Mary Chee Bee Kiang

Mary Chee Bee Kiang (born 1941)[1] is the wife of former President of Singapore Tony Tan and she was First Lady of Singapore.[2][3]

Mary Chee
7th First Lady of Singapore
In role
1 September 2011 – 31 August 2017
PresidentTony Tan
Preceded byUrmila Umi Nandey
Succeeded byMohammed Abdullah Alhabshee
Personal details
Born
Mary Chee Bee Kiang

1941 (age 78–79)
Singapore, Straits Settlements
NationalitySingaporean
Spouse(s)
(
m. 1964)
Children3 sons
1 daughter
ResidenceSingapore
Alma materNational University of Singapore
OccupationTeacher

Personal life
Tony Tan with his wife, Mary Tan

Tony Tan revealed that they both met in university, she was a teacher. Tan married with Mary Chee Bee Kiang on 1 August 1964. They have four children: three sons and one daughter. In 1965, Mary Tan gave birth to their first child, a boy, two weeks before Singapore became independent. Mr. and Mrs. Tan gave birth to their second son in 1969, she became a full-time housewife. They went on to have a daughter and another son.

The sons of Tony and Mary Tan are 54, 50 and 43, while their daughter is 46 years old.

Titles and styles
Styles of
Mary Chee Bee Kiang
Reference styleHer Excellency
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Alternative styleMa'am
  • 1 September 2011 - 31 August 2017: Her Excellency Madam Mary Chee Bee Kiang, The First Lady of Singapore

Trips

References
  1. Yin, Chai Hung (23 August 2011). "Women behind the men". AsiaOne. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  2. "Dr Tony Tan Keng Yam". The Istana. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  3. Nur Asyiqin Mohamad Salleh (7 February 2017). "Debate on Bill prompts questions on ethnicity and identity". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 5 August 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2017.


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