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Chiam See Tong

PEP · Politician · Close Associate

Chiam See Tong is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Chiam See Tong · Чиам Си Тонг · كيام سى تونج · チアム・シートン · 詹時中				[sources]
Alias	Chiam Sî-tiong · Chiêm Thời Trung · 詹時中				[sources]
Birth date	1935-03-12				[sources]
Place of birth	Singapore				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Singapore				[sources]
Citizenship	Singapore				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
Last name	Zhan				[sources]
Political association	Singapore People's Party				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q1071599				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Member of the Parliament of Singapore · Parliament (member, 2006-2011) · Singapore Democratic Party				[sources]
Education	Anglo-Chinese School · University of Canterbury · Victoria University of Wellington				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-21	Last processed	2026-05-19	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Singaporean politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

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Data sources

MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislators40,464

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons290,346

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories356,989

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions552,321

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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