Eugene Tan

For the Filipino human rights lawyer, see Eugene A. Tan.

Eugene Tan Kheng Boon (born 18 February 1970) is a Singaporean academic who is currently an associate professor of law at the Singapore Management University. Tan served as a Nominated Member of Parliament between 2012 and 2014.^[1][2]

Eugene Tan
陈庆文
Nominated Member of the 12th Parliament of Singapore
In office 14 February 2012 – 13 August 2014
Appointed by	Tony Tan
Personal details
Born	(1970-02-18) 18 February 1970 (age 54) Singapore
Education	National University of Singapore (LLB) London School of Economics (MS) Stanford University (JSM)
Occupation	Academic
Website	Official website

In this Chinese name, the family name is Tan (陈).

Eugene Tan
Simplified Chinese	陈庆文
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Chén Qìngwén Southern Min Hokkien POJ Tân Khèng-bûn

Tan started his career at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) as a foreign service officer before going into academic teaching.^[3] His specialisation includes constitutional and administrative law, and policy of ethnic relations in Singapore.^[4]

Tan regularly writes for several media outlets in Singapore.^[5][6][7] He is also quoted regularly in all news sources within Singapore, and in major international press,^{[8][9][10][11][12][13]} particularly on matters related to domestic politics, constitutional law and elections.^[14][15]

References

1. "9 NMPs formally appointed". Channel NewsAsia. 9 February 2012. Archived from the original on 18 January 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
2. "Nine Nominated MPs selected". Retrieved 14 February 2019.
3. "The Public Intellectual". Asian Scientist Magazine. 9 July 2015. Archived from the original on 18 January 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
4. "Eugene Tan CV". Singapore Management University. Archived from the original on 23 August 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
5. Tan, Eugene K B (29 March 2017). "Singaporeans shouldn't overreact to terrorism". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 18 January 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
6. Tan, Eugene K B. "50 years on, S'pore's National Service is now a shared legacy". The Business Times. Archived from the original on 18 January 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
7. Tan, Eugene K B (30 May 2017). "Navigating the new terrain of a reserved election". Today. Archived from the original on 18 January 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
8. "Complacency biggest danger for city-state". Nikkei Asian Review. 20 August 2015. Archived from the original on 18 January 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
9. Azhar, Rujun Shen, Saeed (11 September 2015). "Singapore ruling party in decisive win as voters shun risk". Reuters. Retrieved 7 July 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
10. Wembridge, Mark (10 September 2015). "Singapore's social media abuzz ahead of election". Financial Times. Archived from the original on 11 October 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
11. "Singapore Premier Lee's Brother to Leave City Amid Family Feud". Bloomberg.com. 14 June 2017. Archived from the original on 18 January 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
12. Leyl, Sharanjit (27 February 2014). "How do Singapore's poor families get by?". BBC News. Archived from the original on 25 August 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
13. "Singapore leaders urge Lee family to end public bickering". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 18 January 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
14. Benner, Tom (8 July 2013). "American's death in Singapore ruled suicide". www.aljazeera.com. Archived from the original on 18 January 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
15. Paddock, Richard C. (12 September 2017). "Singapore Has a New President, No Election Needed". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 24 April 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2018.