Wan Soon Bee
Wan Soon Bee (Chinese: 阮顺美; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Oán Sūn-bí)[1] is a businessman, former Singaporean Member of Parliament (MP) and Cabinet Minister. Wan formerly represented the West Coast when it was a part of Pasir Panjang Group Representation Constituency (GRC), Brickworks GRC and West Coast GRC as MP in 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 |
| Parents | Wan Hong Cheong (father) |
Early life and education
Born in 1939, Wan completed his Pre-tertiary education at the prestigious Raffles Institution and later graduated with a Dottore Ingegnere Degree in Electronics Engineering from the University of Pisa in Italy.[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 at Prime Minister's Office from September 1983 to 1985.[1]
In the General Election 1988, the newbie Wan Soon Bee 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]