About Us Organisation Structure Speaker The Government Leader of the House Party Whip Members of Parliament Parliament Secretariat Functions Select Committees Sitting of Parliament Chamber Seating Plan Sessions of Parliament Parliament House   Design Structure Virtual Tour Parliament Shop Visit to Parliament Opportunities and Announcements     Curriculum Vitae   Name : Chan Soo Sen (Member of Parliament) Constituency : Joo Chiat Party Affiliation   People’s Action Party Place of Birth : Singapore Date of Birth : 01.10.1956 Marital Status : Married No of Children : 2 Religion : NIL Educational Qualifications 1973-1974   GCE `A' Level (Catholic High School, Singapore) 1975-1978   BA (Honours) (Oxford University, UK) 1986-1987   M Sc (Stanford University, USA) Present Occupation           Office-holding Appointments 25.01.1997   02.06.1999   Parliamentary Secretary, Prime Minister’s Office & Ministry of Community Development 03.06.1999   30.04.2001   Parliamentary Secretary, Prime Minister’s Office & Ministry of Health 01.05.2001   22.11.2001   Senior Parliamentary Secretary, Prime Minister’s Office & Ministry of Health 23.11.2001   11.08.2004   Minister of State, Prime Minister’s Office & Ministry of Community Development & Sports 01.08.2004   29.05.2006   Minister of State, Ministry of Education 01.10.2005   29.05.2006   Minister of State, Ministry of Trade & Industry Member of Parliament 23.12.1996   17.10.2001   East Coast GRC 03.11.2001   19.04.2006   Joo Chiat 06.05.2006       Joo Chiat Select Committees House Committee   Member   11th Parliament, 1st Session Career 1980-1994   Civil Servant 1994-1996   Chief Executive Officer, China-Singapore Suzhou Industrial Park Development Co Ltd 1996-1996   Business Advisor, EM Services       Interests Reading Acronyms PSLE   Primary School Leaving Examination GCE ‘O’ Level   Singapore-Cambridge General Certificate of Education (Ordinary Level) GCE ‘A’ Level   Singapore-Cambridge General Certificate of Education (Advance Level)            Last reviewed date