Gan Kim Yong
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Gan Kim Yong is a politician from Singapore
. A member of the governing People's Action Party
(PAP), he is currently the country's Minister for Health
.
in Singapore, and Cambridge University
in the United Kingdom
.
Gan currently serves as an elder at the Chen Li Presbyterian Church.
In the 2006 general elections
, Gan moved to the Chua Chu Kang Single Member Constituency
and contested the seat with Steve Chia
of the Singapore Democratic Alliance
. He won with 60.37% of the vote.
During the 2011 general elections, he formed part of a 5-candidate PAP team standing for the newly-formed Chua Chu Kang Group Representation Constituency
into which his former ward was subsumed. The team won the elections with 61.20% of the votes and Gan continued to serve his Chua Chu Kang ward.
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
. A member of the governing People's Action Party
People's Action Party
The People's Action Party is the leading political party in Singapore. It has been the city-state's ruling political party since 1959....
(PAP), he is currently the country's Minister for Health
Ministry of Health (Singapore)
The Ministry of Health is a ministry of the Government of Singapore responsible for providing information, raising health awareness and education, ensuring the accessibility of health services, and monitoring the quality of health services provided to citizens and visitors in the Republic of...
.
Education and early career
Gan was educated at Catholic High School and National Junior CollegeNational Junior College
National Junior College is the first junior college established by the Ministry Of Education, located in Bukit Timah, Singapore. It is considered as one of the top five junior colleges in Singapore. NJC offers a two-year course for pre-university students leading up to the GCE 'A' Levels...
in Singapore, and Cambridge University
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
.
Gan currently serves as an elder at the Chen Li Presbyterian Church.
Political career
Gan previously represented the Holland-Bukit Panjang GRC from 2001-2006.In the 2006 general elections
Singapore general election, 2006
The 2006 Singapore parliamentary general election was held on 6 May 2006. 1.22 million out of the 2.16 million eligible Singaporeans voted for Members of Parliament and elected their next government. The People's Action Party , in its first election under Lee Hsien Loong, won 66.6% of the overall...
, Gan moved to the Chua Chu Kang Single Member Constituency
Chua Chu Kang Single Member Constituency
Chua Chu Kang Single Member Constituency is a defunct Single Member Constituency located in the western region of Singapore. The constituency encompasses Choa Chu Kang New Town...
and contested the seat with Steve Chia
Steve Chia
Steve Chia Kiah Hong is a politician from Singapore. He is the former Secretary-General and current Treasurer of the opposition National Solidarity Party...
of the Singapore Democratic Alliance
Singapore Democratic Alliance
The Singapore Democratic Alliance is an alliance of political parties in Singapore. The SDA was formed shortly before the 2001 general election to provide a common grouping under which different opposition parties could stand as a united front in elections against the ruling People's Action Party...
. He won with 60.37% of the vote.
During the 2011 general elections, he formed part of a 5-candidate PAP team standing for the newly-formed Chua Chu Kang Group Representation Constituency
Chua Chu Kang Group Representation Constituency
Choa Chu Kang Group Representation Constituency is a five-member Group Representation Constituency located in the western area of Singapore....
into which his former ward was subsumed. The team won the elections with 61.20% of the votes and Gan continued to serve his Chua Chu Kang ward.