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,he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Serangoon division of Aljunied Group Representation Constituency (GRC) since 2025. [2]
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.
In June 2025,Tiong was co-opted to the WP's Central Executive Committee as Deputy Treasurer. [9]
Tiong is married with two children. [10]
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