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Tony Tan Keng Yam

Politician

Tony Tan Keng Yam 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	Tan Keng Yam, Tony · Toni Tan · Tony Tan · Tony Tan Keng Yam · Тони Тан · 14 more...				[sources]
Other name	Antonius Tan Keng Yam · Tony Tan · Tony Tan Keng Yam · Trần Khánh Viêm · Tân Khèng-iām · 16 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	陳慶炎				[sources]
Birth date	1940-02-07				[sources]
Place of birth	Singapore in the Straits Settlements				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Singapore				[sources]
Country	Singapore				[sources]
Citizenship	Singapore				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Tony				[sources]
Last name	Chen				[sources]
Website	www.istana.gov.sg				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q38987				[sources]
Position	Co-ordinating Minister for National Security (2003-2005) · Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore (1995-2005) · Member of the Parliament of Singapore · Minister for Defence (1995-2003) · Minister for Education (1985-1991) · 3 more...				[sources]
Education	Massachusetts Institute of Technology · National University of Singapore · Saint Patrick's School · University of Adelaide				[sources]
Religion	Christianity				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-13	Last processed	2025-11-11	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

7th President of Singapore

— Wikidata non-official source, 2025-09-29

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Peter Tan Boon Huan Close Associate	child	-	-
Patrick Tan Boon Ooi Close Associate	child	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of Parliament	2002-03-25	2006-04-19
Member of the Parliament of Singapore

Data sources

Every Politician57,893

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons276,139

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories361,763

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

External databases

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions551,576

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata335,470

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Source data IDs: evpo-1e4900ae-73b6-4170-9f9d-855b52d402b6

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