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Edwin Tong

Politician

Edwin 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	Edwin Tong · Edwin Tong Chun Fai · Έντουιν Τονγκ · إدوين تونغ · ادوين تونج · 2 more...				[sources]
Other name	Edwin Tong · Edwin Tong Chun Fai · Thòng Chṳ́n-fî · Tn̂g Chín-hui · إدوين تونغ · 3 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	당진휘 · 탕전후이				[sources]
Birth date	1969-08-12 · 1970				[sources]
Place of birth	Singapore				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Singapore				[sources]
Country	Singapore				[sources]
Citizenship	Singapore				[sources]
Classification	National government (current)				[sources]
First name	Edwin				[sources]
Last name	Tong				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q5346875				[sources]
Position	Member of the Parliament of Singapore · Member of the Parliament of Singapore (2011-2015) · Member of the Parliament of Singapore (2025-) · Minister for Culture, Community and Youth (2020-2025) · Minister for Law · 4 more...				[sources]
Education	Bachelor of Laws · National University of Singapore · Raffles Institution · Saint Joseph's Institution				[sources]
Religion	Catholic Church				[sources]
Source link	www.cia.gov				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-04	Last processed	2025-10-04	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Singaporean politician

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

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Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the Parliament of Singapore	2025-09-05	-

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Source data IDs: NK-NjC2NvbyYU8HT9qCwaeojt · sg-gov-4292a4f54ca662a1d632fcd1a671c9cf6620b9a6 · us-cia-singapore-edwin-tong-minister-for-culture-community-youth · evpo-d94b81d7-3043-4f5a-a3a9-2ae5804f0d43 · us-cia-singapore-edwin-tong-minister-for-law

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