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Eugene Tan
陈庆文
Nominated Member of the
12th Parliament of Singapore
In office
14 February 2012 – 13 August 2014
Appointed by Tony Tan
Personal details
Born (1970-02-18) 18 February 1970 (age 54)
Singapore
Education
OccupationAcademic
Website Official website Edit this at Wikidata
Eugene Tan
Simplified Chinese陈庆文

Eugene Tan Kheng Boon (born 18 February 1970) is a Singaporean academic who is currently an associate professor of law at the Singapore Management University. Tan served as a Nominated Member of Parliament between 2012 and 2014. [1] [2]

Tan started his career at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) as a foreign service officer before going into academic teaching. [3] His specialisation includes constitutional and administrative law, and policy of ethnic relations in Singapore. [4]

Tan regularly writes for several media outlets in Singapore. [5] [6] [7] He is also quoted regularly in all news sources within Singapore, and in major international press, [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] particularly on matters related to domestic politics, constitutional law and elections. [14] [15]

References

  1. ^ "9 NMPs formally appointed". Channel NewsAsia. 9 February 2012. Archived from the original on 18 January 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Nine Nominated MPs selected". Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  3. ^ "The Public Intellectual". Asian Scientist Magazine. 9 July 2015. Archived from the original on 18 January 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Eugene Tan CV". Singapore Management University. Archived from the original on 23 August 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
  5. ^ Tan, Eugene K B (29 March 2017). "Singaporeans shouldn't overreact to terrorism". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 18 January 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  6. ^ Tan, Eugene K B. "50 years on, S'pore's National Service is now a shared legacy". The Business Times. Archived from the original on 18 January 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  7. ^ Tan, Eugene K B (30 May 2017). "Navigating the new terrain of a reserved election". Today. Archived from the original on 18 January 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  8. ^ "Complacency biggest danger for city-state". Nikkei Asian Review. 20 August 2015. Archived from the original on 18 January 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  9. ^ Azhar, Rujun Shen, Saeed (11 September 2015). "Singapore ruling party in decisive win as voters shun risk". Reuters. Retrieved 7 July 2021.{{ cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ( link)
  10. ^ Wembridge, Mark (10 September 2015). "Singapore's social media abuzz ahead of election". Financial Times. Archived from the original on 11 October 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  11. ^ "Singapore Premier Lee's Brother to Leave City Amid Family Feud". Bloomberg.com. 14 June 2017. Archived from the original on 18 January 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  12. ^ Leyl, Sharanjit (27 February 2014). "How do Singapore's poor families get by?". BBC News. Archived from the original on 25 August 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  13. ^ "Singapore leaders urge Lee family to end public bickering". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 18 January 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  14. ^ Benner, Tom (8 July 2013). "American's death in Singapore ruled suicide". www.aljazeera.com. Archived from the original on 18 January 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  15. ^ Paddock, Richard C. (12 September 2017). "Singapore Has a New President, No Election Needed". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 24 April 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2018.