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Tan Kin Lian PBM BBM ( Chinese: 陈钦亮; pinyin: Chén Qīnliàng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tân Khim-liāng; Hokkien pronunciation [tan˨˦ kʰim˦˦ liaŋ˨˨]; born 9 March 1948) is a Singaporean businessman who served as the chief executive officer of NTUC Income between 1977 and 2007. On 7 June 2011, Tan announced his intention to stand for the ...
Presidential Elections Commission announced four candidates: Tan Cheng Bock, Tan Jee Say, Tony Tan and Tan Kin Lian to be granted certificates of eligibility. All four candidates had satisfied the Article 19(2)(e) of the Constitution, while Tan Jee Say and Tan Kin Lian also satisfied the Article 19(2)(g)(iv) of the Constitution. 17 August
Tan Kin Lian was the last to give his speech, and emphasised the need to vote for a president "truly independent" of the government. [107] Tan also claimed that he was the target of a "smear campaign" before the nomination, with regard to his social media posts. [108] However, he later did apologise to those who felt "uncomfortable" with his posts.
Peter Ng Kok Song (Chinese: 黄国松; pinyin: Huáng Guósōng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: N̂g Kok-sông; Teochew pronunciation [ŋ˥˥ kok̚˨ soŋ˥˥]; born 11 February 1948), better known as Ng Kok Song, is a Singaporean financier, fund manager and entrepreneur who served as the chief investment officer of GIC between 2007 and 2013, and director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore between 1985 ...
The Elections Department published the overseas vote count on 12 September. Only 3,799 votes were accepted for counting, of which only 78 votes were rejected. Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Ng Kok Song, and Tan Kin Lian garnered 2,834, 595, and 292 votes, respectively, which saw only a 0.01% change in Tharman's and Tan's respective voting percentages.
Tan Jee Say. Tan Jee Say ( Chinese: 陈如斯; pinyin: Chén Rúsī; born 12 February 1954) is a Singaporean politician and former civil servant. He stood in a four-cornered fight for the 2011 presidential election. He was unsuccessful in his bid, losing with 25.04% of the votes to Tony Tan . He founded the defunct political party, Singaporeans ...
On 2 September, Tharman was announced as the winner after receiving 70.41% of the vote, with Ng Kok Song receiving 15.72% and Tan Kin Lian receiving 13.87%, and was elected as the ninth president of Singapore. [64] He is the first non-Chinese presidential candidate to win in a contested presidential election in Singapore. [65]
Adrian Tan Cheng Bock [1] [a] ( 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. Tan contested in the 2011 ...