Tan Chuan-Jin
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Tan Chuan-Jin MP |
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| 陈川仁 | |
| Minister for Social and Family Development | |
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Assumed office 4 May 2015 |
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| Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong |
| Preceded by | Chan Chun Sing |
| Minister for Manpower | |
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In office 1 May 2014 – 4 May 2015 |
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| Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong |
| Preceded by | Tharman Shanmugaratnam |
| Succeeded by | Lim Swee Say |
| Senior Minister of State, Ministry of National Development | |
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In office 1 August 2012 – 31 August 2013 |
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| Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong |
| Minister | Khaw Boon Wan |
| Member of the Singapore Parliament for Marine Parade GRC(Kembangan-Chai Chee) |
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Assumed office 7 May 2011 |
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| Majority | 18,349 (13.3%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
10 January 1969 Singapore |
| Nationality | Singaporean |
| Political party | People's Action Party (2011) |
| Alma mater |
National University of Singapore, King's College London, London School of Economics |
| Religion | Christianity |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 Singapore
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| Service/branch | Singapore Army |
| Years of service | 1987–2011 |
| Rank | Brigadier-General |
| Commands | 7th Singapore Infantry Brigade, 3rd Division, TRADOC |
Tan Chuan-Jin (simplified Chinese: 陈川仁; traditional Chinese: 陳川仁; pinyin: Chén Chuān Rén; Wade–Giles: Ch'en2 Ch'uan1 Jen2; born 10 January 1969) is a Singaporean politician. A member of the country's governing People's Action Party (PAP), he has served in the Cabinet since May 2014 as the Minister for Manpower (May 2014 – May 2015) and the Minister for Social and Family Development (since May 2015). He has been a Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Marine Parade Group Representation Constituency since May 2011. Before entering politics, he served in the Singapore Army, rising to the rank of Brigadier-General.
Tan is also the President of the Singapore National Olympic Council, a position which he has held since 2014.
In 1987, Tan joined the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF). He went on to hold the positions of Commander of the 7th Singapore Infantry Brigade, Commander of the Army's 3rd Division, Assistant Chief of General Staff (Plans) and Chief of the Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC), and rose to the rank of Brigadier-General.
Following the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, Tan served as the commander of the SAF's Humanitarian Assistance Task Force in Meulaboh, Indonesia.
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