Patrick Tay

Patrick Tay Teck Guan BBM (simplified Chinese: 郑德源; traditional Chinese: 鄭德源; pinyin: Zhèng Déyuán; born 1 December 1971) is a Singaporean politician. A member of the People's Action Party (PAP), he has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Pioneer SMC since 10 July 2020. He also served as the MP for West Coast GRC for Boon Lay from 11 September 2015 to 23 June 2020 and for Nee Soon GRC for Nee Soon East from 7 May 2011 to 24 August 2015. He also holds jobs at the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) and the Singapore Manual and Mercantile Workers' Union.

The Honourable Patrick Tay MP
郑德源
Member of the Singapore Parliament for Pioneer SMC
Incumbent
Assumed office 10 July 2020
Preceded by	Cedric Foo
Member of the Singapore Parliament for West Coast GRC (Boon Lay)
In office 11 September 2015 – 23 June 2020
Preceded by	Lawrence Wong
Succeeded by	Desmond Lee
Member of the Singapore Parliament for Nee Soon GRC (Nee Soon East)
In office 7 May 2011 – 24 August 2015
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Louis Ng
Personal details
Born	(1971-12-01) 1 December 1971 Singapore
Nationality	Singapore
Political party	People's Action Party (2011)
Spouse(s)	Michelle Ng
Children	3
Residence	Singapore [1]
Alma mater	National University of Singapore

In 2010, Tay received the Bintang Bakti Masyarakat (i.e. Public Service Star in Malay).

He is one of the several Assistant Secretary-Generals of the National Trades Union Congress.[2]

Early life and education

Patrick Tay Teck Guan was born in Singapore on 1 December 1971. He attended Saint Patrick's School and Temasek Junior College. In 1995, he graduated from the National University of Singapore (NUS) with a Bachelor of Laws with honours. Wanting to further his education, he decided to study for a Master of Laws, which he successfully obtained from NUS in 1999. In 2012, Tay was conferred a fellowship from the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators.[1]

Political career

After getting his master's degree, Tay became an advocate and solicitor for the Supreme Court of Singapore as well as an associate mediator for the Singapore Mediation Centre.[1] He attended Harvard University's six-week Advanced Management Programme in 2014. From 1995 to 2002, Tay worked at the Singapore Police Force. At the time when he left the force, he held the appointment of Commanding Officer of the Special Tactics and Rescue Unit.[1] Since April 2002, Tay has been serving as the National Trade Union Congress' Legal Services Department's Director as well as the Executive Secretary of the Singapore Manual and Mercantile Workers' Union since November 2012.[1]

Tay also holds positions at other organisations. He is an adviser to the Healthcare Services Employees' Union (was previously its Executive Secretary for 8 years); Union of Security Employees (was previously its Executive Secretary for 7 years); Creative, Media and Publishing Union; and the Keppel Employees Union, a board member of the Land Transport Authority and NTUC Learning Hub and a trustee of the Amalgamated Union of Statutory Board Employees and Singapore Industrial and Services Employees' Union.[1] Tay is also a member of the Singapore political party, People's Action Party (PAP). As part of the group of candidates for the Nee Soon GRC, he became a member of parliament following the 2011 Singapore general election. Tay was officially sworn into parliament on 7 May 2011.[1]

In 2014, Tay surfaced the concerns of PMEs [3] and how the Budget could support them with regards to the 4Ps: protection, progression, placement and privileges. In his 2016 Debate on President's Address, he called for a PME dependency ratio (akin to those for S Passes and Work Permits) to be implemented for companies which have a weak Singaporean core and a weak commitment to creating a Singaporean core.[4]

Recognition and legacy

In 1990, Tay received the Public Service Commission (PSC) Scholarship. In 2000, he was awarded the Singapore Police Force's Good Service Medal. In 2005, the Public Service Medal was bestowed upon Tay. Thereafter, Tay obtained the PAP Youth Service Medal in 2007. The same year, the People's Association presented Tay with the 15 Years Community Long Service Award.

In 2010, Tay was awarded the Bintang Bakti Masyarakat (Public Service Star).[1] Inaugurated in 2011, the Patrick Tay Chess Challenge, held in Singapore and organised by the Singapore Chess Federation, is named in Tay's honour.[5]

See also

• List of Singapore MPs
• List of current Singapore MPs

References

1. "Mr Patrick Tay Teck Guan". Parliament of Singapore. Archived from the original on 5 December 2014. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
2. http://www.tnp.sg/news/singapore-news/paps-west-coast-team-welcomes-patrick-tay-cedric-foo-defend-pioneer
3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 31 March 2014. Retrieved 31 March 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
4. "Singapore must move to economy lean on foreign professionals: MP Patrick Tay". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
5. "2nd Patrick Tay Chess Challenge 2012 (Sunday 8 July)". Singapore Chess Federation. Retrieved 4 November 2013.

External links

• Patrick Tay on Parliament of Singapore

Parliament of Singapore
Preceded by Ho Peng Kee as MP for Nee Soon East SMC	Member of Parliament for Nee Soon GRC (Nee Soon East) 2011–2015	Succeeded by Louis Ng
Preceded by Lawrence Wong	Member of Parliament for West Coast GRC (Boon Lay) 2015–2020	Succeeded by Desmond Lee
Preceded by Cedric Foo	Member of Parliament for Pioneer SMC 2020 – present	Incumbent