Tan Chok Kian
Alphonsus Tan Chok Kian | |||||||||
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Tan in 1963 | |||||||||
| Chairman of the Central Provident Fund Board | |||||||||
| In office 12 October 1980 – 14 February 1986 | |||||||||
| Preceded by | Han Cheng Fong | ||||||||
| Succeeded by | Lim Siong Guan | ||||||||
| Personal details | |||||||||
| Born | 15 February 1931 Johor, Malaysia | ||||||||
| Died | 20 December 2015 (aged 84) Singapore | ||||||||
| Spouse | Antoinette Kwok Sai Eng (m. 1957) | ||||||||
| Children | 3 | ||||||||
| Alma mater | University of Malaya in Singapore (BA) St. Joseph's Institution | ||||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 陳祝強 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 陈祝强 | ||||||||
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Alphonsus Tan Chok Kian PPA(E) PPA(P) (15 February 1931 – 20 December 2015) was a Singaporean civil servant and the first chairman of Post Office Savings Bank from 1972 to 1986, after it became a statutory board of the Ministry of Communications.
Tan was permanent secretary for the Ministry of National Development (1970–1971), Ministry of Finance (1971–1975), Ministry of Social Affairs (1975–1977) and Ministry of Culture (1976–1977).
Tan also served as chairman of Acma Limited (1972–1989), Central Provident Fund (1980–1986) and the Stock Exchange of Singapore (1986–1989). He was a director of SAL Industrial Leasing Limited, and the Development Bank of Singapore (1971–1981).