SINGAPORE — Former presidential candidate Tan Kin Lian on Friday (Aug 18), received the Certificate of Eligibility by the Elections Department to contest in the upcoming Pr
from the Elections Department to contest the coming Presidential Election on Sept 1, together with former chief investment officer of sovereign wealth fund GIC Ng Kok Song and former Cabinet minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam.
“My father lost his livelihood during the Indonesian confrontation in 1965. I left school after secondary 4 to work to support the family. At that time, I was among the top students in Raffles Institution,” he said. After leaving the insurer, he started a computer software business and travelled regularly to provide insurance consultancy in Indonesia.Mr Tan was a former member of the People's Action Party for 30 years till 2008.Despite having past links to the PAP, Mr Tan described himself as an"independent candidate" and said he was"from outside the establishment".
“The PAP today is quite different. I think many people feel that they are more towards the elite and not towards the ordinary people. So therefore, you must remember the PAP itself has changed its orientation.”In 2011, Mr Tan competed against former deputy prime minister Tony Tan, Progress Singapore Party founder Tan Cheng Bock and opposition politician Tan Jee Say.4.91 per cent,, and lost his S$48,000 deposit for failing to garner more than one-eighth of the total number of votes.
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