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Adrian Tan Cheng Bock (Chinese: 陈清木; pinyin: Chén Qīngmù; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tân Chheng-bo̍k; born 26 April 1940) is a Singaporean politician and medical doctor. A former member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ayer Rajah SMC between 1980 and 2006.
Dr Tan Cheng Bock - PSP. Chairman. Starting out as a humble physician in the farming village of Ama Keng, Dr Tan went on to serve as a Member of Parliament with the People’s Action Party for 26 years in the Ayer Rajah constituency before his retirement from politics in 2006.
May 27, 2023 · The PSP chairman and NCMP says he will not run away from a fight and is prepared for the next general election. The party also plans to form an opposition alliance and campaign on bread-and-butter and progressive issues.
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- HUMBLE BEGINNINGS. Dr Tan Cheng Bock, the third of six children, had a humble and difficult background. He studied at Radin Mas Primary School where he recalled being inspired by his school teacher, Mr S. Ratnagopal, to help others.
- A VILLAGE DOCTOR, AND MORE. Before he was a politician, Dr Tan Cheng Bock was a general practitioner. He opened his first clinic - Ama Keng Clinic - in 1971.
- PEOPLE'S ACTION PARTY. Dr Tan may be registering a new party, but this is hardly his first foray into Singapore politics. A veteran PAP stalwart who served the former single-member Ayer Rajah constituency as MP for 26 years, he has definitely seen his fair share of election battles.
- RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT - TWICE. The presidential election of 2011 was a battle between the four "Tans": Dr Tan Cheng Bock, Dr Tony Tan Keng Yam, former senior civil servant Tan Jee Say and former chief executive of NTUC Income Tan Kin Lian.
Jul 30, 2022 · The PSP founder and former PAP MP revealed on Facebook that he had a small lesion removed from his right lung. He thanked the doctors and nurses at NUH and said he expects to be discharged soon.
Jan 24, 2019 · SINGAPORE - Former presidential candidate and general practitioner Tan Cheng Bock is hanging up his stethoscope after 50 years in medicine.
