-chun-sing-i-do-my-best-task-im-given. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
- ↑ Chan, Cheow Pong. "Chan Chun Sing doesn't think his military background is a limitation, leadership style is to 'value add'" (in en). mothership.sg. https://mothership.sg/2017/07/chan-chun-sing-doesnt-think-his-military-background-is-a-limitation-leadership-style-is-to-value-add/. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
- ↑ "'Hardworking' scholars' night of glory". The Straits Times. 27 August 1988. http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19880827-1.2.71. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
- ↑ "Change in Chief of Defence Force and Chief of Army". Ministry of Defence. 15 January 2010. http://www.mindef.gov.sg/imindef/press_room/official_releases/nr/2010/jan/15jan10_nr.html#.U-8o2qOc6So. Retrieved 28 March 2010.
- ↑ "New chief for Singapore Army". AsiaOne. 4 March 2011. https://www.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne+News/Singapore/Story/A1Story20110304-266465.html. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
- ↑ "PARL | MP". www.parliament.gov.sg. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
Other websites
- Chan Chun Sing on Prime Minister's Office
- Chan Chun Sing on Parliament of Singapore