- This is a Chinese name; the family name is Tan. Personal Names in Chinese culture follow a number of conventions different from those of personal names in Western cultures. Chinese family name is one of the hundreds or thousands of Family names that have been historically used by Han Chinese and Sinicized Chinese ethnic
Dr. Tony Tan Keng Yam (simplified Chinese: 陈庆炎博士; pinyin: Chén Qìngyán; Minnan: Tân Khèng-iām, born 7 February 1940, Singapore) is the former Deputy Prime Minister and Co-ordinating Minister for Security and Defence of Singapore. Pinyin, more formally Hanyu pinyin, is the most common Standard Mandarin Romanization system in use The Southern Min language or Min Nan ( POJ: Bân-lâm-gú or "Southern Fujian" language refers to a family of Chinese languages Dialects Events 457 - Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1074 - Battle of Montesarchio in which the Prince Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Singapore Singapore
Tan served as Minister of Finance from 24 October 1983 to 1 January 1985, as Minister of Education from January 1985 to December 1991, as Minister of Health between 2 January 1985 and 6 May 1985 and Minister for Trade and Industry between 7 May 1985 and 17 February 1986.
In December 1991, Dr Tan stepped down from the Cabinet to return to the private sector as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Overseas Chinese Banking Corporation. The Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited ( ( Simplified Chinese: 华侨银行有限公司 abbreviated as OCBC Bank (华侨银行 is a Publicly listed He retained his seat in Parliament as the Representative for the Sembawang Group Representation Constituency until he retired in 2006. The unicameral Parliament of Singapore is the Legislature of Singapore with the President as its head Sembawang Group Representation Constituency ( Traditional Chinese: 三巴旺集選區 Simplified Chinese: 三巴旺集选区 is a six-member Group Representation
Dr. Tan rejoined the Cabinet on 1 August 1995 and was subsequently appointed Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence. In August 2003, Dr Tan was appointed Deputy Prime Minister and Co-ordinating Minister for Security and Defence.
He is noted for his efforts by helping places such as Banda Aceh and Phuket, which were badly hit by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake, notably in terms of helping out by reconstructing the city's infrastructure, and in coordinating donations for the tsunami victims. Banda Aceh is the provincial capital and largest city of Aceh, Indonesia, located on the island of Sumatra, with an Elevation of 21 m Phuket (ภูเก็ต pʰuːkɛt formerly known as Tha-Laang or Talang, or Junk Ceylon in Western sources a distortion of the Malay Tanjung The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake was an undersea Earthquake that occurred at 005853 UTC on December 26 2004 with an Epicentre off the west coast of
Dr Tony Tan is married to Mary Chee Bee Kiang. They have four children: three sons and one daughter. He was previously from St Patrick’s Institution, St. Joseph’s Institution and went on to University of Singapore, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and University of Adelaide for further studies.
Dr Tony Tan stepped down as Deputy Prime Minister on September 1, 2005 and Wong Kan Seng, the Minister for Home Affairs, took over as the Deputy Prime Minister of the country. Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
After his retirement from the cabinet, Tan became the Chairman of the National Research Foundation and Deputy Chairman of the Research, Innovation and Enterprise Council. The Cabinet of Singapore forms the executive and is headed by the Prime minister, who is the Head of government. He is also on the boards of the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC), and Singapore Press Holdings Limited (SPH). The Government of Singapore Investment Corporation Private Limited (GIC is a Sovereign wealth fund established by the Government of Singapore in 1981 Singapore Press Holdings Limited ( SPH) ( Chinese: 新加坡报业控股 is a media organisation in Singapore with businesses in print,
| Preceded by Ong Teng Cheong |
Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore 1995-2005 |
Succeeded by Wong Kan Seng |
| Preceded by Post not yet created |
Coordinating Minister for Security and Defence 2001-2005 |
Succeeded by S Jayakumar (Post renamed Coordinating Minister for National Security) |
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Minister for Defence ?-2003 |
Succeeded by Teo Chee Hean |
| Preceded by Lee Kuan Yew |
Minister for Finance 1983-1985 |
Succeeded by Hu Tsu Tau Richard |
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Minister for Education 1985-1991 |
Succeeded by Lee Yock Suan |
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Minister for Health 1985-1985 |
Succeeded by Khaw Boon Wan |
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Minister for Trade and Industry 1985-1986 |
Succeeded by Lee Hsien Loong |
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