Mary Chee Bee Kiang

Mary Tan
First Spouse of Singapore
In role
1 September 2011 – 31 August 2017
President Tony Tan
Preceded by Urmila Umi Nandey
Succeeded by Mohammed Abdullah Alhabshee
Personal details
Born Mary Chee Bee Kiang
1941 (age 76–77)
Singapore, Straits Settlements
Spouse(s) Tony Tan Keng Yam (陳慶炎, 1 August 1964–present)
Profession Teacher

Mary Chee Bee Kiang (born in 1941)[1] is the wife of former President of Singapore Tony Tan and she was First Lady of Singapore.[2][3]

Biography

Tony Tan revealed that they both met in university, she was a teacher. Tan married with Mary Chee Bee Kiang in 1 August 1964. They have four children: three sons and one daughter. In 1965, Mary Tan gave birth to their first child, a boy, two weeks before Singapore became independent. Mr. and Mrs. Tan gave birth to their second son in 1969, she became a full-time housewife. They went on to have a daughter and another son.

The sons of Tony and Mary Tan are 46, 42 and 35 while their daughter is 38 years old.

Tony Tan with his wife, Mary Tan

Trips

References

  1. ↑ Yin, Chai Hung (23 August 2011). "Women behind the men". AsiaOne. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  2. ↑ "Dr Tony Tan Keng Yam". The Istana. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  3. ↑ Nur Asyiqin Mohamad Salleh (7 February 2017). "Debate on Bill prompts questions on ethnicity and identity". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 5 August 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2017.


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