Alvin Tan (politician)

Alvin Tan
陈圣辉
Minister of State for Trade and Industry
Assumed office
1 September 2020
Serving with Low Yen Ling (until 2024)
Prime MinisterLee Hsien Loong
Lawrence Wong
MinisterChan Chun Sing
(2020–2021)
Gan Kim Yong
(2021–present)
Minister of State for Culture, Community and Youth
Assumed office
1 September 2020
Serving with Low Yen Ling (until 2024)
Prime MinisterLee Hsien Loong
Lawrence Wong
MinisterEdwin Tong
Member of Parliament
for Tanjong Pagar GRC
(Moulmein–Cairnhill)
Assumed office
10 July 2020
Preceded byMelvin Yong (PAP)
Majority32,470 (26.26%)
Personal details
Born1980 (age 43–44)[1]
Singapore
Political partyPeople's Action Party
Children2
Alma materUniversity of Sydney (BEc)
Harvard University (MPP)
OccupationPolitician
Military service
Branch/serviceSingapore Army
Years of service2001–2008
RankCaptain

Alvin Tan Sheng Hui (Chinese: 陈圣辉; pinyin: Chén Shènghuì; born 1980)[1] is a Singaporean politician who has been serving as Minister of State for Trade and Industry and Minister of State for Culture, Community and Youth concurrently since 2020. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Moulmein–Cairnhill division of Tanjong Pagar GRC since 2020.

Prior to entering politics, Tan had worked at various organisations, including the Ministry of Defence (MINDEF), Oxfam, United Nations, Goldman Sachs, Facebook and LinkedIn.

He made his political debut in the 2020 general election as part of a five-member PAP team contesting in Tanjong Pagar GRC and won 63.13% of the vote.

  1. ^ a b "MP | Parliament of Singapore".