Tay Eng Soon (; 20 January 1940 – 5 August 1993) was a Singaporean politician.

Education

Tay was educated at the

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 Church. Anglo-Chinese School is usually abbreviated as "ACS", w ...

for his primary and secondary education. He was the top student for both schools. He obtained first class honours in Bachelor of Science from the

University of Bristol The University of Bristol is a Red brick university, red brick Russell Group research university in Bristol, England. It received its royal charter in 1909, although it can trace its roots to a Society of Merchant Venturers, Merchant Venturers' sc ...

, Masters and

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from the

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Political career

Tay was a Member of Parliament for

River Valley Constituency River Valley Constituency was a constituency in Singapore Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the ...

with walkovers in both 1980 and 1984 General Election. He was appointed Minister of State for Education in 1981 and Senior Minister of State for Education in 1988. Tay was part of a three-member PAP team against the Worker's Party team for

Eunos GRC Eunos Group Representation Constituency ( Simplified Chinese: 友诺士集选区; Traditional Chinese: 友諾士集選區) is a defunct Group Representation Constituency (GRC) in the north-eastern region of Singapore. This GRC existed for the 198 ...

. The PAP defeated WP with 50.89% of the valid votes in the 1988 general election. During the 1984 General Election, Tay was part of the four-member PAP team against the Worker's Party team. The PAP team defeated the WP team for the second time with 52.28% of the valid votes. Tay was a Member of Parliament of

for Tampines North ward from 1988 to 1993 as he died on 5 August 1993 due to heart failure while his term in office.

Personal life

Tay was married to Rosalyn Carson, a scientist, and had 2 daughters and a son. Tay was hospitalised on 2 August 1993 and died of acute heart failure on 5 August.

Legacy

One of the two libraries at the

Singapore Institute of Management The Singapore Institute of Management (SIM) is a provider of private tertiary education and professional training in Singapore Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritim ...

is named after him, in recognition of Tay's contributions to the SIM's UK Open University Degree Programme. The Tay Eng Soon Health Sciences Award, Tay Eng Soon Gold Medal, and Tay Eng Soon Convention Centre at

ITE College Central ITE College Central (ITECC) is a post-secondary education institution and statutory board under the purview of the Ministry of Education in Singapore. It is one of the Institute of Technical Education's three colleges under the "One ITE System, ...

are named after him.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tay, Eng Soon People's Action Party politicians 1940 births 1993 deaths