Desmond Tan (politician)

Desmond Tan Kok Ming (born 1970) is a Singaporean politician. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he is appointed as the Minister of State in the Ministry for Home Affairs and the Ministry for Sustainability and the Environment.

The Honourable

Desmond Tan Kok Ming

MP
陈国明
Minister of State,
Ministry of Home Affairs
Assumed office
27 July 2020
Prime MinisterLee Hsien Loong
MinisterK. Shanmugam
ConstituencyPasir Ris–Punggol GRC
Minister of State,
Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment
Assumed office
27 July 2020
Prime MinisterLee Hsien Loong
MinisterGrace Fu
ConstituencyPasir Ris–Punggol GRC
Member of the Singapore Parliament
for Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC
(Pasir Ris Central)
Assumed office
10 July 2020
Preceded byPosition established
ConstituencyPasir Ris–Punggol GRC
Personal details
Born1970 (age 50–51)
Singapore
Political partyPeople's Action Party
Children3
EducationBachelor of Engineering (Aeronautical Engineering)
Master of Arts (Defence Strategic Studies)
Master of Business Administration
Alma materUniversity of Manchester
King's College London
Nanyang Technological University
Military service
Branch/service Singapore Army
Years of service1988–2016
Rank Brigadier-General
CommandsCommanding Officer, 1st Battalion Singapore Infantry Regiment
Commander, 3rd Singapore Infantry Brigade
Director of MINDEF Public Affairs
Chief Guards Officer
Director of Joint Operations
Chief of Staff of General Staff

He is the Member of Parliament (MP) for Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC for Pasir Ris Central since 10 July 2020.

Prior to entering politics, he was Chief Executive Director of the People's Association (PA) from 2017 to 2020,[1] and had served as a Brigadier-General with the Singapore Armed Forces from 1988 to 2016.

Background

Tan joined the PA in 2017 and stepped down in early June 2020.[2] He previously worked with the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) for 28 years,[3] having held numerous appointments in the Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) and SAF.[4] Netizens laud PAP candidate Desmond Tan for being 'down-to-earth' and 'empathetic' during his time in SAF and People's Association.[5]

Early life & family

Tan was born in 1970 to a father who worked as a taxi driver and mother who was an odd-job worker.[6] He has three siblings and grew up in a three-room flat in Bukit Ho Swee.[6] As of 2020, he is married with three children.[7]

Education

Tan was a student at Queenstown Secondary Technical School before joining Raffles Junior College. He furthered his studies at Victoria University of Manchester with the support of the Singapore Armed Forces Merit Scholarship.[4] Desmond Tan graduated in 1994 with a first-class honours degree in aeronautical engineering.

Post-graduate studies

In 2000, Tan received a masters degree in Defence Strategic Studies from King's College London.[1] Eight years later, he attained a Nanyang Fellows Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Nanyang Technological University (NTU).[4]

References
  1. "Desmond Tan Kok Ming". LinkedIn. Accessed on 26 June 2020.
  2. "PA chief executive director to step down, leave public service". The Straits Times. June 6, 2020. Accessed on 26 June 2020.
  3. People's Action Party. "PAP Candidate: Desmond Tan Kok Ming". YouTube. June 30, 2020. Accessed on 9 July 2020.
  4. "BG Tan Kok Ming Desmond". People's Association. Accessed on 26 June 2020.
  5. "". ASIA ONE . June 28, 2020.
  6. "Singapore GE2020: Profiles of PAP's new candidates Archived 2020-07-20 at the Wayback Machine". The Straits Times. June 25, 2020. Accessed on 26 June 2020.
  7. "Mr Desmond Tan Kok Ming Archived 2020-09-21 at the Wayback Machine". People's Action Party. Accessed on 9 July 2020.
Parliament of Singapore
New constituency Member of Parliament for
Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC
(Pasir Ris Central)
2020 – present		 Incumbent
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