Tang Guan Seng

In this Chinese name, the family name is Tang.

Tang Guan Seng
Member of the Singapore Parliament for Ang Mo Kio GRC (Ang Mo Kio)
In office 2 January 1997 – 18 October 2001
Preceded by	Yeo Toon Chia (PAP)
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Member of the Singapore Parliament for Hougang SMC
In office 9 January 1989 – 14 August 1991
Succeeded by	Low Thia Khiang (WP)
Majority	11,983 (58.96%)
Personal details
Born	1948 (age 76–77) Colony of Singapore
Nationality	Singapore
Political party	People's Action Party

Tang Guan Seng (Chinese: 陈原生) is a Singaporean politician. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he was a Member of the Parliament representing Khe Bong SMC from 1984 to 1988, Hougang SMC from 1988 to 1991 and Ang Mo Kio GRC representing Ang Mo Kio division from 1997 to 2001.

Political career

At the 1984 Singaporean general election, Tang contested Khe Bong SMC and won the election over Sim Say Chuan of the Barisan Sosialis with 62.53% of the vote.^[1]

At the 1988 Singaporean general election, Khe Boon SMC was absorbed in to Toa Payoh GRC and Tang contested the newly created Hougang SMC.^[2] He won the election over Lim Chiu Liang of the Workers' Party (WP) with 58.96% of the vote.^[3][4]

At the 1991 Singaporean general election, Tang lost the election to Low Thia Khiang of WP with 47.18% of the vote.^[5][6]

In 1993, when Ong Teng Cheong resigned from PAP to run in the 1993 Singaporean presidential election, Tang replaced Ong as the chairman of PAP's Kim Keat branch, as well as the Kim Keat grassroots adviser.^[7]

Tang did not re-contest Hougang SMC in the 1997 Singaporean general election but joined the PAP team in Ang Mo Kio GRC where the team won the election unopposed.^[8]

In 2004, Tang was appointed to be the political secretary to Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong.^[9]

Personal life

Tang is married to Tan Soh Nee.^[10]

References

1. "ELD | 1984 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
2. "We're happy with the way things are: Hougang residents". sg.news.yahoo.com. 3 April 2011. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
3. "ELD | 1988 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
4. "Singapore Parliamentary General Election 1988 > Hougang". www.singapore-elections.com. Archived from the original on 8 December 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
5. "ELD | 1997 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
6. "Singapore Parliamentary General Election 1997 > Hougang". www.singapore-elections.com. Archived from the original on 8 December 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
7. "From MP to president: What happens when my MP becomes the head of state?". AsiaOne. 18 June 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
8. Derek Da Cunha (1997), The Price of Victory: The 1997 Singapore General Election and Beyond, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, pp. 133–, ISBN 978-981-3055-88-9
9. "Press Statement by Mr Lee Hsien Loong Prime Minister Designate on New Appointments" (PDF).
10. "Portrait of Mr. Tang Guan Seng, Parliamentary Secretary for Education and Home Affairs - BookSG - National Library Board, Singapore". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 13 July 2021.