Wong Kan Seng
| Wong Kan Seng | |
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| 黄根成 | |
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| Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore | |
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In office 1 September 2005 – 21 May 2011 Serving with Teo Chee Hean |
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| Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong |
| Preceded by | Tony Tan |
| Succeeded by | Tharman Shanmugaratnam |
| Co-ordinating Minister for National Security | |
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In office 1 November 2010 – 21 May 2011 |
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| Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong |
| Preceded by | S. Jayakumar |
| Succeeded by | Teo Chee Hean |
| Minister for Home Affairs | |
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In office 2 January 1994 – 31 October 2010 |
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| Prime Minister |
Goh Chok Tong Lee Hsien Loong |
| Preceded by | S. Jayakumar |
| Succeeded by | K. Shanmugam |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | |
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In office 13 September 1988 – 1 January 1994 |
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| Prime Minister |
Lee Kuan Yew Goh Chok Tong |
| Preceded by | S. Dhanabalan |
| Succeeded by | S. Jayakumar |
| Minister for Community Development | |
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In office 1987–1991 |
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| Prime Minister |
Lee Kuan Yew Goh Chok Tong |
| Deputy Chairman of People's Association | |
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In office 1992–2006 |
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| Member of Parliament for Bishan-Toa Payoh Group Representation Constituency Kuo Chuan SMC (1984 - 1988) Toa Payoh GRC (1988 - 1991) Thomson GRC (1991 - 1996) |
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In office 22 December 1984 – 11 September 2015 |
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| Majority | 15,180 (12.2%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
8 September 1946 Singapore |
| Nationality | Singaporean |
| Political party | People's Action Party(1984-2015) |
| Spouse(s) | Ruth Lee Hong Geok |
| Alma mater |
University of Singapore London Business School |
| Profession | Teacher |
Wong Kan Seng (Chinese: 黄根成; pinyin: Huáng Gēn Chéng; Cantonese Yale: Wòng Gān Sìng; born 1946) is a former Singaporean politician. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), He is a Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Bishan-Toa Payoh Group Representation Constituency.
Wong served as the country's Deputy Prime Minister from 2005 to 2011. He also held the Cabinet portfolios of Minister for Community Development (1987–91), Minister for Foreign Affairs (1988–94), Minister for Home Affairs (1994–2010) and Co-ordinating Minister for National Security (2010–11).
Wong entered politics in 1984 after working as a teacher in the Singapore Civil Service and the private sector.
Wong was elected a Member of Parliament representing the Kuo Chuan constituency in Toa Payoh at the 1984 general election. He has since been re-elected as an MP representing the Group Representation Constituencies (GRCs) of Toa Payoh (1988), Thomson (1991) and Bishan-Toa Payoh (1997, 2001, 2006 and 2011).
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