Tan Kiat How — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Serves as Senior Minister of State for Digital Development and Information since 2022
Serves as Senior Minister of State for Health since 2025
Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Kampong Chai Chee division of East Coast Group Representation Constituency since 2020
Former Chief Executive Officer of the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) from January 2017 to June 2020
Helped develop the Intelligent Nation 2015 blueprint at the Ministry of Communications and Information
During his tenure at IMDA, awarded spectrum for the deployment of fifth-generation mobile networks and established the SG Digital Office in May 2020
Holds a master's degree in management from Stanford University and was a Mason Fellow at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government

Biography

Tan Kiat How, born in 1977, is a prominent Singaporean politician and former civil servant. He currently holds the position of Senior Minister of State for Health since 2025 and concurrently serves as Senior Minister of State for Digital Development and Information since 2022. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Kampong Chai Chee division of East Coast Group Representation Constituency since 2020.