Tan Cheng Bock
| Tan Cheng Bock | |
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| 陈清木 | |
Tan at his residence on 17 August 2011
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| Member of the Singapore Parliament for Ayer Rajah SMC |
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In office 23 December 1980 - 6 May 2006 |
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| Preceded by | None |
| Succeeded by | S. Iswaran (West Coast GRC) |
| Majority | 12,967 (76.0%) |
| Personal details | |
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26 April 1940 Singapore |
| Nationality | Singaporean |
| Political party | None (formerly People's Action Party until May 2011) |
| Spouse(s) | Cecilia Lee Choon Lian |
| Children | 1 son and 1 daughter |
| Alma mater | University of Singapore |
| Occupation | General practitioner |
| Profession | Medical practitioner |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
| Signature |  |
| Website | www |
Tan Cheng Bock (simplified Chinese: 陈清木; traditional Chinese: 陳清木; pinyin: Chén Chīng Mù; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tân Chheng-bo̍k; born 26 April 1940) is a Singaporean politician and medical practitioner. He was formerly a member of Singapore's governing People's Action Party (PAP) and a Member of Parliament from 1980 to 2006. He was the first non-Cabinet minister elected into the PAP Central Executive Committee (1987–96). He stood for the 2011 presidential election and won the second highest number of votes at 34.85% among all four candidates, losing marginally to the winner Tony Tan.
Born to a Hokkien-speaking family, Tan was educated at Radin Mas Primary School and Raffles Institution, before going on to study at the University of Singapore where he graduated with a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery in 1968. He was a backbencher in the Singapore Parliament from 1980 to 2006 as a member of the People's Action Party (PAP). In early May 2011 he resigned from the PAP to stand as a candidate in the 2011 presidential election.
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