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Wong Kan Seng (; born 1946) is a former Singaporean politician. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), He is a Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Bishan-Toa Payoh Group Representation Constituency. Wong served as the country's Deputy Prime Minister from 2005 to 2011. He also held the Cabinet portfolios of Minister for Community Development (1987–91), Minister for Foreign Affairs (1988–94), Minister for Home Affairs (1994–2010) and Co-ordinating Minister for National Security (2010–11). ==Career== Wong entered politics in 1984 after working as a teacher in the Singapore Civil Service and the private sector.〔Emergencies and threats? He's tackled them all", The Straits Times (Singapore), 15 August 2004〕 Wong was elected a Member of Parliament representing the Kuo Chuan constituency in Toa Payoh at the 1984 general election. He has since been re-elected as an MP representing the Group Representation Constituencies (GRCs) of Toa Payoh (1988), Thomson (1991) and Bishan-Toa Payoh (1997, 2001, 2006 and 2011). Wong was appointed the Acting Minister for Community Development in 1986. He was made a full member of the Cabinet as Minister for Community Development by Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew in 1987. He was concurrently appointed the Minister for Foreign Affairs in 1988. In 1994, he became the Minister for Home Affairs. Wong also served as the Leader of the House in Singapore's Parliament from 1991-2007. On 1 September 2005, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong appointed Wong as one of two Deputy Prime Ministers following the retirement of Tony Tan.〔(The Cabinet - Mr Wong Kan Seng )〕 On 1 November 2010, Wong was appointed the Co-ordinating Minister for National Security and relinquished his post as Minister for Home Affairs. Wong retired from the Cabinet following the 2011 general election. He remains a Member of Parliament and also Special Adviser to Economic Cooperation until 2015, when he was finally retired from political service after 31 years.〔(Wong Kan Seng steps down as MP after seven terms in 2015 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Wong Kan Seng」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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