"I thrive in crises, setbacks and stressful situations. Now more than ever, I want to be part of the team that helps navigate Singapore out of this defining crisis of our generation."
Chan Chun Sing
Indranee Thurai Rajah
Joan Cheng Sim Pereira
Alvin Tan Sheng Hui
Eric Chua Swee Leong
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Introduction
Alvin Tan has been actively serving in the community since he started as a community volunteer in 2005. He began serving youths, seniors, vulnerable families, and interfaith communities in Kreta Ayer-Kim Seng, before heeding the call to join politics and was thrust head-on into our nation’s fight against Covid-19.
At Moulmein-Cairnhill, Alvin was on the ground helping our hawkers, small business owners and residents cope and digitalise at the height of the pandemic. As Tanjong Pagar Town Council’s inaugural Sustainability Champion, he also strongly supports sustainability causes such as the “Our Green MoCa” initiative. Under his tenure, the Town Council published its first sustainability report and implemented a 10-year sustainability masterplan to transform the town.
Alvin has had a diverse career across private, public, and non-profit sectors around the world, having held senior positions in Goldman Sachs, Facebook, LinkedIn, the United Nations, Oxfam, and the Ministry of Defence. He is currently the Minister of State for Trade and Industry (MTI) and Culture, Community and Youth (MCCY), as well as a Board Member of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS).
At MTI, Alvin and his team helped nurse our badly hit tourism sector towards recovery, culminating in a record turnout for the 2022 F1 night race. He is also building Singapore’s startup ecosystem, shaping the future of manufacturing, and expanding trade worldwide. At MCCY, Alvin leads initiatives related to youths, para sports and community bonds. He established the SG Mental WellBeing Network and MentoringSG, and contributed towards Singapore’s inter-racial and religious efforts through the Harmony Circles. At MAS, he is working on developing Singapore’s financial sector in the digital assets, fintech and sustainability spaces.
Alvin married his best friend of over twenty years and is a loving father of their two young children.
