Sin Kek Tong
Sin Kek Tong | |
|---|---|
沈克栋 | |
Sin at a nomination centre in 2011 | |
| 1st Chairman of the Singapore People's Party | |
| In office 1996–2012 | |
| Secretary-General | Chiam See Tong |
| Succeeded by | Lina Loh |
| 1st Secretary-General of the Singapore People's Party | |
| In office June 1994 – December 1996 | |
| Succeeded by | Chiam See Tong |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1944 |
| Died | 27 February 2017 (aged 72–73) |
| Cause of death | Prostate Cancer |
| Party | Singapore People's Party |
| Other political affiliations | Singapore Democratic Party (1988–1994) Singapore Democratic Alliance (2001–2011) |
| Occupation | Politician |
Sin Kek Tong (Chinese: 沈克栋; pinyin: Shěn Kèdòng; 1944 – 27 February 2017) was a Singaporean politician. A former member of Singapore People's Party (SPP), Sin served as the Singapore People's Party chairman between 1996 and 2012 and Secretary-General of the Singapore People's Party between 1994 and 1996.
Originally a member of the opposition Singapore Democratic Party (SDP), Sin left the SDP in 1994 with a breakaway faction of SDP members who supported Chiam See Tong in an internal conflict against Chee Soon Juan and other SDP leaders.
Sin and Chiam's supporters then started the Singapore People's Party (SPP), with Sin standing in as secretary-general until Chiam officially joined the SPP in 1996. Throughout his political career, Sin had contested in six general elections from 1988 to 2011, but had never won any of them.