Edwin Tong Chun Fai
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| Edwin Tong Chun Fai 唐振辉 | |
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| Party Affiliation | PAP 
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| Age | 55 |
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Born on 12 August 1969, Edwin Tong Chun Fai is concurrently holding these posts, appointed from 27 July 2020 onwards:
- Jul 2020 - Minister for Culture, Community and Youth
- Jul 2020 - Second Minister for Law
In his capacity as the Second Minister for Law, he has instructed the following POFMA directions to be issued:
- 16 Jul 2023 - issued Correction Direction to Kenneth Jeyaretnam for his post on 2 Jul 2023 (Ridout Road saga)
- 16 Jul 2023 - issued Correction Direction to Thamil Selvan for his post on 1 Jul 2023 (Ridout Road saga)
- 16 Jul 2023 - issued Correction Direction to Jom for their publication on 7 Jul 2023 (Ridout Road saga)
- 25 Jul 2023 - issued Correction Direction to Lee Hsien Yang for his post on 23 Jul 2023 (Ridout Road saga)
- 2 Aug 2023 - issued Correction Direction to Kenneth Jeyaretnam for his post on 27 Jul 2023 (Ridout Road saga)
- 22 Aug 2023 - issued Correction Direction to Kenneth Jeyaretnam for his post on 18 Aug 2023 (Arrest of foreign nationals, CPIB investigation of S Iswaran and Ridout Road Saga)
- 30 Aug 2023 - issued Correction Direction to Kenneth Jeyaretnam for his post on 21 Aug 2023 (Majulah Package, Pioneer Generation Package, and Merdeka Generation Package disbursements. manpower statistics, Ridout Road Saga, money laundering and foreign tax evasion)
- 18 Feb 2024 - issued Correction Direction to Kenneth Jeyaretnam for his post on 16 Feb 2024 (Ridout Road saga)
- 18 Feb 2024 - issued Correction Direction to Gutzy Asia for their publication on 16 Feb 2024 (Ridout Road saga)
- 18 Feb 2024 - issued Correction Direction to The Online Citizen for their publication on 16 Feb 2024 (Ridout Road saga)
- 29 May 2024 - issued Correction Direction to Kenneth Jeyaretnam for his post on 25 May 2024 (Performance bonuses paid to High Court Judges)
Political Career
As Minister for Culture, Community and Youth, he is chairing the following council/committees:
- National Integration Council
- Singapore Cares Steering Committee
- National Youth Council
- National Steering Committee on Racial and Religious Harmony
Starting November 2020, he also chairs:
- Chinese Community Liaison Group
Previously, he was served from 1 July 2018 to 26 July 2020 as:
- 2018~2020 - Senior Minister of State at the Ministry of Law
- 2018~2020 - Senior Minister of State at the Ministry of Health
He was first elected into Parliament in 2011 as MP in the Moulmein-Kallang GRC. Subsequently, he was elected twice as MP for the Marine Parade GRC.
Besides the above-mentioned appointments, he also held the following position in a volunteer capacity:
- 2013 ~ 2020 - Vice President of the Football Association of Singapore (FAS)
Career before joining politics
- worked at Allen & Gledhill LLP, handling corporate and commercial disputes, restructuring and insolvency matters, and international arbitration.
- appointed Senior Counsel in 2015
Early Life and Education
He is an alumnus of
- St. Joseph’s Institution (SJI)
- Raffles Junior College (RJC)
- studied law at the National University of Singapore (NUS)
Controversy
Income-Allianz deal
Taylor Swift concert
Geylang Serai Bazaar Rents