Tan Jee Say

Tan Jee Say
陈如斯
Tan in 2011
Secretary-General of Singaporeans First
In office
25 May 2014 – 25 June 2020
ChairmanAng Yong Guan
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Personal details
Born (1954-02-12) 12 February 1954 (age 70)
Colony of Singapore
Political partySingapore Democratic Party
(2011–2011)
(2020–present)
Other political
affiliations
Independent
(2011–2014)
Singaporeans First (2014–2020)
SpousePatricia Khoo Phaik Ean
Children4
Alma materUniversity College, Oxford (BA)
Tan Jee Say
Traditional Chinese陳如斯
Simplified Chinese陈如斯
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinChén Rúsī

Tan Jee Say (Chinese: 陈如斯; pinyin: Chén Rúsī; born 12 February 1954) is a Singaporean politician and former civil servant.

He stood in a four-cornered fight for the 2011 presidential election. He was unsuccessful in his bid, losing with 25.04% of the votes to Tony Tan.

He founded the defunct political party, Singaporeans First which was disbanded prior to the 2020 general election.[1]

  1. ^ "Singapore GE2020: SingFirst leader Tan Jee Say announces dissolution of party". The Straits Times. 25 June 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2020.