Chee Soon Juan — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Secretary-general of the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) since 1993
Former lecturer at the National University of Singapore (NUS)
Completed a PhD at the University of Georgia in 1990
Arrested and jailed several times for his political activities
Contested in general elections since 1992

Biography

Chee Soon Juan is a Singaporean politician, activist, and former lecturer, born on 20 July 1962. He has served as the secretary-general of the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) since 1993. Prior to his political career, Chee was a lecturer at the National University of Singapore (NUS).

He entered politics in 1992 after being invited by Chiam See Tong to join the SDP and was part of the party's team for the 1992 Marine Parade by-election. Chee later succeeded Chiam as secretary-general.