Edwin Tong

Edwin Tong
唐振辉
Tong in 2019
Minister for Culture, Community and Youth
Assumed office
27 July 2020
Prime MinisterLee Hsien Loong
Lawrence Wong
Preceded byGrace Fu
Second Minister for Law
Assumed office
27 July 2020
Prime MinisterLee Hsien Loong
Lawrence Wong
MinisterK. Shanmugam
Preceded byIndranee Rajah (2018)
Junior ministerial offices
Senior Minister of State for Law
In office
1 July 2018 – 26 July 2020
Prime MinisterLee Hsien Loong
MinisterK. Shanmugam
Preceded byIndranee Rajah
Senior Minister of State for Health
In office
1 July 2018 – 26 July 2020
Serving with Lam Pin Min
Amy Khor
Prime MinisterLee Hsien Loong
MinisterGan Kim Yong
Preceded byChee Hong Tat
Succeeded byKoh Poh Koon
Janil Puthucheary
Member of Parliament
for Marine Parade GRC
(Joo Chiat)
Assumed office
11 September 2015
Preceded byCharles Chong
Majority20,143 (15.52%)
Member of Parliament
for Moulmein–Kallang GRC
(Jalan Besar)
In office
7 May 2011 – 24 August 2015
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Personal details
Born (1969-08-12) 12 August 1969 (age 55)[1][2]
Singapore
Political partyPeople's Action Party
Alma materNational University of Singapore (LLB)
ProfessionLawyer

Edwin Tong Chun Fai SC (Chinese: 唐振辉; pinyin: Táng Zhènhuī; born 12 August 1969)[1][2] is a Singaporean politician and lawyer who has been serving as Minister for Culture, Community and Youth and Second Minister for Law concurrently since 2020. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Joo Chiat division of Marine Parade GRC since 2011. He has also been serving as Deputy Chairman of the People's Association since 2021.[3]

Prior to entering politics, Tong was a lawyer at Allen & Gledhill practising extensively in corporate and commercial disputes, restructuring and insolvency matters, and international arbitration. He was appointed Senior Counsel in 2015.

Tong made his political debut in the 2011 general election as part of a four-member PAP team contesting in Moulmein–Kallang GRC and won. Throughout his political career, he served as Senior Minister of State for Law and Senior Minister of State for Health before being promoted to full minister after the 2020 general election. He forms part of the new Cabinet selected by Lawrence Wong announced in May 2024.[4]

  1. ^ a b "PARL | MP". www.parliament.gov.sg.
  2. ^ a b "Parliament of Singapore : MP Edwin Tong Chun Fai's CV". Parliament of Singapore. Archived from the original on 16 July 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  3. ^ Auto, Hermes (23 April 2021). "Singapore's Cabinet reshuffle: Edwin Tong takes over as People's Association deputy chairman | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  4. ^ anthony_chia (14 May 2024). "PMO | Changes to Cabinet and Other Appointments (May 2024)". Prime Minister's Office Singapore. Retrieved 19 May 2024.