Tan Cheng Bock
Tan Cheng Bock | |
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陈清木 | |
Tan during the 2011 presidential election | |
| 2nd Chairman of the Progress Singapore Party | |
| In office 1 April 2021 – 5 July 2025 | |
| Secretary-General | Francis Yuen (2021–2023) Leong Mun Wai (2023–2024, since 2025) Hazel Poa (2024–2025) |
| Preceded by | Wang Swee Chuang |
| Succeeded by | A’bas bin Kasmani |
| 1st Secretary-General of the Progress Singapore Party | |
| In office 28 March 2019 – 31 March 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Francis Yuen |
| Member of the Singapore Parliament for Ayer Rajah SMC | |
| In office 23 December 1980 – 20 April 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | Tan Cheng Bock 26 April 1940 |
| Party | Progress Singapore Party |
Other political affiliations | Independent (2011–2019) People's Action Party (1980–2011) |
| Spouse | Cecilia Lee Choon Lian |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of Singapore (MBBS) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | General practitioner |
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alma_mater which should be merged with/replaced by education.Adrian Tan Cheng Bock (born 26 April 1940) is a Singaporean former politician and physician who was the secretary-general of the Progress Singapore Party (PSP) between 2019 and 2021 and its chairperson between 2021 and 2025.
As a member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ayer Rajah Single Member Constituency (SMC) between 1980 and 2006. He left politics before the 2006 general election and later left the PAP to contest the 2011 presidential election, losing marginally with 34.85% of the vote to Tony Tan in a four-cornered fight.
Tan founded the PSP in 2019. It did not win any seats in the 2020 or 2025 general elections, but was awarded two non-constituency MP seats in 2020 after its team for West Coast Group Representation Constituency (GRC), led by Tan himself, won 48.31% of the vote, the closest result in the general election. He announced his retirement from politics shortly after the 2025 general election, but has remained a PSP member.