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Sin Boon Ann (; born 19 March 1958) is a Singaporean former politician. He was the Member of Parliament for
Tampines GRC The Tampines Group Representation Constituency is a five-member Group Representation Constituency (GRC) in the eastern region of Singapore. The GRC encompasses Tampines and is managed by the Tampines Town Council, with five divisions: Tampine ...
from 1997 to 2011, where he was replaced by then Minister of Education
Heng Swee Keat Heng Swee Keat (; born 15 April 1961) is a Singaporean former politician and former police officer who served as the Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore from 2019 until 2025. He was the Parliament of Singapore, Member of Parliament (MP) who rep ...
. Sin is currently the deputy managing director of the Corporate & Finance Department at
Drew & Napier Drew & Napier LLC is a Singaporean law firm. Founded in 1889, the firm has more than 500 employees. It is regarded as one of the Lawyers in Singapore#Law firms in Singapore, Big Four law firms in Singapore. In Singapore, Drew & Napier is part ...
, and used to serve as a lecturer at the law faculty of the National University of Singapore between 1988 and 1992.


Education

Sin received his primary, secondary, and pre-university education at
Anglo-Chinese School Anglo-Chinese School (ACS) is a family of Methodist schools in Singapore and Indonesia. It was founded in 1886 by Bishop William Fitzjames Oldham as an extension of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Its students and alumni are referred to as "ACS ...
. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from the National University of Singapore in 1982, followed by a Bachelor of Laws from the same institution in 1986. Sin subsequently attained the Master of Laws at the University of London in 1988, through a university scholarship.


Career

Sin has been the deputy managing director of the Corporate & Finance Department at Drew & Napier LLC since 2009, where he is principally engaged in corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions. He was a Member of Parliament for Tampines GRC from 1996 to 2011. During his tenure in Parliament, Sin was a member of the Government Parliamentary Committee for Health and Defence and Foreign Affairs from 2009 to 2011. Prior to his career in politics and private practice, Sin taught Public Law at the Faculty of Law of National University of Singapore from 1987 to 1992. Sin was a member of the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore's Legal Panel on Convergence Issues Committee. In 1999, he was also a member of the government appointed Company Legislation and Regulatory Framework Committee to review Singapore's company law and regulatory framework, and make recommendations for achieving global standards and promoting a competitive economy.


Directorships


Present

*
Rex International Holding Limited Rex International Holding is an oil and gas company headquartered in Singapore and listed on the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited's Mainboard. The company was publicly listed on 31 July 2013 on Singapore Exchange's secondary board C ...
*SE Hub Ltd *OSIM International *OUE Limited *Tampines Central Community Foundation Limited *Courage Marine Group Limited (Incorporated in Bermuda) *Transview Holdings Limited *The Farrer Park Company *CSE Global Limited *DrewCorp Services Pte Ltd *Drew & Napier LLC


Past

* HRnetGroup Limited *MFS Technology Ltd *HealthSTATS International Pte Ltd *Japan Land Ltd *Freshfields Drew & Napier Pte Ltd *Overseas Union Enterprise Limited *Auric Pacific Group Limited *China Coke & Chemicals Pte Ltd *Singapore Totalisator Board (Statutory Board)


Personal life

Sin is married with three children. He is a Methodist.


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Parliament of Singapore CV of MPs
Anglo-Chinese School alumni Members of the Parliament of Singapore 20th-century Singaporean lawyers Singaporean politicians of Chinese descent People's Action Party politicians National University of Singapore alumni Singaporean Christians Living people 1958 births 21st-century Singaporean lawyers {{Singapore-politician-stub