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In this Chinese name, the family name is Tan.
Tan Soo Khoon
陈树群
4th Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore
In office 9 January 1989 – 18 October 2001
Deputy
Abdullah Tarmugi Eugene Yap
Preceded by
Yeoh Ghim Seng
Succeeded by
Abdullah Tarmugi
Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore
In office 1985–1989
Preceded by
Hwang Soo Jin
Succeeded by
Lim Boon Heng
Member of the Singapore Parliament for East Coast GRC (Kampong Chai Chee)
In office 3 January 1997 – 20 April 2006
Preceded by
Constituency established
Succeeded by
Lee Yi Shyan
Member of the Singapore Parliament for Bedok GRC (Kampong Chai Chee)
In office 21 August 1991 – 16 December 1996
Preceded by
Hong Hai
Succeeded by
Constituency abolished
Member of the Singapore Parliament for Brickworks GRC (Alexandra)
In office 3 September 1988 – 14 August 1991
Preceded by
Constituency established
Succeeded by
Constituency abolished
Member of the Singapore Parliament for Alexandra SMC
In office 23 December 1976 – 17 August 1988
Preceded by
Wong Lin Ken
Succeeded by
Constituency abolished
Personal details
Born
(1949-09-01) 1 September 1949 (age 74) Colony of Singapore
Political party
People's Action Party
Alma mater
University of Singapore
Tan Soo Khoon (Chinese: 陈树群; pinyin: Chén Shùqún; born 1 September 1949) is a Singaporean former politician who served as Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore between 1989 and 2001.
TanSooKhoon (Chinese: 陈树群; pinyin: Chén Shùqún; born 1 September 1949) is a Singaporean former politician who served as Speaker of the Parliament of...
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Coast GRC to Marine Parade GRC and saw the removal of Chew Heng Ching, TanSooKhoon and Lee Yock Suan due to the advanced age in 2006, followed by S Jayakumar...
Prime Minister's Office), archived from the original on 18 August 2010. TanSooKhoon (Speaker), "Nominated Members of Parliament (Announcement by Mr Speaker)"...
led by Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong and his cabinet. The Speaker was TanSooKhoon. The de facto Leader of the Opposition was Chiam See Tong until he resigned...
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NewspaperSG. "SooKhoon is Deputy Speaker". The Straits Times. 2 March 1985. p. 10. Retrieved 27 June 2024 – via NewspaperSG. "Hwang Soo Jin calls it a...
Speaker is assisted by two Deputy Speakers, Christopher de Souza and Jessica Tan, who both took office on 31 August 2020. In the event when the speaker is...
contested for Bukit Bintang as a People's Action Party (PAP) candidate against Tan Toh Hong of Alliance Party, Ishak Muhamad of Socialist Front, and Abdul Aziz...
Parliament until 2015. Speaker: Yeoh Ghim Seng (PAP) Deputy Speaker: TanSooKhoon (PAP), from 1 March 1985 Prime Minister: Lee Kuan Yew (PAP) Deputy Prime...
August 1988 Deputy Tang See Chim Hwang Soo Jin TanSooKhoon Preceded by Punch Coomaraswamy Succeeded by TanSooKhoon Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of...
candidates, Tan Kim Chuang and Tan Lead Shake, had each forfeited their $9,000 election deposit, the latter being a straight contest where Tan Cheng Bock...
of Singapore In office 16 January 1989 – 13 August 1991 Preceded by TanSooKhoon Succeeded by Abdullah Tarmugi Member of the Singapore Parliament for...
Minister for Manpower, Second Minister for Trade and Industry, Singapore TanSooKhoon - Former Member of Parliament, Singapore Teo Ho Pin - Former Member...
every seat, allowing nine new candidates, which include Devan Nair and Tony Tan (both would later go on to become Presidents of Singapore) to enter Parliament...
19 June 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) TanSooKhoon (Speaker), "Nominated members of parliament (Announcement by Mr Speaker)"...
the constituency, and announced to be merged into Delta constituency. Tony Tan succeeded Hon as the new Finance Minister. PM Lee's son Lee Hsien Loong (who...
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was Tan Chuan-Jin, who was last appointed Minister for Social and Family Development, with effect from 11 September 2017. On 17 July 2023, Jessica Tan became...
Parliamentary Debates, Official Report (14 September 1992), vol. 60, col. 175; TanSooKhoon, "Nominated Members of Parliament (Announcement by Mr. Speaker)", Singapore...
Kongsi, was a made a Justice of the Peace and a member of the Grand Jury TanSooKhoon (陳樹群), former Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore Heng Swee Keat...
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