Kenneth Tiong | |
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张文杰 | |
| Member of Parliament for Aljunied GRC | |
| Assumed office 3 May 2025 | |
| Preceded by | WP held |
| Majority | 25,783 (19.42%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kenneth Tiong Boon Kiat 1989 (age 35–36) [1] |
| Political party | Workers' Party |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Brown University |
| Occupation | Politician |
Kenneth Tiong Boon Kiat [a] (born 1989) is a Singaporean politician. A member of the Workers' Party,Tiong has been the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Serangoon division of Aljunied Group Representation Constituency (GRC) since 2025. [2]
Tiong was elected as Deputy Treasurer of the Workers' Party Central Executive Committee (CEC) since 2025.
Tiong attended Raffles Institution and Raffles Junior College. In 2014,Tiong completed his studies at Brown University and received a Bachelor of Science in Applied Mathematics-Computer Science and Philosophy. [1]
Tiong worked as a Business Analyst at McKinsey &Co. (2014–2016),followed by a stint at Millennium Management (2016–2018) as a Quant analyst. Tiong later went on to Brahman Capital (2018–2022) and served as Head Quant Developer and Portfolio Manager. He was the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at a tech startup (2022–2023). Since 2023,he has been the Director of Sensemake.ai,a news intelligence platform. [3]
Tiong began volunteering with the Workers’Party (WP) in 2023,contributing to the Policy team and assisting in East Coast GRC and Aljunied GRC. In late 2023,he became a member of the WP. From May 2024,he served as Legislative Assistant to Leader of the Opposition,Pritam Singh,and from January 2025,he took on the role of Serangoon Coordinator. [1] [4] In April 2025,he was spotted in a Aljunied GRC event which sparked speculations that he will run in the next election. [5]
Tiong made his political debut and contested in the 2025 General Election in Aljunied GRC alongside Pritam Singh,Sylvia Lim,Gerald Giam,and Fadli Fawzi and was elected with 59.71% of valid votes. [6] [7] Tiong represents Serangoon division replacing Leon Perera who resigned over an affair with Nicole Seah. [8] Tiong was appointed the Vice-Chairman of the Aljunied—Hougang Town Council (AHTC) since 2025 alongside with Dennis Tan. InJune 2025,Tiong was co-opted to the WP's Central Executive Committee in which he was appointed as Deputy Treasurer. [9]
Tiong is married with two children. [10]
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