Tan had worked in the private, public and non-profit sectors at various organisations, including the Ministry of Defence (MINDEF), Oxfam and the United Nations (UN). He worked in the investment banking sector at Goldman Sachs in Singapore and Hong Kong between 2010 and 2015. He was also Head of Public Policy, Trust and Safety at Facebook and Head of Public Policy and Economics for the Asia-Pacific region at LinkedIn.[2][3][4]
Political career
Tan made his political debut in the 2020 general election as part of a five-member PAP team contesting in Tanjong Pagar GRC and won 63.13% of the vote against the opposition Progress Singapore Party.[5]
Prior to that, he had been a community volunteer at Kreta Ayer–Kim Seng since 2005 and at Moulmein–Cairnhill since 2019, and had worked with Lily Neo,[4] the Member of Parliament (MP) representing Kreta Ayer–Kim Seng between 1997 and 2020.
After the 2020 general election, Tan was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Moulmein–Cairnhill ward of Tanjong Pagar GRC.
At MTI, he was involved in the recovery of the tourism sector during and after the COVID-19 pandemic,[7] and worked as Co-Chair of the Future Economy Council's Sub-Committee on Advanced Manufacturing and Trade.[8] He also led efforts to sign the Pacific-Alliance Singapore Free Trade Agreement and the Mercosur-Singapore Free Trade Agreement.[9][10] He also works on strengthening trade and investment links to Sub-Saharan Africa.[11]
At MCCY, he worked on the Racial & Religious Harmony Circles,[12] and MentoringSG[13] and set up the SG Mental Well-Being Network.[14]
On 22 November 2021, Tan was appointed to the board of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS),[15] where he has been at the forefront of parliamentary proceedings involving MAS bills and issues. In October 2023, he delivered a ministerial statement on the $2.8 billion money-laundering case in Parliament.[16]
The party affiliation of each member is indicated right after the constituency/seat he or she represents. PAP: People's Action Party; WP: The Workers' Party; PSP: Progress Singapore Party All of the leaders of the respective GRCs are in underline. MP(s) who is go on a leave of absence is in italic. NMPs do not belong to any party.
