Tony Tan

Dr Tony Tan Keng Yam (Chinese: 陈庆炎博士, born 7 February 1940, Singapore, Tân Khèng-iām) is one of the two current Deputy Prime Ministers, and the Co-ordinating Minister for Security and Defence of Singapore. Image File history File links This work is copyrighted. ... February 7 is the 38th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1940 was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Tan served as Minister of Finance from 24 October 1983 to 1 January 1985, as Minister of Education from January 1985 to December 1991, as Minister of Health between 2 January 1985 and 6 May 1985 and Minister for Trade and Industry between 7 May 1985 and 17 February 1986.

In December 1991, Dr Tan stepped down from the Cabinet to return to the private sector as Overseas-Chinese Banking Corporation's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. However, he remained the Member of Parliament for Sembawang Group Representation Constituency.

Dr Tan rejoined the Cabinet on 1 August 1995 and was subsequently appointed Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence. In August 2003, Dr Tan was appointed Deputy Prime Minister and Co-ordinating Minister for Security and Defence.

He is noted for his efforts by helping places such as Banda Aceh and Phuket, who were badly hit by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake, notably in terms of helping out by reconstructing the city's infrastructure, and donation for the Tsunami victims. Devastation to Banda Aceh on the island of Sumatra as a result of the tsunami caused by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake (Credit: DigitalGlobe) Banda Aceh is the provincial capital and largest city of Aceh, Indonesia, located on the island of Sumatra at 5°31′ N 95°25′ E, with... Phuket (Thai ภูเก็ต) is one of the southern provinces (changwat) of Thailand. ... The December 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami hits Thailand The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake, known by the scientific community as the Sumatra-Andaman earthquake, was an undersea earthquake that occurred at 00:58:53 UTC (07:58:53 local time) on December 26, 2004. ...

Dr Tony Tan is married to Mary Chee Bee Kiang. They have four children, three sons and one daughter.

On June 30, 2005, Dr Tony Tan announced that he will be stepping down as Deputy Prime Minister by end of August, 2005 and Wong Kan Seng, the Home Affairs Minister, will take over as the Deputy Prime Minister of the country. June 30 is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 184 days remaining, and the last day of June. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ... Note: as an adjective (stressed on the second syllable instead of the first), august means honorable. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ... Wong Kan Seng Wong Kan Seng (born 1946) is the Minister of Home Affairs in Singapore. ...