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Arthur Jen Fong

SG

Banker and former Singaporean politician

Editions

Successful People in Singapore (2nd Edition)

2023 February

Successful People in Singapore (1st Edition)

2022 February

PSEUDONYM - PSEUDONYM

Arthur Fong

CA - CAREER

2001 - 2015 Fong represented West Coast GRC in the Parliament of Singapore as a Member of Parliament from 2001 to 2015, and stepped down during the 2015 general elections; 2015 - Fong's party, the PAP, enjoyed a walkover for the constituency in the 2001 and 2006 general elections, but the constituency was contested in 2011 by the Reform Party led by Kenneth Jeyaretnam. Jeyaretnam was defeated by a vote of 66.57% in favour of the PAP candidates, including Fong. Following the election, Fong was returned as the representative for Clementi, and continued his third term in Parliament; Stepped down as MP for Clementi before the 2015 elections in September of that year

AW - AWARDS

The Institute of Banking and Finance awarded him an IBF fellowship, in recognition of his work in the financial industry. That year, Fong was also appointed honorary Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire for his service in public office 2014

LS - LANGUAGE SKILLS

English, Mandarin

B - BORN

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P - PARENTS

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