Tan Chuan-Jin is a politician

Politician

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 from Singapore

Singapore

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. A member of the country's governing People's Action Party

People's Action Party

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 (PAP), he is currently a Minister of State

Minister of State

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 in the Ministry of Manpower

Ministry of Manpower (Singapore)

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 and the Ministry of National Development

Ministry of National Development (Singapore)

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, and a Member of Parliament

Parliament of Singapore

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 (MP) representing the Marine Parade Group Representation Constituency

Marine Parade Group Representation Constituency

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. Before entering politics, he served in the Singapore Army

Singapore Army

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, rising to the rank of Brigadier-General

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Political career

Tan stood as a PAP candidate in the Marine Parade Group Representation Constituency at the 2011 general election. The PAP's team in the constituency defeated the team from the opposition National Solidarity Party, claiming 56.65% of the votes. Tan has since served as the MP responsible for the Kembangan

Kembangan

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-Chai Chee

Chai Chee

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 ward, and as a Minister of State at the Ministry of Manpower and the Ministry of National Development.

Military career

Tan joined the Singapore Armed Forces

Singapore Armed Forces

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 (SAF) in 1987. 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

Meulaboh

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, Indonesia

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In 2009, Tan served as the Chairman of the Executive Committee for Singapore's National Day Parade

National Day Parade

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Tan left the SAF on March 25 2011 in order to stand for Parliament.

Education

Tan was educated at Anglo-Chinese School

Anglo-Chinese School

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 and Raffles Junior College

Raffles Junior College

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. In 1988, he was awarded an SAF Overseas Scholarship to study in the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

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, where he completed a BSc (Econ)

Bachelor's degree

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 degree at the London School of Economics

London School of Economics

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 and a Master of Arts

Master of Arts

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 degree in Defence Studies at King's College London

King's College London

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. In 2008, he completed a Master in Public Management degree at the National University of Singapore

National University of Singapore

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's Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy

Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy

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External links

• Parliament of Singapore CV