Patrick Tay

Patrick Tay
BBM
郑德源
Member of the Singapore Parliament
for West Coast GRC
Assumed office
11 September 2015
Member of the Singapore Parliament
for Nee Soon GRC
In office
7 May 2011 – 24 August 2015
Personal details
Born (1971-12-01) December 1, 1971
Singapore
Nationality Singaporean
Political party People's Action Party
Spouse(s) Michelle Ng
Children three children
Residence Singapore [1]
Alma mater National University of Singapore
Religion Christian

Patrick Tay Teck Guan, BBM (simplified Chinese: 郑德源; traditional Chinese: 鄭德源; pinyin: Zhèng Déyuán; born 1 December 1971) is a Singaporean politician. A member of the People's Action Party (PAP), he currently serves as a member of parliament (MP) for the West Coast Group Representation Constituency, or GRC in short. He also holds jobs at the National Trades Union Congress and the Singapore Manual and Mercantile Workers' Union.

In 2010, Tay received the Bintang Bakti Masyarakat (i.e. Public Service Star in Malay).

He is one of the several Assistant Secretary-Generals of the National Trades Union Congress.[2]

Early life and education

Patrick Tay Teck Guan was born in Singapore on 1 December 1971. He attended Saint Patrick's School and Temasek Junior College. In 1995, he graduated from the National University of Singapore (NUS) with a Bachelor of Laws with honours. Wanting to further his education, he decided to study for a Master of Laws, which he successfully obtained from NUS in 1999. In 2012, Tay was conferred a fellowship from the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators.[1]

Political career

After getting his master's degree, Tay became an advocate and solicitor for the Supreme Court of Singapore as well as an associate mediator for the Singapore Mediation Centre.[1] He attended the Harvard University's Advanced Management Programme in 2014. From 1995 to 2002, Tay worked at the Singapore Police Force. At the time when he left the force, he held the appointment of Commanding Officer of the STAR Unit.[1] Since April 2002, Tay has been serving as the National Trade Union Congress' Legal Services Department's Director as well as the Executive Secretary of the Singapore Manual and Mercantile Workers' Union since November 2012.[1]

Tay also holds a handful of other positions at other organisations. Among others, he is an adviser to the Healthcare Services Employees' Union (was previously its Executive Secretary for 8 years); Union of Security Employees (was previously its Executive Secretary for 7 years); Creative, Media and Publishing Union; and the Keppel Employees Union, a board member of the Land Transport Authority and NTUC Learning Hub and a trustee of the Amalgamated Union of Statutory Board Employees and Singapore Industrial and Services Employees' Union.[1] A member of the People's Action Party (PAP), a Singapore-based political party, Tay was officially sworn into parliament on 7 May 2011 as a member of parliament for the Nee Soon GRC, following the 2011 general election. He is also a member of both the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Manpower.[1]

In 2014, Tay surfaced the concerns of PMEs [3] and how the Budget could support them with regards to the 4Ps: protection, progression, placement and privileges. In his 2016 Debate on President's Address, he called for a PME dependency ratio (akin to those for S Passes and Work Permits) to be implemented for companies which have a weak Singaporean core and a weak commitment to creating a Singaporean core.[4]

Recognition and legacy

In 1990, Tay received the Public Service Commission (PSC) Scholarship. In 2000, he was awarded the Singapore Police Force's Good Service Medal. In 2005, the Public Service Medal was bestowed upon Tay. Thereafter, Tay obtained the PAP Youth Service Medal in 2007. The same year, the People's Association presented Tay with the 15 Years Community Long Service Award.

In 2010, Tay was awarded the Bintang Bakti Masyarakat (Public Service Star).[1] Inaugurated in 2011, the Patrick Tay Chess Challenge, held in Singapore and organised by the Singapore Chess Federation, is named in Tay's honour.[5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Mr Patrick Tay Teck Guan". Parliament of Singapore. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
  2. ↑ http://www.tnp.sg/news/singapore-news/paps-west-coast-team-welcomes-patrick-tay-cedric-foo-defend-pioneer
  3. ↑ http://live.channelnewsasia.com/news/specialreports/parliament/videos/mp-patrick-tay-speaks-on/1018744.html
  4. ↑ "Singapore must move to economy lean on foreign professionals: MP Patrick Tay". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 2016-04-08.
  5. ↑ "2nd Patrick Tay Chess Challenge 2012 (Sunday 8 July)". Singapore Chess Federation. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
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