Wan Soon Bee
Wan Soon Bee (Chinese: 阮顺美; pinyin: Ruǎn Shùnměi)[1] is a Singaporean businessman and former politician. Wan formerly represented the Pasir Panjang GRC, Brickworks GRC and West Coast GRC as a Member of Parliament.
Wan Soon Bee | |
|---|---|
| 阮顺美 | |
| Minister of State for Prime Minister's Office | |
| In office September 1983 – September 1985 | |
| Prime Minister | Lee Kuan Yew |
| Member of Parliament for West Coast | |
| In office 1980–1991 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1939 Singapore |
| Political party | People's Action Party |
| Parent(s) | Wan Hong Cheong (father) |
| Alma mater | University of Pisa |
Early life and education
Born in 1939, Wan completed his pre-tertiary education at Raffles Institution and later graduated with a Dottore Ingegnere Degree in electronics engineering from the University of Pisa.[2][3]
Political career
As he entered politics, Wan eventually became promoted to become Political Secretary of the People's Action Party from October 1982 to September 1983 and later became the Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office from September 1983 to 1985.[1]
In the 1988 general election, Wan and his team contested in Pasir Panjang GRC gaining 61.57% of the cast votes in his first contested election and thereby defeating the only other fielded opposing party.
He has since retired from politics as of 2011.[3]
Other office positions held
Aside from the already mentioned, Wan has also previously served as Chairman of NTUC COMFORT and later the COMFORT Group (1986-1998), was the First Advisor to Union of Telecoms Employees of Singapore (1985-1992), the Manager at Olivetti (Singapore) Private Limited (Apr 1970-Feb 1981) and the Independent Director of the Lian Beng Group LTD.[3]