Gan Kim Yong
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The Honourable Gan Kim Yong MP |
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| 颜金勇 | |
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| Minister for Health | |
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Assumed office 21 May 2011 |
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| Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong |
| Preceded by | Khaw Boon Wan |
| Minister for Manpower | |
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In office 1 April 2008 – 21 May 2011 |
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| Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong |
| Preceded by | Ng Eng Hen |
| Succeeded by | Tharman Shanmugaratnam |
| Member of Parliament for Chua Chu Kang GRC |
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Assumed office 7 May 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Seat created |
| Member of Parliament for Chua Chu Kang SMC |
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In office 6 May 2006 – 7 May 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Low Seow Chay |
| Succeeded by | Seat abolished |
| Member of Parliament for Holland Bukit Panjang GRC (Zhenghua) |
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In office 25 October 2001 – 6 May 2006 |
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| Preceded by | Seat created |
| Succeeded by | Liang Eng Hwa (Holland -Bukit Timah GRC -Zhenghua Ward) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 9, 1959 |
| Political party | People's Action Party (2001) |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge |
| Religion | Christianity-Presbyterian |
Gan Kim Yong (simplified Chinese: 颜金勇; traditional Chinese: 顏金勇; pinyin: Yán Jīn Yǒng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Gân Kim-ióng; born 9 February 1959) is a Singaporean politician. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he has been Minister for Health since May 2011. He previously served as the Minister for Manpower from 2008 to 2011. He has been a Member of Parliament (MP) since 2001.
Gan began his career in the Singapore Civil Service at the Ministry of Trade and Industry and the Ministry of Home Affairs. He left the civil service for the private sector in 1989 and joined NatSteel Ltd. In 1996, he was made the Executive Vice-President of NatSteel and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of NatSteel Resorts International and NatSteel Properties. In 2005, he became the President and CEO of NatSteel.
Gan was elected a Member of Parliament (MP) for the Holland-Bukit Panjang Group Representation Constituency (Holland-Bukit Panjang GRC) in 2001.
In 2005, Gan was appointed a Minister of State at the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Manpower.
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