Tan Cheng Bock

Adrian Tan Cheng Bock (Chinese: 陈清木; pinyin: Chén Qīngmù; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tân Chheng-bo̍k; born 26 April 1940) is a Singaporean politician and medical doctor. A former member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ayer Rajah SMC between 1980 and 2006. After leaving the PAP, Tan founded the Progress Singapore Party (PSP), serving as secretary-general between 2019 and 2021 and as chairman since 2021.

Tan Cheng Bock
陈清木
Tan in 2011
Chairman of the Progress Singapore Party
Assumed office
1 April 2021
Secretary-GeneralFrancis Yuen
(2021–2023)
Leong Mun Wai
(since 2023)
Vice-ChairmanWang Swee Chuang
(2021–2023)
Hazel Poa
(since 2023)
Preceded byWang Swee Chuang
Secretary-General of the Progress Singapore Party
In office
28 March 2019  31 March 2021
ChairmanWang Swee Chuang
AssistantFrancis Yuen
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byFrancis Yuen
Member of the Singapore Parliament
for Ayer Rajah SMC
In office
23 December 1980  20 April 2006
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Personal details
Born
Adrian Tan Cheng Bock

(1940-04-26) 26 April 1940
Singapore, Straits Settlements
Political partyProgress Singapore Party
(2019–present)
Other political
affiliations
Independent
(2011–2019)
People's Action Party (1980–2011)
SpouseCecilia Lee Choon Lian
Children2
Alma materUniversity of Singapore (MBBS)
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionGeneral practitioner
Signature
Websitewww.tanchengbock.org
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