Tony Tan
Tony Tan
Tony Tan Keng Yamis the seventh President of Singapore, in office since 2011. He served as a Member of the Singapore Parliament from 1979 to 2006 and held various ministerial portfolios, including defence, finance, Arts, trade and industry. In the late 1980s, Lee Kuan Yew mentioned Tan as his first choice to succeed himself as Prime Minister of Singapore, but he declined. He left the Cabinet from 1991 to 1995 to lead the Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation before returning as Deputy...
NationalitySingaporean
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth7 February 1940
CountrySingapore
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The stronger ties between primary care providers and the patients they serve will produce better outcomes and allow for more sustainable healthcare spending.
The growth of markets in the region also provides opportunities for home-grown entities - whether established brand names like DBS, Singtel and Keppel Corporation, or SMEs - to establish and grow their presence in the region.
Where patient needs are complex, we should provide greater support in the community so that patients can cut down on trips to the tertiary hospital.
I would be able to provide a different perspective and act independently of the Government in the decisions that have to be made by the President.