Tan Soo Khoon

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Tan Soo Khoon (Chinese: 陈树群; pinyin: Chén Shùqún; Pe̍h-ōe-jī Tân Sú-kûn; born September 1, 1949), is a former Member of the Parliament of Singapore, and a member of the current ruling party, the People's Action Party. He was first elected in 1976, and stepped down in April 2006 after seven terms as the PAP began fielding new candidates for the nation's 12th General Elections. Then 27, he is the youngest person ever to be elected to the Parliament of Singapore. He and former Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong were elected to public office at the same time. He held the Office of Deputy Speaker from 1985 to 1989, and was the Speaker of Parliament from 1989 to 2002. He is married and has two daughters.