Tan Kia Gan

Tan Kia Gan
Chairman of the Singapore Tourist Promotion Board
In office
1 January 1966 (1966-01-01)  3 November 1966 (1966-11-03)
Preceded byK. M. Byrne
Succeeded byP. H. Meadows
Chairman of the Housing and Development Board
In office
19 October 1963 (1963-10-19)  10 January 1966 (1966-01-10)
Preceded byLim Kim San
Succeeded byHowe Yoon Chong
Minister for National Development
In office
25 August 1960 (1960-08-25)  18 October 1963 (1963-10-18)
Prime MinisterLee Kuan Yew
Preceded byToh Chin Chye (acting)
Succeeded byLim Kim San
Member of the Legislative Assembly for Paya Lebar
In office
1 July 1959 (1959-07-01)  3 September 1963 (1963-09-03)
Preceded byLim Koon Teck
Succeeded byKow Kee Seng
Personal details
Born1921 (1921)
Singapore, Straits Settlements
SpouseTan Sock Hoon (m. 1949)
Children6
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese陳家彥
Simplified Chinese陈家彦
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinChén Jiāyàn
IPA[ʈʂʰə̌n.tɕjá.jɛ̂n]

Tan Kia Gan (born c. 1921) is a former Singaporean politician and aircraft engineer, who served as chairman of the Singapore Tourist Promotion Board in 1966, before being removed due to corruption allegations. Tan also served as the chairman of the Housing and Development Board from 1963 to 1966.