Wong Kan Seng

Wong Kan Seng PPA(P)
黄根成
Wong in 2006
5th Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore
In office 1 September 2005 – 20 May 2011 Serving with S. Jayakumar (2004–2009) and Teo Chee Hean (2009–2019)
Prime Minister	Lee Hsien Loong
Preceded by	Tony Tan Lee Hsien Loong
Succeeded by	Tharman Shanmugaratnam Teo Chee Hean
Coordinating Minister for National Security
In office 1 November 2010 – 20 May 2011
Prime Minister	Lee Hsien Loong
Preceded by	S. Jayakumar
Succeeded by	Teo Chee Hean
Minister for Home Affairs
In office 2 January 1994 – 31 October 2010
Prime Minister	Goh Chok Tong Lee Hsien Loong
Second Minister	K. Shanmugam (from 2008)
Preceded by	S. Jayakumar
Succeeded by	K. Shanmugam
Minister for Foreign Affairs
In office 13 September 1988 – 1 January 1994
Prime Minister	Lee Kuan Yew Goh Chok Tong
Preceded by	S. Dhanabalan
Succeeded by	S. Jayakumar
Leader of the House
In office 25 February 1987 – 31 March 2007
Prime Minister	Lee Kuan Yew Goh Chok Tong Lee Hsien Loong
Preceded by	S. Dhanabalan
Succeeded by	Mah Bow Tan
Minister for Community Development
In office 1 January 1987 – 30 June 1991 Acting: 18 February 1986 – 31 December 1986
Prime Minister	Lee Kuan Yew Goh Chok Tong
Preceded by	S. Dhanabalan
Succeeded by	Seet Ai Mee
Member of Parliament for Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC (Bishan East)
In office 2 January 1997 – 11 September 2015
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Chong Kee Hiong (PAP)
Member of Parliament for Thomson GRC (Bishan East)
In office 31 August 1991 – 23 December 1996
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
Member of Parliament for Kuo Chuan SMC
In office 22 December 1984 – 24 August 1991
Preceded by	Pathmanaban Selvadurai (PAP)
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
Personal details
Born	Wong Kan Seng (1946-09-08) 8 September 1946 (age 78) Colony of Singapore
Political party	Independent
Other political affiliations	People's Action Party (1984–2015)
Spouse	Ruth Lee Hong Geok
Children	2
Alma mater	University of Singapore (BA) London Business School (MSc)
Occupation	Business executive politician civil servant teacher[1]

Wong Kan Seng PPA(P) (Chinese: 黄根成; pinyin: Huáng Gēnchéng; Jyutping: Wong4 Gan1 Sing4; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: N̂g Kun-sêng; born 8 September 1946)^[2] is a Singaporean former politician who served as 5th Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore between 2005 and 2011 and currently is the chairman of UOB Bank and CapitaLand Group since 2017 and 2021 respectively.

As a member of Singapore's governing People's Action Party (PAP), Wong served in the Cabinet as Minister for Community Development between 1987 and 1991, Leader of the House between 1987 and 2007, Minister for Foreign Affairs between 1988 and 1994, Minister for Home Affairs between 1994 and 2010, Deputy Prime Minister between 2005 and 2011, and Coordinating Minister for National Security between 2010 and 2011. He continued to serve as a Member of Parliament on the backbenches until 2015.

As a Member of Parliament, Wong represented the constituency of Kuo Chuan between 1984 and 1988, the Bishan East division of Thomson GRC between 1991 and 1997, and later Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC between 1997 and 2015.