The Honourable Tan Wu Meng MP |
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陈有明 | |
Member of the Singapore Parliament for Jurong GRC (Clementi) |
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Assumed office 11 September 2015 |
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Born | 1975 Singapore |
Nationality | Singaporean |
Political party | People's Action Party |
Alma mater |
University of Cambridge, National University of Singapore |
Occupation | Politician |
Profession | Oncologist |
Tan Wu Meng (simplified Chinese: 陈有明; traditional Chinese: 陳有明; pinyin: Chén Yǒu Míng; born 1975) is a politician and medical doctor from Singapore. A member of the country's governing People's Action Party (PAP), he has been a Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Jurong Group Representation Constituency since the 2015 general election.
Tan began his medical career as a specialist in medical oncology at the National Cancer Centre at the Singapore General Hospital. He served as the Director of Outpatient Care for the Division of Medical Oncology. He was also a Pro-Tem Committee Member for the Sengkang Hospital Project and a member of the SingHealth Specialist Outpatient Clinic Task Force. He was a member of the Executive Committee of the Singapore Society of Oncology from 2012 to 2014. He moved into private practice in 2015.
From 2006 to 2009, Tan served with the North West Community Development Council as a Councillor and Vice-Chair of the Youth Works Sub-Committee. He was a member of the Senja-Cashew Youth Executive Committee 2007 to 2011 and also sat on the Senja-Cashew Citizens' Consultative Committee from 2010 to 2013.
In 2008, at the age of 33, Tan was elected the Organising Secretary of the PAP's youth wing, the Young PAP. He was the first person to hold the role of elected Young PAP Organising Secretary after it was created and served in the role until 2010.