Tan Kiat How

Tan Kiat How 陈杰豪
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Tan Kiat How made his political debut in the 2020 general election when he joined a five-member PAP team contesting in East Coast GRC. After winning the election, he was given the following political appointments:

• 13 June 2022 ~ present - Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Digital Development and Information & Ministry of National Development
• 15 May 2021 ~ present - Minister of State, Ministry of Communications and Information
• 27 July 2020 to 12 June 2022 - Minister of State, Ministry of National Development
• 27 July 2020 to 14 May 2021 - Minister of State, Prime Minister’s Office

For the full list, see PARL link.

Preveiously, he was chief executive officer of IMDA in 2017, charged with leading the merger of the Infocomm Development Authority and Media Development Authority to form IMDA, an agency under MCI.

Early Life and Education

• Hwa Chong Junior College
• University of Illinois to study computer engineering and economics
• completed a master's degree in management at Stanford University
• was a Mason Fellow at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government

Controversies

Police Report on Aggressive Resident

• Tan Kiat How shared a TikTok video about an incident that occurred during the Monday MPS session at Block 408 Bedok North Avenue 2
• police were called to his meet-the-people session (MPS) in Bedok on Monday (17 Sep 2024) evening after a resident ‘became a little more aggressive’, reportedly over a job issue
• Some members of public questioned whether the issue arose from a lack of tact by certain PAP volunteers in handling the situation
• Others called for more proactive measures from the MP rather than just expressing empathy.
• Tan Kiat How is one of a few PAP MPs who reported experiencing aggression at MPS. The other two were Jurong GRC's Tan Wu Meng and ex-Ang Mo Kio GRC MP Seng Han Thong, who was reported as being attacked twice.
  • The then-Yio Chu Kang MP Seng Han Thong was punched by a 74-year-old former taxi driver in May 2006
  • January 2009, Seng Han Thong doused with paint thinner and set on fire by a 70-year-old man believed to be mentally ill and suffered burns to roughly 15 percent of his body
  • Seng Han Thong finally stepped down in Aug 2015

Free Ice Cream Publicity

• the MP for East Coast GRC embarked on a free ice cream for residents publicity drive in June 2024, following in the footsteps of Low Yen Ling, MP for Chua Chu Kang GRC, who did it in May. Many members of the public criticized it as an election gimmick back then as rumors of a general election in 2024 were swirling.

14th Parliament MP  : Ang Wei Neng • Baey Yam Keng • Cheryl Chan Wei Ling • Chan Chun Sing • Chee Hong Tat • Cheng Li Hui • Edward Chia Bing Hui • Chong Kee Hiong • Desmond Choo • Chua Kheng Wee Louis • Eric Chua • Darryl David • Christopher de Souza • Foo Mee Har • Grace Fu Hai Yien • Gan Kim Yong • Gan Siow Huang • Gan Thiam Poh • Derrick Goh • He Ting Ru • Heng Chee How • Heng Swee Keat • Shawn Huang Wei Zhong • Indranee Rajah • S Iswaran • Janil Puthucheary • Amy Khor Lean Suan • Koh Poh Koon • Kwek Hian Chuan Henry • Desmond Lee • Lee Hsien Loong • Liang Eng Hwa • Lim Biow Chuan • Jamus Jerome Lim • Sylvia Lim • Lim Wee Kiak • Low Yen Ling • Mariam Jaafar • Masagos Zulkifli Bin Masagos Mohamad • Mohamad Maliki Bin Osman • Mohd Fahmi Bin Aliman • Muhamad Faisal Bin Abdul Manap • Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim • Murali Pillai • Nadia Ahmad Samdin • Ng Eng Hen • Ng Ling Ling • Louis Ng Kok Kwang • Rachel Ong • Ong Ye Kung • Joan Pereira • Leon Perera • Denise Phua Lay Peng • Poh Li San • Pritam Singh • Raeesah Khan • Rahayu Mahzam • Saktiandi Supaat • Seah Kian Peng • K Shanmugam • Sharael Taha • Sim Ann • Sitoh Yih Pin • Hany Soh • Sun Xueling • Alvin Tan • Carrie Tan • Tan Chuan-Jin • Dennis Tan Lip Fong • Desmond Tan • Jessica Tan Soon Neo • Tan Kiat How • Tan See Leng • Tan Wu Meng • Patrick Tay Teck Guan • Teo Chee Hean • Josephine Teo • Tharman Shanmugaratnam • Tin Pei Ling • Edwin Tong Chun Fai • Vikram Nair • Vivian Balakrishnan • Wan Rizal • Don Wee • Lawrence Wong • Xie Yao Quan • Alex Yam Ziming • Yeo Wan Ling • Yip Hon Weng • Melvin Yong Yik Chye • Zaqy Mohamad • Zhulkarnain Abdul Rahim NCMP  : Leong Mun Wai • Hazel Poa