Alvin Tan (politician)

In this Chinese name, the family name is Tan .

Alvin Tan Sheng Hui ^[a] (born 30 June 1980) ^{[1] [2]} is a Singaporean politician currently serving as Minister of State for National Development and Minister of State for Trade and Industry. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Moulmein–Cairnhill division of Tanjong Pagar Group Representation Constituency since 2020.

Prior to entering politics, Tan had worked at various organisations, including the Ministry of Defence (MINDEF), Oxfam, United Nations, Goldman Sachs, Facebook and LinkedIn.

He made his political debut in the 2020 general election as part of a five-member PAP team contesting in Tanjong Pagar GRC and won 63.13% of the vote. He was successfully re-elected in the 2025 general election, and was appointed the Minister of State for National Development and Minister of State for Trade and Industry

Education

Tan attended the Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) and Anglo-Chinese Junior College. Despite scoring Cs and Ds for his A-level examinations, ^[3] he graduated from the University of Sydney with a Bachelor of Economics with first class honours degree under a study award conferred by the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF). ^[4]

He subsequently went on to complete a Master of Public Policy degree at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government. ^[4]

He also received the 2008 Tan Kah Kee Foundation Postgraduate Scholarship and the International and Global Affairs Fellowship from the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard University. ^[5]

Career

Tan had worked in the private, public and non-profit sectors at various organisations, including the Ministry of Defence (MINDEF), Oxfam and the United Nations (UN). He worked in the investment banking sector at Goldman Sachs in Singapore and Hong Kong between 2010 and 2015. He was also Head of Public Policy, Trust and Safety at Facebook and Head of Public Policy and Economics for the Asia-Pacific region at LinkedIn. ^{[4] [5] [6]}

Political career

Tan made his political debut in the 2020 general election as part of a five-member PAP team contesting in Tanjong Pagar GRC and won 63.13% of the vote against the opposition Progress Singapore Party. ^[7]

Prior to that, he had been a community volunteer at Kreta Ayer–Kim Seng since 2005 and at Moulmein–Cairnhill since 2019, and had worked with Lily Neo, ^[6] the Member of Parliament (MP) representing Kreta Ayer–Kim Seng between 1997 and 2020.

After the 2020 general election, Tan was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Moulmein–Cairnhill ward of Tanjong Pagar GRC.

On 1 September 2020, Tan was appointed as Minister of State for Culture, Community and Youth (MCCY) and Minister of State for Trade and Industry (MTI). ^[1] He is also Deputy Chairman of the National Youth Council. ^[8]

At MTI, he was involved in the recovery of the tourism sector during and after the COVID-19 pandemic, ^[9] and worked as Co-Chair of the Future Economy Council's Sub-Committee on Advanced Manufacturing and Trade. ^[10] He also led efforts to sign the Pacific-Alliance Singapore Free Trade Agreement and the Mercosur-Singapore Free Trade Agreement. ^{[11] [12]} He also works on strengthening trade and investment links to Sub-Saharan Africa. ^[13] At MCCY, he worked on the Racial & Religious Harmony Circles, ^[14] and MentoringSG ^[15] and set up the SG Mental Well-Being Network. ^[16] On 22 November 2021, Tan was appointed to the board of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), ^[17] where he has been at the forefront of parliamentary proceedings involving MAS bills and issues. In October 2023, he delivered a ministerial statement on the $2.8 billion money-laundering case in Parliament. ^[18]

In August 2024, Tan, in his position as the then-Minister of State for Culture, Community and Youth, responded to a Parliamentary Question about the proposed deal to sell a controlling 51% stake in homegrown insurer Income Insurance to German insurer Allianz. According to the Hansard, Tan highlighted NTUC Income's position on the deal, that "Income assessed that the deal with Allianz provides the best alignment of interests", and that '[NTUC Income]' said "Allianz has the best alignment with NTUC Income." ^{[19] [20] [21]}

In the 2025 general election, Tan remained in the Tanjong Pagar GRC in which his team won 81.02% of the vote against the PAR team led by Han Hui Hui. ^{[22] [23]}

Following the 2025 general elections, Tan was appointed the Minister of State for National Development and Minister of State for Trade and Industry.

Personal life

Tan is married with two children. ^{[4] [5]}

Notes

1. Chinese :陈圣辉; pinyin :Chén Shènghuì

References

1. "MP | Parliament of Singapore".
2. "Five years ago on Nomination Day..." Facebook. 23 April 2025. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
3. Baharudin, Hariz (25 February 2022). "Exam results, CCAs and Budget memes: What politicians are talking about". The Straits Times. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
4. "GE 2020: LinkedIn head & Republic Poly lecturer among new PAP candidates". 25 June 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
5. "Mr Alvin Tan" (PDF). www.parliament.gov.sg.
6. "Singapore GE2020: Two new faces in PAP's Tanjong Pagar GRC team led by Chan Chun Sing". 29 June 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
7. "GE2020 official results: PAP wins Tanjong Pagar GRC with 63.13% of votes, PSP has 36.87%". 11 July 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
8. "Partnering Singaporeans to Shape a Better Singapore". www.mccy.gov.sg. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
9. "Nearly S$500 million set aside to support Singapore's tourism recovery | Video". CNA. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
10. "S'pore updates industry transformation plans to boost production, add 13,400 jobs by 2025". The Straits Times. 18 October 2022. ISSN   0585-3923 . Retrieved 9 April 2024.
11. "Singapore signs free trade agreement with Pacific Alliance countries". CNA. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
12. "Singapore and MERCOSUR Sign the MERCOSUR-Singapore Free Trade Agreement". www.mfa.gov.sg. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
13. Etefe, Juliet (20 July 2023). "Over 500 business, gov't leaders to gather in Singapore for 7th Africa Singapore Business Forum". The Business & Financial Times. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
14. "Like That: Alvin Tan is closing the loop on S'pore's Harmony Circles". Petir SG. 17 November 2023. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
15. "Mentoring SG to expand opportunities for youth; new accredited course for mentors". The Straits Times. 17 November 2023. ISSN   0585-3923 . Retrieved 9 April 2024.
16. "National network for mental health to pilot well-being circles in the community". CNA. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
17. "Appointments to MAS Board of Directors". www.mas.gov.sg. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
18. Alvin Tan's full ministerial statement on MAS’ role in fighting money laundering . Retrieved 9 April 2024– via www.youtube.com.
19. Implication of Allianz Insurance's Proposed Acquisition of Income Insurance on Affordable Insurance for Singaporeans and Government's Support of Co-operatives. Hansard. Retrieved 27 June 2025
20. Yee, Julia (6 August 2024). "MAS will make sure terms & conditions of existing policies will not change if NTUC Income-Allianz deal goes through: Chee Hong Tat". mothership.sg. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
21. Chew, Elffie (7 August 2024). "Singapore ministers address concerns about $2.2 billion Allianz-Income Insurance deal". Yahoo News. Bloomberg. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
22. "GE2025: Strong showing for PAP as it wins Tanjong Pagar, Radin Mas and Queenstown". The Straits Times. 4 May 2025. ISSN   0585-3923 . Retrieved 15 July 2025.
23. "GE2025: Chan Chun Sing to lead PAP team in Tanjong Pagar; newcomer Foo Cexiang replaces Indranee". The Straits Times. 23 April 2025. ISSN   0585-3923 . Retrieved 15 July 2025.

The Honourable Alvin Tan
陈圣辉
Official portrait, 2020
Member of Parliament for Tanjong Pagar GRC
Incumbent
Assumed office 10 July 2020

Parliament of Singapore
Preceded by Chan Chun Sing Melvin Yong Chia Shi-Lu Indranee Rajah Joan Pereira	Member of Parliament for Tanjong Pagar GRC 2020 – present Served alongside: (2020-2025): Chan Chun Sing, Joan Pereira, Eric Chua, Indranee Rajah (2025-present): Chan Chun Sing, Joan Pereira, Foo Cexiang, Rachel Ong	Incumbent