Mah Bow Tan (simplified Chinese: 马宝山; traditional Chinese: 馬寶山; pinyin: Mǎ Bǎoshān, born 12 September 1948) is a politician from Singapore. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he is currently a Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Tampines Group Representation Constituency (GRC). He was a member of the Cabinet from 1991 to 2011, serving as the Minister for Communications (1991-99), Minister for the Environment (1993-95) a...
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Mah Bow Tan (simplified Chinese: 马宝山; traditional Chinese: 馬寶山; pinyin: Mǎ Bǎoshān, born 12 September 1948) is a politician from Singapore. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he is currently a Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Tampines Group Representation Constituency (GRC). He was a member of the Cabinet from 1991 to 2011, serving as the Minister for Communications (1991-99), Minister for the Environment (1993-95) and Minister for National Development (1999-2011).
Mah started his career at the Singapore Bus Service (SBS) from 1973 to 1983, rising to become its General Manager. He was then seconded to Singapore News and Publications Ltd (SNPL) as the Chief Executive Officer of the Singapore Monitor newspaper. From 1985 to 1988, he served as the Group General Manager of SNPL and Group General Manager (Co-ordination) of Singapore Press Holdings Ltd.
Mah first entered politics at the 1984 general election, when he stood unsuccessfully in the constituency of...
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