陈礼添, 陳禮添
Tan attended Victoria Junior College before receiving a Singapore Armed Forces Merit Scholarship to study Engineering at Cambridge University. Tan also holds BSci (BioMed) degree from Central Queensland University and an Master of Business Administration from the University of Leicester.
He was formerly an officer in the Singapore Armed Forces. After completing his degree, Tan served in the Singapore Army and was promoted to the rank of Major when he was 27. During his service, he was named the Top Student for the Basic Army Intelligence Course, Company Tactics Course and Combat Engineer Advanced Officer Course.
After nine years, he left the armed forces at the age of 31.
Differences of opinion with the party"s leaders were cited as the cause for their resignation. Tan and Poa then joined the National Solidarity Party.
The NSP"s team lost to the team from the governing People"s Action Party (PAP) by 56,885 votes (388%) to 89,710 (612%). In June 2011, Tan"s wife Hazel was elected as the Secretary-General of the National Solidarity Party following the resignation of Goh Meng Seng, however she resigned in September 2013 citing health problems.
Political career
Tan and his wife joined the Reform Party ahead of the 2011 general election and were slated to stand as candidates for the party in the election.
However they were among six members of the party who resigned in February 2011. In the 2011 general election, Tan and Poa were members of the party"s five-person team which stood in the Chua Chu Kang Group Representation Constituency.
