About Wong Kan Seng
Wong Kan Seng (born 8 September 1946) is a Singaporean former politician who served as the fifth Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore, from 2005 to 2011. Currently, he is the chairman of both UOB Bank (since 2017) and CapitaLand Group (since 2021). As a member of Singapore's governing People's Action Party (PAP), Wong served in the Cabinet as Minister for Community Development between 1987 and 1991, Leader of the House between 1987 and 2007, Minister for Foreign Affairs between 1988 and 1994, Minister for Home Affairs between 1994 and 2010, Deputy Prime Minister between 2005 and 2011, and Coordinating Minister for National Security between 2010 and 2011. He continued to serve as a Member of Parliament on the backbenches until 2015. As a Member of Parliament, Wong represented the constituency of Kuo Chuan Single Member Constituency between 1984 and 1988, the Bishan East division of Thomson Group Representation Constituency between 1991 and 1997, and the Bishan–Toa Payoh Group Representation Constituency between 1997 and 2015. Wong made his political debut in the 1984 general election as a PAP contesting in Kuo Chuan SMC and won. Wong subsequently completed a Master of Science degree in business studies at the London Business School in 1979 under a postgraduate scholarship conferred by the Singapore Government when he was a civil servant. Prior to entering politics, Wong had worked in both the Civil Service and the private sector. Wong was appointed Acting Minister for Community Development in 1986.
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