Tan Kiat How
Tan Kiat How (Chinese: 陈杰豪; pinyin: Chén Jiéháo; born 1977) is a Singaporean politician and former civil servant who has been serving as Senior Minister of State for National Development and Senior Minister of State for Communications and Information concurrently since 2022. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Kampong Chai Chee division of East Coast GRC since 2020.
Tan Kiat How | |
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陈杰豪 | |
| Senior Minister of State for Communications and Information | |
| Assumed office 13 June 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong |
| Minister | Josephine Teo |
| Senior Minister of State for National Development | |
| Assumed office 13 June 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong |
| Minister | Desmond Lee |
| Minister of State for Communications and Information | |
| In office 15 May 2021 – 12 June 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong |
| Minister | Josephine Teo |
| Minister of State for National Development | |
| In office 27 July 2020 – 12 June 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong |
| Minister | Desmond Lee |
| Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office | |
| In office 27 July 2020 – 14 May 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong |
| Minister | Indranee Rajah Maliki Osman Tan See Leng |
| Member of Parliament for East Coast GRC (Kampong Chai Chee) | |
| Assumed office 10 July 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Lee Yi Shyan |
| Majority | 7,769 (6.78%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1977 (age 46–47) Singapore |
| Political party | People's Action Party |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of Illinois (BA, BEng) Stanford University |
Prior to his appointment as Senior Minister of State, he served as Minister of State for National Development, Minister of State for Communications and Information and Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office between 2020 and 2021.
A computer engineer by profession, Tan had worked at the Ministry of Communications and Information (MCI) and was the chief executive officer of the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA).
He made his political debut in the 2020 general election when he joined a five-member PAP team contesting in East Coast GRC, and they won with 53.39% of the vote. Tan was appointed Minister of State shortly after being elected, and appointed to the Prime Minister's Office from 2020 to 2021. In 2022, Tan was promoted Senior Minister of State after a Cabinet reshuffle.