Tan Chuan-Jin

Tan Chuan-Jin
陈川仁
Official portrait, 2021
8th Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore
In office
11 September 2017 – 17 July 2023
DeputyCharles Chong
Lim Biow Chuan
Christopher de Souza
Jessica Tan
Preceded byHalimah Yacob
Succeeded byJessica Tan (Acting)
Seah Kian Peng
Minister for Social and Family Development
In office
9 April 2015 – 10 September 2017
Prime MinisterLee Hsien Loong
Preceded byChan Chun Sing
Succeeded byDesmond Lee
Minister for Manpower
In office
1 May 2014 – 4 May 2015
Acting: 1 August 2012 – 30 April 2014
Prime MinisterLee Hsien Loong
Preceded byTharman Shanmugaratnam
Succeeded byLim Swee Say
Member of Parliament
for Marine Parade GRC
In office
7 May 2011 – 17 July 2023
Preceded byPAP held
Succeeded byPAP held
Majority
  • 2011:
  • 2015:
  • 2020: 20,143 (15.52%)
Personal details
Born (1969-01-10) 10 January 1969
PartyPeople's Action Party
(2011–2023)
Children2
Alma materLondon School of Economics (BSc)
King's College London (MA)
National University of Singapore (MPA)
Military service
Branch/serviceSingapore Army
Years of service1987–2011
RankBrigadier-General
CommandsCommander, Army Training and Doctrine Command
Commander, 3rd Division
Assistant Chief of the General Staff (Plans)
Commander, 7th Singapore Infantry Brigade
Army Attaché, Jakarta
Commanding Officer, 3 Guards Battalion
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Tan Chuan-Jin PPA(P) (Chinese: 陈川仁; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tân Chhoan-jîn; born 10 January 1969) is a Singaporean former politician and brigadier-general. A former member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he served as Speaker of Parliament between 2017 and 2023, and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Marine Parade Group Representation Constituency (GRC) from 2011 to 2023.

He also served as Minister for Manpower between 2014 and 2015, and Minister for Social and Family Development between 2015 and 2017.

Prior to his appointment to the Cabinet, he served as a Senior Minister of State and Acting Minister between 2012 and 2014. Tan also served as President of the Singapore National Olympic Council between 2014 and 2023.

In July 2023, both Tan and Cheng Li Hui resigned from Parliament and the PAP after admitting to a years-long extramarital affair with each other. Tan resigned as an MP, the Speaker of Parliament and a member of the PAP on 17 July. His division was temporarily covered by Edwin Tong, fellow MP for Marine Parade GRC.