Wong Kan Seng

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Wong Kan Seng
Wong Kan Seng
This is a Chinese name; the family name is 黄 (Huang).

Wong Kan Seng (Simplified Chinese: 黄根成; pinyin: Huáng Gēnchéng; born 1946) is the Minister for Home Affairs and Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore. He is also the Leader of the House in the Parliament of Singapore.

Wong was credited for his highly successful handling of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) crisis in 2003. He was responsible for coordinating the inter-ministerial nation-wide effort to counter the epidemic. Drastic measures were taking to contain the virus, including rapid identification of infected or high-risk people, mandatory home quarantine measures, extensive health screening at immigration checkpoints, schools and hospitals and intensive public education programs. On 31 May 2003, Singapore was taken off the World Health Organization's list of SARS-affected countries.

Wong received his education from University of Singapore and London Business School. He became a Member of Parliament (MP) in 1984 for the Kuo Chuan Constituency in Toa Payoh. He is now one of the MPs for Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC.

Wong is considered to be part of Singapore's third generation leadership that includes Lee Hsien Loong, S Jayakumar, Yeo Cheow Tong, Mah Bow Tan and others. He became the Minister for Community Development in 1987 and has been the Minister for Home Affairs since 1994. On 1 September 2005, Wong took over as Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore when Tony Tan Keng Yam stepped down. Wong continues to be Minister for Home Affairs.

Preceded by
?		 Leader of the Singapore Parliament
1987 – present		 Incumbent
Preceded by
?		 Deputy Chairman of People's Association
1992 – present		 Incumbent
Preceded by
S Jayakumar		 Minister for Home Affairs
1994 – present		 Incumbent
Preceded by
Tony Tan		 Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore
2005 – present		 Incumbent
Preceded by
?		 Minister for Community Development
1987-1991		 Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
S Dhanabalan		 Minister for Foreign Affairs
1988-1994		 Succeeded by
S Jayakumar

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