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Khaw Boon Wan

Politician

Khaw Boon Wan 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	Khav Bun Van · Khaw Boon Wan · カウ・ブーン・ワン · 许文远 · 코분완				[sources]
Other name	カウ・ブーン・ワン · 許文遠 · 许文远				[sources]
Weak alias	許文遠 · 쉬원위안				[sources]
Birth date	1952-12-08				[sources]
Place of birth	Penang				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Singapore				[sources]
Country	Singapore				[sources]
Citizenship	Malaysia				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
Last name	Xu				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q4354964				[sources]
Position	Member of the Parliament of Singapore · Minister for Health (2004-2011) · Minister for Transport (2015-2020) · Parliament (member, 2002-2006) · Parliament (member, 2006-2011) · 2 more...				[sources]
Education	Chung Ling Private High School · National University of Singapore · University of Newcastle				[sources]
Last change	2025-07-01	Last processed	2025-07-02	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

former Singaporean politician

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

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the Parliament of Singapore	2016-01-15	2020-06-23
Member of Parliament	2016-01-15	-
Minister for Transport	2015-10-01	2020-07-26
Member of Parliament	2002-03-25	2006-04-19
Member of the Parliament of Singapore	2011-10-10	2015-08-25
Member of Parliament	2011-10-10	2015-08-25
Member of Parliament	2006-11-02	2011-04-19
Member of the Parliament of Singapore	-	-
Minister for Health	2004-08-12	2011-05-20
Member of the Parliament of Singapore	2006-11-02	2011-04-19