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Aline Wong

b. 1941

Singaporean sociologist and politician

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Born 1941. Aline Wong is a Singaporean scientist and sociology.

Aline Wong-Kan Lai Chung (born 1941) is a Singaporean sociologist and former politician. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), Wong had been the Member of Parliament (MP) representing Changkat Constituency from 1984 to 1988 and as part of a PAP team, representing Tampines Group Representation Constituency (GRC) from 1988 to 2001. She was also a Senior Minister of State for Health with an additional portfolio of Education. Wong also led the PAP's Women Wing until her retirement from politics in 2001.

After retirement from politics, Wong became an academic adviser for UniSIM starting in 2005. In 2015, she became the first woman named as chancellor of UniSIM and the first woman chancellor in Singapore.

Early life and education Wong was born in Hong Kong in 1941. Wong became a fellow at the Kennedy School of Government in 2002. Wong became an academic adviser for UniSIM starting in 2005. In 2015, she became the first woman named as chancellor of UniSIM and the first woman chancellor in Singapore. Wong was a member of the PAP and represented Changkat Constituency. Changkat Constituency was merged into Tampines GRC. Wong then contested Tampines GRC as a member of a PAP team which won the contest.

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Important facts

Born
1941, British Hong Kong
Birth century
Employers
National University of Singapore
Also known as
Kan Lai Chung

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Who is Aline Wong?

Singaporean sociologist and politician

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Aline Wong was born in 1941 in British Hong Kong.

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Aline Wong is a scientist and sociology.

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Aline Wong is Singaporean.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Aline Wong

· Wikidata: Q75184685

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