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Sam Tan Chin Siong

Sam Tan Chin Siong
MP
陈振泉
Sam Tan Chin Siong March 2013 (8579510065).jpg
Minister of State, Prime Minister's Office
Assumed office
2011
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong
Minister of State, Ministry of Manpower
Assumed office
1 October 2015
Serving with Teo Ser Luck
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong
Minister Lim Swee Say
Member of the Singapore Parliament
for Radin Mas SMC
Assumed office
7 May 2011
Minister of State, Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth
In office
1 May 2011 – 30 September 2015
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong
Minister Lawrence Wong
Mayor of Central Singapore District
In office
27 May 2011 – 26 May 2014
Preceded by Zainudin Nordin
Succeeded by Denise Phua
Member of the Singapore Parliament
for Tanjong Pagar GRC
(Radin Mas)
In office
27 April 2006 – 18 April 2011
Personal details
Born (1958-10-13) 13 October 1958 (age 58)
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 (1958-10-13)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 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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