Tan Kiat How

Tan Kiat How is a Singaporean politician. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he was appointed as the Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office and the Ministry for National Development by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and was appointed as vice chairman of the East Coast Town Council with Cheryl Chan.

The Honourable

Tan Kiat How

MP
陈杰豪
Minister of State,
Prime Minister's Office
Assumed office
27 July 2020
Prime MinisterLee Hsien Loong
MinisterIndranee Rajah
Maliki Osman
Tan See Leng
ConstituencyEast Coast GRC
Minister of State,
Ministry for National Development
Assumed office
27 July 2020
Prime MinisterLee Hsien Loong
MinisterDesmond Lee
Member of the Singapore Parliament
for East Coast GRC
(Kampong Chai Chee)
Assumed office
10 July 2020
Preceded byLee Yi Shyan
Personal details
Born1977
Singapore
Political partyPeople's Action Party (PAP)
Children1
EducationBachelor of Arts (Economics)
Bachelor of Engineering (Computer Engineering)
Master of Management Science and Engineering
Alma materUniversity of Illinois
Stanford University

He is the Member of Parliament (MP) for East Coast GRC for Kampong Chai Chee since 10 July 2020 after the 2020 Singaporean general election. Prior to his political career, he served as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA).

Early life and education

Tan Kiat How graduated from Hwa Chong.[1] Tan subsequently graduated from University of Illinois with bachelor degrees in Computer Engineering and Economics.[2] He also read master's degrees in Management at Stanford University and was a Mason Fellow at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government.[1][2]

Career

Tan Kiat How was the Deputy Secretary (Cyber and Technology) in the Ministry for Communications and Information.[2] Tan served as the IMDA CEO from January 2017 to his resignation in June 2020 for contesting in the 2020 Singaporean general election.[2][3] Under Tan's tenure, IMDA awarded spectrum for the deployment of fifth-generation mobile networks.[3] In May 2020, Tan established the SG Digital Office under IMDA to reach out to less digitally savvy segments in the community.[3]

Politics

Tan Kiat How was fielded in 2020 Singaporean general election to contest in East Coast GRC for Kampong Chai Chee under the People's Action Party's ticket against Workers' Party.[4] Tan's running mates were Heng Swee Keat, Maliki Osman, Jessica Tan, and Cheryl Chan.[5] On 11 July 2020, Tan and team were declared to be elected as the East Coast GRC MPs in the 14th Parliament of Singapore, garnering 53.39% of the valid votes.[6]

On 25 July 2020, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced that Tan would be officially appointed Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office and the Ministry for National Development two days later on 27 July 2020.

Family & Personal Life

Tan Kiat How is married and has a child.[3]

References
  1. "High-flying new face? IMDA CEO tipped as PAP's pick for East Coast GRC". AsiaOne. 2020-06-16. Archived from the original on 2020-06-30. Retrieved 2020-07-12.
  2. "TAN Kiat How". www.iss.nus.edu.sg. Archived from the original on 2020-06-27. Retrieved 2020-07-12.
  3. "IMDA chief executive Tan Kiat How to step down". TODAYonline. Archived from the original on 2020-06-23. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
  4. "GE2020: East Coast GRC to see fight between PAP and WP; DPM Heng replaces Lim Swee Say". CNA. Archived from the original on 2020-07-02. Retrieved 2020-07-12.
  5. hermesauto (2020-06-30). "Singapore GE2020: Heng Swee Keat to helm East Coast GRC in election". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 2020-06-30. Retrieved 2020-07-12.
  6. hermesauto (2020-07-11). "GE2020 official results: Heng Swee Keat's PAP team wins East Coast GRC against WP, with 53% of votes". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 2020-07-11. Retrieved 2020-07-12.
Parliament of Singapore
Preceded by
Lee Yi Shyan		 Member of Parliament for
East Coast GRC (Kampong Chai Chee)
2020 – present		 Incumbent
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