Jessica Tan

Singaporean politician
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Jessica Tan

Summary

Jessica Tan is a human[1]. Her place of birth was Singapore[2]. She was born on May 28, 1966[3]. She worked as a politician[4]. She ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (291 views/month, #7,252 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Born in Singapore[2], Jessica Tan…
  • Jessica Tan was born on May 28, 1966[3].
  • Jessica Tan held citizenship in Singapore[6].
  • Jessica Tan is identified as part of the Peranakan Chinese ethnic group[7].
  • Jessica Tan worked as a politician[4].
  • Jessica Tan held the position of Member of the Parliament of Singapore[8].
  • Among Jessica Tan's employers was IBM[9].
  • Jessica Tan was employed by Microsoft[10].
  • Jessica Tan was employed by Mitsui & Co.[11].
  • Jessica Tan's education included a stint at National University of Singapore[12].
  • Jessica Tan's education included a stint at CHIJ Saint Joseph's Convent[13].
  • Jessica Tan's education included a stint at Catholic Junior College[14].
  • Jessica Tan's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[15].
  • Jessica Tan is recorded as female[16].
  • Jessica Tan's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Jessica Tan was affiliated with the People's Action Party[18].
  • Jessica Tan's Commons category is recorded as Jessica Tan[19].
  • Jessica Tan earned the academic degree of Bachelor of Social Science[20].
  • Jessica Tan's family name is recorded as Chen[21].
  • Jessica Tan's given name is recorded as Jessica[22].
  • Jessica Tan's academic major is recorded as economics[23].
  • Jessica Tan's academic major is recorded as sociology[24].
  • Jessica Tan's different from is recorded as Tan Wei Han[25].
  • Jessica Tan's candidacy in election is recorded as 2006 Singaporean general election[26].
  • Jessica Tan's candidacy in election is recorded as 2011 Singaporean general election[27].

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Origins and Family

Jessica Tan's place of birth was Singapore[2]. She was born on May 28, 1966[3]. She is identified as part of the Peranakan Chinese ethnic group[7].

Education

Educated at National University of Singapore[12], an autonomous university[28], in Singapore[29], founded in 1905[30]; CHIJ Saint Joseph's Convent[13], a secondary school[31], in Singapore[32], founded in 1938[33]; and Catholic Junior College[14], a junior college[34], in Singapore[35], founded in 1975[36]. Jessica Tan earned the academic degree of Bachelor of Social Science[20].

Career and Affiliations

Jessica Tan's professions included politician[4]. Employers include IBM[9], a software company[37], in United States[38], founded in 1911[39], headquartered in Armonk[40]; Microsoft[10], a software company[41], in United States[42], founded in 1975[43], headquartered in Redmond[44]; and Mitsui & Co.[11], a public company[45], in Japan[46], founded in 1947[47], headquartered in Tokyo[48]. She held the position of Member of the Parliament of Singapore[8].

Personal Life

Jessica Tan's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[15]. She was affiliated with the People's Action Party[18].

Why It Matters

Jessica Tan ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (291 views/month, #7,252 of 1,000,298).[5] She has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] She is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]

FAQs

Where was Jessica Tan born?

Jessica Tan was born in Singapore[2].

What did Jessica Tan do for work?

Jessica Tan worked as politician[4].

Where did Jessica Tan go to school?

Jessica Tan was educated at National University of Singapore[12], CHIJ Saint Joseph's Convent[13], and Catholic Junior College[14].

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [49] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [50] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Nlbkos · 2026-09-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Candidacy in election 2006 Singaporean general election, 2011 Singaporean general election, 2015 Singaporean general election +2
    Position held Member of the Parliament of Singapore, Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore
    Given name Jessica
    Country of citizenship Singapore
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