18 Facts About Tan Chuan-Jin

Tan Chuan-Jin served as Minister for Manpower between 2014 and 2015, and Minister for Social and Family Development between 2015 and 2017.

Tan Chuan-Jin served as President of the Singapore National Olympic Council between 2014 and 2023.

Tan Chuan-Jin resigned his seat as Member of Parliament, Speaker of the Parliament and as a member of People's Action Party on 17 July 2023 and his division is being covered by other members in Marine Parade GRC.

Tan Chuan-Jin attended Anglo-Chinese School and Raffles Junior College before graduating from the London School of Economics with a Bachelor of Science degree in economics under the Singapore Armed Forces Overseas Scholarship.

Tan Chuan-Jin completed a Master of Arts degree in defence studies at King's College London, and a Master of Public Administration degree at the National University of Singapore's Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy in 2008.

Tan Chuan-Jin enlisted in the Singapore Armed Forces in 1987 and was commissioned as an officer in the Singapore Army before attaining the rank Brigadier-General.

Tan Chuan-Jin received the Public Administration Medal for services rendered in the Tsunami Relief Operation in 2005.

Tan Chuan-Jin was the chairman of the executive committee of the Singapore National Day Parade in 2009.

On 25 March 2011, Tan Chuan-Jin retired from the Singapore Armed Forces to enter politics.

Tan Chuan-Jin was announced as a People's Action Party candidate joining the five-member PAP team contesting in Marine Parade GRC during the 2011 general election.

Tan Chuan-Jin worked on issues which led to Sisters' Islands being designated as Singapore's first marine park, as well as amendments being made to the Animal and Birds Act.

On 1 September 2013, Tan Chuan-Jin relinquished his appointment at the Ministry of National Development and became Senior Minister of State at the Ministry of Manpower while continuing to serve as Acting Minister for Manpower.

On 9 April 2015, Tan Chuan-Jin relinquished his portfolio as Minister for Manpower and became Minister for Social and Family Development as part of a Cabinet reshuffle.

In January 2014, Tan Chuan-Jin began serving as the president of the Singapore National Olympic Council.

On 11 July 2023, Tan Chuan-Jin made a public apology to WP MP Jamus Lim after a clip of him using unparliamentary language during a 17 April parliamentary sitting was shared on Reddit.

Prime Minister and PAP's Secretary-General Lee Hsien Loong confirmed that Tan Chuan-Jin, who is married, and Cheng were having an extramarital affair, since at least 2020.

Tan Chuan-Jin would be announced as an instructor for a "masterclass in leadership" held at the SMF Centre for Corporate Learning in a Facebook post, which would be quickly taken down due to significant backlash; the course itself would proceed as scheduled.

Tan Chuan-Jin has been a consultant at the Tan Chin Tuan Foundation since October 2023.