Tan Kin Lian
Singaporean businessman and social activist (born 1948) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Tan Kin Lian PBM BBM (Chinese: 陈钦亮; pinyin: Chén Qīnliàng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tân Khim-liāng; Hokkien pronunciation [tan˨˦ kʰim˦˦ liaŋ˨˨]; born 9 March 1948) is a Singaporean businessman who served as the chief executive officer of NTUC Income between 1977 and 2007.
Tan Kin Lian | |||||||
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陈钦亮 | |||||||
Born | (1948-03-09) 9 March 1948 (age 76) | ||||||
Alma mater | Raffles Institution | ||||||
Political party | Independent | ||||||
Other political affiliations | People's Action Party (1977–2008) | ||||||
Spouse | Tay Siew Hong | ||||||
Children | 3 | ||||||
Chinese name | |||||||
Traditional Chinese | 陳欽亮 | ||||||
Simplified Chinese | 陈钦亮 | ||||||
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Website | tankinlian |
On 7 June 2011, Tan announced his intention to stand for the presidency in the 2011 presidential election. He was unsuccessful in his bid, losing with 4.91% of the popular vote to Tony Tan, who garnered 35.20%.
On 11 August 2023, Tan announced his intention to stand for the presidency again in the 2023 presidential election, with former presidential candidate Tan Jee Say acting as his proposer.[1] He was unsuccessful in his bid, losing again with 13.87% of the popular vote to Tharman Shanmugaratnam, who garnered 70.41%.