Wong Kan Seng
Singaporean politician
Wong Kan Seng (born 8 September 1946) is a Singaporean former politician who served as the fifth Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore, from 2005 to 2011. Currently, he is the chairman of both UOB Bank (since 2017) and CapitaLand Group (since 2021).2
From Wikipedia’s article on Wong Kan Seng (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Born Sep 8, 1946.1
About
As a member of Singapore's governing People's Action Party (PAP), Wong served in the Cabinet as Minister for Community Development between 1987 and 1991, Leader of the House between 1987 and 2007, Minister for Foreign Affairs between 1988 and 1994, Minister for Home Affairs between 1994 and 2010, Deputy Prime Minister between 2005 and 2011, and Coordinating Minister for National Security between 2010 and 2011. He continued to serve as a Member of Parliament on the backbenches until 2015.
As a Member of Parliament, Wong represented Kuo Chuan Single Member Constituency between 1984 and 1988, the Bishan East division of Thomson Group Representation Constituency between 1991 and 1997, and Bishan–Toa Payoh Group Representation Constituency between 1997 and 2015.
From Wikipedia’s article on Wong Kan Seng, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2
Companies
- CapitaLandChair Sep 21, 2021 to now3
- United Overseas BankChair Feb 15, 2018 to now4
Links
Sources
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- 1WikidataWong Kan Seng on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaWong Kan Seng on Wikipedia
- 3WikidataCapitaLand, Chair
- 4WikidataUnited Overseas Bank, Chair