Chan Soo Sen ( zh, s=曾士生, p=Zēng Shìshēng; born 1 October 1956) is a Singaporean former politician from the

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 ...

. He was the

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representing the Joo Chiat ward in the

East Coast Group Representation Constituency The East Coast Group Representation Constituency is a five-member Group Representation Constituency in the eastern area of Singapore. The areas of the Group Representation Constituency consists of locations such as East Coast Park, Bedok, C ...

from 1997 to 2001 and the

Joo Chiat Single Member Constituency Joo Chiat Single Member Constituency was a single member constituency (SMC) located in the eastern region of Singapore. The SMC encompasses the areas of Joo Chiat, Katong, opera estate, Siglap and a portion of Telok Kurau. It had previously ex ...

from 2001 to 2011.

Career

Chan also served as

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of the China-Singapore Suzhou Industrial Park Development Co Ltd between 1994 to 1996.

Political career

Chan represented East Coast GRC between 1996 to 2001. In the 2001 general elections, he defeated

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, an independent candidate, with 83.55% of the votes in the same SMC. In the 2006 general elections, Chan, representing PAP, defeated Tan Bing Seng of the

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with 65.01% of the votes in the SMC. In March 2011, Chan announced his retirement from politics.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Chan, Soo Sen 1956 births Members of the Parliament of Singapore Singaporean people of Hokkien descent People's Action Party politicians Catholic High School, Singapore alumni Living people Nan Chiau High School alumni