Career
Chan represented East Coast GRC between 1996-2001. Chan also served as Chief Executive Officer of the China-Singapore Suzhou Industrial Park Development Company Limited between 1994-1996. In the 2001 general elections, he defeated Ooi Boon Ewe, an independent candidate, with 83.55% of the votes in the same SMC. In the 2006 general elections, Chan, representing PAP, defeated Tan Bing Seng of the Workers" Party of Singapore with 65.01% of the votes in the SMC. In March 2011, Chan announced his retirement from politics.
A breathalyser test revealed he had 50 mg of alcohol per 100ml, over the legal limit of 35 mg.Mr Chan said he had "a moment of carelessness".He could not get a taxi to the event, so he decided to drive.
After the event, he also did not ask a car jockey to drive him home. He said organisers of the charity event had toasted him.
