Tan Chuan-Jin

Tan Chuan-Jin
陈川仁
Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore
In office 11 September 2017 – 17 July 2023
Deputy	Charles Chong Lim Biow Chuan Christopher de Souza Jessica Tan
Preceded by	Halimah Yacob
Succeeded by	Seah Kian Peng
Minister for Social and Family Development
In office 9 April 2015 – 10 September 2017
Prime Minister	Lee Hsien Loong
Preceded by	Chan Chun Sing
Succeeded by	Desmond Lee
Minister for Manpower
In office 1 May 2014 – 4 May 2015 Acting: 1 August 2012 – 30 April 2014
Prime Minister	Lee Hsien Loong
Preceded by	Tharman Shanmugaratnam
Succeeded by	Lim Swee Say
Senior Minister of State for National Development
In office 1 August 2012 – 31 August 2013
Minister	Khaw Boon Wan
Member of Parliament for Marine Parade GRC (Kembangan–Chai Chee)
In office 7 May 2011 – 17 July 2023
Preceded by	Constituency established
Majority	20,143 (15.52%)
Personal details
Born	(1969-01-10) 10 January 1969 (age 56) Singapore
Political party	Independent
Other political affiliations	People's Action Party (2011–2023)
Children	2
Alma mater	London School of Economics (BSc) King's College London (MA) National University of Singapore (MPA)
Military service
Branch/service	Singapore Army
Years of service	1987–2011
Rank	Brigadier-General
Commands	Commander, Army Training and Doctrine Command Commander, 3rd Division Assistant Chief of the General Staff (Plans) Commander, 7th Singapore Infantry Brigade Army Attaché, Jakarta Commanding Officer, 3rd Guards Battalion

Tan Chuan-Jin (simplified Chinese: 陈川仁; traditional Chinese: 陳川仁; pinyin: Chén Chuānrén; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tân Chhoan-jîn; born 10 January 1969) is a Singaporean politician. He served asSpeaker of the Parliament of Singapore from 11 September 2017 to 17 July 2023.^[1]

1. ↑ hermesauto (2020-08-20). "Tan Chuan-Jin to be nominated Speaker, Indranee to be Leader of the House, when Parliament reopens". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2021-05-06.