Chee Hong Tat

Chee Hong Tat MP
徐芳达
2nd Permanent Secretary Ministry of Trade and Industry
Personal details
Born	1974 (age 42–43) Singapore
Political party	People's Action Party (2015)
Alma mater	Chinese High Raffles Junior College University of California at Berkeley Adelaide University

Chee Hong Tat (simplified Chinese: 徐芳达; traditional Chinese: 徐芳達; pinyin: Xú Fāng Dá) is a Singaporean politician. A member of the People's Action Party, he quit the Administrative Service to stand for elections in 2015.

Chee Hong Tat studied at the University of California at Berkeley on an Overseas Merit Scholarship, and graduated in 1996 with a Bachelor of Science (Highest Honours) in Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences and a Bachelor of Arts (Highest Honours) in Economics. He obtained a Masters of Business Administration from Adelaide University in 2006, and was awarded the Newmont Australia Prize for Most Outstanding MBA Graduate.

Chee Hong Tat joined the Administrative Service in 1998. He worked in various ministries, including Home Affairs, Finance, Transport and Education.

Chee Hong Tat was Principal Private Secretary to the late Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew from 2008 to 2011.

After Lee left the Cabinet in 2011, Chee was appointed Chief Executive at the Energy Market Authority. He was later appointed 2nd Permanent Secretary at Ministry for Trade and Industry.

Chee Hong Tat resigned from the Administrative Service in Aug 2015 to stand for the General Election. He was part of the team of five led by Minister for Defence Ng Eng Hen that won 73.59 per cent of the votes in the Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC.

Chee Hong Tat is married with four children.

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