Desmond Tan (politician)

Desmond Tan
陈国明
Senior Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office
Assumed office
15 May 2024
Prime MinisterLawrence Wong
Deputy Secretary-General of the
National Trades Union Congress
Assumed office
30 June 2022
Serving with Heng Chee How
Prime MinisterLee Hsien Loong
Lawrence Wong
Secretary-GeneralNg Chee Meng
Preceded byChee Hong Tat
Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office
In office
13 June 2022 – 14 May 2024
Minister of State for Home Affairs
In office
27 July 2020 – 12 June 2022
Prime MinisterLee Hsien Loong
MinisterK. Shanmugam
Succeeded bySun Xueling
Minister of State for Sustainability and the Environment
In office
27 July 2020 – 12 June 2022
Prime MinisterLee Hsien Loong
MinisterGrace Fu
Member of Parliament
for Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC
(Pasir Ris Central)
Assumed office
10 July 2020
Preceded byConstituency established
Majority44,466 (28.30%)
Personal details
Born (1970-09-13) 13 September 1970 (age 54)[1]
Singapore
Political partyPeople's Action Party
Children3
Alma materUniversity of Manchester (BEng)
King's College London (MA)
Nanyang Technological University (MBA)
AwardsSAF Overseas Medal (Enhanced)
NATO (ISAF) Medal[2]
Military service
Branch/serviceSingapore Army
Years of service1988–2016
RankBrigadier-General
CommandsChief of Staff – General Staff
Director of Joint Operations
National Contingent Commander
Chief Guards Officer
Director of Public Affairs
Battles/wars

Desmond Tan Kok Ming (Chinese: 陈国明; pinyin: Chén Guómíng; born 13 September 1970)[1] is a Singaporean politician, union leader and former brigadier-general who has been serving as Senior Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office since 2024 and Deputy Secretary-General of the National Trade Union Congress since 2022.[3]

He previously served as Minister of State for Home Affairs and Minister of State for Sustainability and the Environment concurrently between 2020 and 2022.

A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Pasir Ris Central division of Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC since 2020.

Prior to entering politics, Tan had served 28 years in the Singapore Army under the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) and attained the rank Brigadier-General. He left the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) in 2017.

He served as chief executive director of the People's Association between 2017 and 2020.[4]

He made his political debut in the 2020 general election when he joined a five-member PAP team contesting in Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC and they won with 64.15% of the vote.

  1. ^ a b "MP | Parliament of Singapore".
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Parliament CV was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Changes to Cabinet and Other Appointments (June 2022)". Prime Minister's Office Singapore. 6 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Desmond Tan Kok Ming". LinkedIn. Accessed on 26 June 2020.