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Dr. TAN Cheng Bock
 

Name : Tan Cheng Bock
            Member of Parliament

Constituency : Ayer Rajah

Party Affiliation : People’s Action Party

Place of Birth : Singapore

Date of Birth : 26.04.1940

Marital Status : Married

No of Children : 2 (1 son and 1 daughter)

Religion : Nil

Educational Qualifications

    PSLE (Radin Mas Primary School)
    Raffles Institution
1968   M.B.B.S. (University of Singapore)


Present Occupation / Appointment

    Chairman - West Coast Ayer Rajah Town Council
    Vice-Chairman, South West Community Development Council
    Leader – Singapore Southeast Asia Parliamentary Group
    Board Member, Land Transport Authority
    Board Member, Tsao Foundation
    Chairman, Advisory Board, Enterprise Promotion Centre
    Chairman of Chuan Hup Holdings Ltd
    Chairman, Dredging International Asia Pacific Pte Ltd
    Director, Ventrade (Asia) Pte Ltd
    Director, PCI Ltd
    Medical Director - Ama Keng Clinic
    Advisor, Singapore Bank Officers Association
    Advisor, Jurong Football Club

Member of Parliament
23.12.1980
03.12.1984 Ayer Rajah
22.12.1984 16.08.1988 Ayer Rajah
03.09.1988 13.08.1991 Ayer Rajah
31.08.1991
15.12.1996
Ayer Rajah
02.01.1997
17.10.2001
Ayer Rajah
03.11.2001
  Ayer Rajah

Select Committees
Select Committee on The Advance Medical
Member
8th Parliament, 2nd Session
Directive Bill
Member 6th Parliament, 2nd Session
Select Committee on the Human Organ Transplant Bill
Member 9th Parliament, 1st Session
Select Committee on the Legal Profession (Amendment) Bill
Member 6th Parliament, 2nd Session
Select Committee to Verify the Healthcare Subsidy of Government Polyclinics and Public Hospitals
Member
8th Parliament, 2nd Session
Standing Orders Committee
Member
5th Parliament, 1st Session
Standing Orders Committee
Member
6th Parliament, 2nd Session
Standing Orders Committee
Member
6th Parliament, 2nd Session
Standing Orders Committee
Member
7th Parliament, 1st Session
Standing Orders Committee
Member
7th Parliament, 2nd Session
Standing Orders Committee
Member
7th Parliament, 3rd Session

Career
  Joined Dr Sheng Nam Chin, a member of the opposition party, Barisan Socialis, as his locum.
  Joined Dr Soh Fook Thim of Nee Soon Clinic
1971
Set up own practice in Ama Keng

Political
1979   Joined People’s Action Party
1980   MP for Ayer Rajah
1981   Deployed together with Dr Ow Chin Hock (MP for Leng Kee) to look after Anson constituency, which was lost to Worker’s Party secretary-general J.B. Jeyaretnam in October 31 by-election.
1985
1989
Chairman, Feedback Unit Supervisory Panel, Ministry of Community Development
1986
  Member, Select Committee on the Legal Profession, (Amendment) Bill
1987
  Member, Select Committee on verification of health care and subsidy of government polyclinic and public hospital
1987
1996
Member, PAP Central Executive Committee
1987
1988
Co-ordinating Chairman for all Government Parliamentary Committees
1987
1990
Chairman, Government Parliamentary Committee for Education
1991
  Chairman, Jurong East Town Council
1991
1996
Vice Chairman, Jurong East Town Council
1991
  Chairman, Parliamentary Group for Singapore European Community
1991
1995
Chairman, Government Parliamentary Committee for National Development
1995
1997
Chairman, Government Parliamentary Committee for Environment
1997
  Vice-Chairman, Bukit Timah Town Council
1997
  Member, Chairman, Government Parliamentary Committee for Communications
1997
  Leader, Singapore Southeast Asia Parliamentary Group
1997
2000
Chairman, Bukit Timah Community Development Council
2001
  Advisor, Bukit Timah Community Development Council

Corporate & Public Sector
25.07.83
13.10.83
Board Member, Provisional Mass Rapid Transit Authority
1983
1985
Board Member, Mass Rapid Transit Coporation and Chairman, MRTC’s Public Relations Committee
1987
1995
Director, Singapore MRT Ltd
1995
  Member, Alexandra Hospital Management Committee
1995
  Board Member, Land Transport Authority

Other Appointments
Medical
1976
1977
Assistant Secretary, Society of Private Practice
1978
1980
Chairman, Society of Private Practice
1979   Committee member, Council of the Singapore Medical Association and Chairman of SMA Trust Fund
    Board Member, SMA’s Ethics Committee and SMA’s representative on the Ministry of Health’s committee on the Regulation of Medical Clinics.
    Council member, College of General Practitioners
    Part-time clinical teacher in General Practice at National University of Singapore.
    Hononary member, SMA

Awards and Decorations

Orator, Obstetrics & Gynaecology Society
Fellow, College of Family Practitioners
Honorary Member, Singapore Medical Association

Hobbies

Music, gardening, golf, keeping koi

Legend:

PSLE - Primary School Leaving Examination
GCE 'O' Level - Singapore-Cambridge General Certificate of Education (Ordinary Level)
GCE 'A' Level - Singapore-Cambridge General Certificate of Education (Advance Level)
 
 
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