Sam Tan (politician)
| Sam Tan Chin Siong | |
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| 陈振泉 | |
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| Minister of State, Prime Minister's Office | |
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Assumed office 2011 |
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| Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong |
| Minister of State, Ministry of Foreign Affairs | |
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Assumed office 1 May 2017 |
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| Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong |
| Minister |
Vivian Balakrishnan, Minister Mrs Josephine Teo, Second Minister |
| Minister of State, Ministry of Manpower | |
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Assumed office 1 October 2015 |
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| Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong |
| Minister |
Lim Swee Say, Minister Mrs Josephine Teo, Second Minister |
| Member of the Singapore Parliament for Radin Mas SMC |
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Assumed office 7 May 2011 |
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| Minister of State, Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth | |
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In office 1 May 2011 – 30 September 2015 |
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| Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong |
| Minister | Lawrence Wong |
| Mayor of Central Singapore District | |
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In office 27 May 2011 – 26 May 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Zainudin Nordin |
| Succeeded by | Denise Phua |
| Member of the Singapore Parliament for Tanjong Pagar GRC (Radin Mas) |
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In office 27 April 2006 – 18 April 2011 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
13 October 1958 Singapore |
| Nationality | Singaporean |
| Political party | People's Action Party |
Sam Tan Chin Siong (simplified Chinese: 陈振泉; traditional Chinese: 陳振泉; pinyin: Chén Zhèn Quán, born 13 October 1958) is a Singaporean politician. He is currently Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office, as well as the Ministry of Manpower. He also assumed the role of Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs when changes were announced to the Cabinet. He had previously served as a Senior Parliamentary Secretary for the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He is the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Radin Mas Single Member Constituency (Radin Mas SMC).
Tan started his political career in the 2006 general election season at Tanjong Pagar GRC. There were no opposition candidates for that ward in that election, resulting in a walkover.
Tan was appointed Parliamentary Secretary for the Ministry of Trade and Industry, and also the Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts from July 2009 to October 2009. He was then promoted to Senior Parliamentary Secretary in the same ministries in November 2009. Tan served in that capacity until May 2011.
In 2011, the district within the GRC that he was a member of was carved out as Radin Mas Single Member Constituency (Radin Mas SMC). Tan faced a challenge from veteran Yip Yew Weng of the National Solidarity Party after two other political parties (Reform Party and Singapore Democratic Alliance) withdrew in favour of the NSP. He won by a large margin, garnering 67.10% of the votes.
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