Desmond Tan | |
|---|---|
陈国明 | |
| Senior Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office | |
| Assumed office 15 May 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Lawrence Wong |
| Deputy Secretary-General of the National Trades Union Congress | |
| Assumed office 30 June 2022 Serving with Heng Chee How | |
| Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong Lawrence Wong |
| Secretary-General | Ng Chee Meng |
| Preceded by | Chee 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 Serving with Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim | |
| Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong |
| Minister | K. Shanmugam |
| Succeeded by | Sun Xueling |
| Minister of State for Sustainability and the Environment | |
| In office 27 July 2020 – 12 June 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong |
| Minister | Grace Fu |
| Member of Parliament for Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC (Pasir Ris Central) | |
| Assumed office 10 July 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Majority | 44,466 (28.30%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 September 1970[1] Singapore |
| Political party | People's Action Party |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | University of Manchester (BEng) King's College London (MA) Nanyang Technological University (MBA) |
| Awards | SAF Overseas Medal (Enhanced) NATO (ISAF) Medal[2] |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | Singapore Army |
| Years of service | 1988–2016 |
| Rank | Brigadier-General |
| Commands | Chief 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.
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