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|data01= • MP for Tanjong Pagar GRC<br /> • | |data01= • MP for Tanjong Pagar GRC<br /> • <br /> • | ||
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* Lee Kuan Yew Scholarship (2005) | * Lee Kuan Yew Scholarship (2005) | ||
== Military career == | ==Career== | ||
=== Military career === | |||
Chan enlisted in the SAF in 1987, rising through the ranks and holding key leadership roles, including: | Chan enlisted in the SAF in 1987, rising through the ranks and holding key leadership roles, including: | ||
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In 1998, Chan excelled at the United States Army Command and General Staff College, becoming the first international student to receive the Distinguished Master Strategist Award. He was appointed Chief of the Army in March 2010 but stepped down in March 2011 to enter politics. | In 1998, Chan excelled at the United States Army Command and General Staff College, becoming the first international student to receive the Distinguished Master Strategist Award. He was appointed Chief of the Army in March 2010 but stepped down in March 2011 to enter politics. | ||
== Political career == | === Political career === | ||
Chan contested the 2011 general election as part of the five-member PAP team in Tanjong Pagar GRC, led by founding Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew. The team won unopposed, and Chan became MP for the Buona Vista division. During the campaign, his use of the Hokkien phrase "kee chiu" ("raise hand") at a rally gained public attention and became a nickname for him. | Chan contested the 2011 general election as part of the five-member PAP team in Tanjong Pagar GRC, led by founding Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew. The team won unopposed, and Chan became MP for the Buona Vista division. During the campaign, his use of the Hokkien phrase "kee chiu" ("raise hand") at a rally gained public attention and became a nickname for him. | ||
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* First overseas student to receive the Distinguished Master Strategist Award at the United States Army Command and General Staff College (1998). | * First overseas student to receive the Distinguished Master Strategist Award at the United States Army Command and General Staff College (1998). | ||
== Controversies == | == Controversies == | ||
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[https://sg.linkedin.com/in/chan-chun-sing Linkedin] | [https://sg.linkedin.com/in/chan-chun-sing Linkedin] | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Politicians]] | [[Category:Politicians]] | ||