Bernard Chen
Bernard Chen Tien Lap | |||||||||
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Chen in 1982 | |||||||||
| Member of the Singapore Parliament for West Coast GRC | |||||||||
| In office 2 January 1997 – 18 October 2001 | |||||||||
| Prime Minister | Goh Chok Tong | ||||||||
| Preceded by | Constituency established | ||||||||
| Succeeded by | PAP held | ||||||||
| Member of the Singapore Parliament for Brickworks GRC | |||||||||
| In office 6 January 1992 – 16 December 1996 | |||||||||
| Prime Minister | Goh Chok Tong | ||||||||
| Preceded by | PAP held | ||||||||
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished | ||||||||
| Member of the Singapore Parliament for Pasir Panjang GRC | |||||||||
| In office 9 January 1989 – 14 August 1991 | |||||||||
| Prime Minister | Lee Kuan Yew (until 1990) Goh Chok Tong (from 1990) | ||||||||
| Preceded by | Constituency established | ||||||||
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished | ||||||||
| Member of the Singapore Parliament for Clementi | |||||||||
| In office 3 February 1981 – 17 August 1988 | |||||||||
| Prime Minister | Lee Kuan Yew | ||||||||
| Preceded by | Constituency established | ||||||||
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished | ||||||||
| Member of the Singapore Parliament for Radin Mas | |||||||||
| In office 14 May 1977 – 5 December 1980 | |||||||||
| Prime Minister | Lee Kuan Yew | ||||||||
| Preceded by | N. Naidu Govindasmy | ||||||||
| Succeeded by | Mohamed Kassim Abdul Jabbar | ||||||||
| Personal details | |||||||||
| Born | 20 September 1942 Kunming, Republic of China | ||||||||
| Died | 8 April 2015 (aged 72) Assisi Hospice, Singapore | ||||||||
| Spouse | Louisa Chee Ling Chun (m. 1969) | ||||||||
| Children | 3 | ||||||||
| Alma mater | Harvard University (MPA) Australian Catholic University (BA) University of Alberta (BS) | ||||||||
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| Chinese name | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 陳天立 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 陈天立 | ||||||||
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Bernard Chen Tien Lap BBM (20 September 1942 – 8 April 2015) was a Singaporean politician and business executive who served as Minister of State for Defence from 1977 to 1981, and a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1977 to 2001. He was a member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP).
Prior to entering politics, Chen worked in the Economic Development Board and the Ministry of Finance. He was also chairman of NTUC Income from 1978 to 1990.
A Catholic, Chen was married and had three children. He died of cancer in 2015.