Arthur Fong Jen ( zh, s=邝臻, p=Kuàng Zhēn; born 24 May 1964) is a Singaporean banker and former politician. A former member of the country's governing

People's Action Party The People's Action Party ( abbreviation: PAP) is a major conservative centre-right political party in Singapore and is one of the three contemporary political parties represented in Parliament, alongside the opposition Workers' Party (WP) a ...

(PAP), Fong was a

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representing

West Coast Group Representation Constituency The West Coast Group Representation Constituency is a five-member Group Representation Constituency (GRC) located in the western area of Singapore. The five divisions consists: Ayer Rajah-Gek Poh, West Coast, Boon Lay, Nanyang and Telok Blang ...

(GRC) from 2001 to 2015.

Career

Fong is a private banker, and remained in the profession throughout his three-term tenure in politics.

Political career

Fong represented West Coast GRC in the Parliament of Singapore as a

from 2001 to 2015, and stepped down during the 2015 general elections. Fong's party, the PAP, enjoyed a

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for the constituency in the

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and 2006 general elections, but the constituency was contested in 2011 by the Reform Party led by

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. Jeyaretnam was defeated by a vote of 66.57% in favour of the PAP candidates, including Fong. Following the election, Fong was returned as the representative for

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, and continued his third term in Parliament. He stepped down as MP for Clementi before the

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in September of that year.

Personal life

Fong's father, Andrew Fong, was a former MP of

Stamford constituency Stamford Constituency was a single member constituency in Singapore. It used to exist from 1955 to 1976. In 1976, the constituency was abolished. Half of the electorate was moved to Rochore Constituency Rochore Constituency was a Constituencie ...

from 1963 to 1976 and Kampong Chai Chee from 1976 to 1988. His father was also formerly the Minister of State for Culture.

Awards and recognition

In 2014, the Institute of Banking and Finance awarded him an IBF fellowship, in recognition of his work in the

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. That year, Fong was also appointed honorary

Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the civil service. It was established ...

for his service in public office.

References

External links

Arthur Fong's profile on the Singapore Parliament website
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