Chan Chun Sing
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Chan Chun Sing MP |
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| 陈振声 | |
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Chan Chun Sing
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| Minister in Prime Minister's Office | |
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Assumed office 9 April 2015 |
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| Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong |
| Preceded by | Lim Swee Say |
| Secretary-General of the National Trades Union Congress | |
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Assumed office 4 May 2015 |
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| Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong |
| Preceded by | Lim Swee Say |
| Deputy Chairman for People's Association (Singapore) | |
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Assumed office 1st October 2015 |
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| Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong |
| Preceded by | Lim Swee Say |
| Minister for Social and Family Development | |
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In office 1 September 2013 – 3 May 2015 |
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| Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong |
| Succeeded by | Tan Chuan-Jin |
| Second Minister, Ministry of Defence | |
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In office 1 September 2013 – 8 April 2015 |
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| Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong |
| Preceded by | none |
| Succeeded by | Lui Tuck Yew |
| Acting Minister, Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports | |
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In office 21 May 2011 – 31 October 2012 |
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| Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong |
| Preceded by | Vivian Balakrishnan |
| Succeeded by | Lawrence Wong (as Acting Minister for Culture, Community and Youth) |
| Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Defence | |
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In office 1 August 2012 – 31 August 2013 |
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| Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong |
| Minister | Ng Eng Hen |
| Preceded by | Lawrence Wong |
| Succeeded by | Maliki Osman |
| Minister of State, Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts | |
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In office 21 May 2011 – 31 July 2012 |
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| Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong |
| Minister | Yaacob Ibrahim |
| Succeeded by | Lawrence Wong |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
9 October 1969 Singapore |
| Nationality | Singaporean |
| Political party | People's Action Party |
| Alma mater |
Cambridge University, MIT Sloan School of Management |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch | Singapore Army |
| Years of service | 1987–2011 |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Commands | 2nd Battalion, Singapore Infantry Regiment, 10th Singapore Infantry Brigade, 9th Division, Chief Infantry Officer, Chief of Staff - Joint Staff, Chief of Army |
Chan Chun Sing (simplified Chinese: 陈振声; traditional Chinese: 陳振聲; pinyin: Chén Zhèn Shēng; Jyutping: Can4 Zan3-sing1, born 9 October 1969) is a Singaporean politician. A member of the country's governing People's Action Party (PAP), he is currently Minister in Prime Minister's Office and the Secretary-General of the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC). On 1 October 2015, Chan was appointed Deputy Chairman of the People’s Association. He has been a Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Tanjong Pagar Group Representation Constituency since the 2011 general election. Prior to entering politics, he served in the Singapore Armed Forces, where he rose to the rank of Major-General and served as Singapore's Chief of Army from 2010 to 2011.
Chan was educated at Raffles Institution (1982–85) and Raffles Junior College (1986–87).
Chan Chun Sing was one of the top four scorers from Raffles Junior College, with six distinctions, including a distinction for Mathematics S-Paper and a merit for the Economics S-Paper.
In 1988, Chan was awarded a President's Scholarship and Singapore Armed Forces Overseas Scholarship to study in the University of Cambridge, where he completed a degree in economics at Christ's College and graduated with First Class Honours.
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