Peter Sung (Chinese: 宋彼得; pinyin: Song Bide; born 1940) is a former Singaporean politician and was a member of the People's Action Party (PAP). He was a Minister of State, 1988 to 1991, and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Buona Vista Single Member Constituency (SMC), 1988 to 1997.

Peter Sung
宋彼得
Member of the Singapore Parliament
for Buona Vista SMC
In office
4 September 1988 – 16 December 1996
Preceded byAng Kok Peng (PAP)
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Personal details
Born
Peter Sung

Singapore, Straits Settlements
Political partyPeople's Action Party
Peter Sung
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese宋彼得
Simplified Chinese宋彼得
Hanyu PinyinSong Bide

Education

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Sung attended Victoria School and the University of Singapore.

Career

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Sung became Tuan Sing chairman in 1992 until 2005.[1]

Political career

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Sung became a Member of Parliament (MP) for Buona Vista SMC in 1988 and served for two terms until 1996.[2][3]

In the 1991 General Election, he scored PAP's highest percentage increase in votes, winning 79.4% of the valid votes, up from 61.8% in 1988.[4]

He was the Minister of State for the Ministry of National Development, 1 November 1988 to 31 August 1991, and the Ministry of Home Affairs, 28 November 1990 to 31 August 1991.

References

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  1. ^ "Peter Sung buys six million Tuan Sing shares". The Business Times. 17 January 1992. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Buona Vista". The New Paper. 2 September 1991. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  3. ^ "MP Peter Sung hints he may not run again". The Business Times. 6 December 1996. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Caring Sung biggest winner". The New Paper. 2 September 1991. Retrieved 8 January 2024.