Mah Bow Tan

Mah Bow Tan
Mah Bow Tan
马宝山
	Mah at the World Economic Forum Global Redesign Summit 2010 in Doha
Leader of the House
	In office; 1 April 2007 – 30 May 2011
Prime Minister	Lee Hsien Loong
Preceded by	Wong Kan Seng
Succeeded by	Ng Eng Hen
Minister for National Development
	In office; 3 June 1999 – 20 May 2011
Prime Minister	Goh Chok Tong; Lee Hsien Loong
Preceded by	Lim Hng Kiang
Succeeded by	Khaw Boon Wan
Minister for the Environment
	In office; 1 July 1993 – 16 April 1995
Prime Minister	Goh Chok Tong
Preceded by	Ahmad Mattar
Succeeded by	Teo Chee Hean
Minister for Communications
	In office; 1 September 1991 – 3 June 1999; Acting: 1 July 1991 – 31 August 1991
Prime Minister	Goh Chok Tong
Preceded by	Yeo Ning Hong; (as Minister for Communications and Information)
Succeeded by	Yeo Cheow Tong; (as Minister for Communications and Information Technology)
Member of the Singapore Parliament; for Tampines GRC; (Tampines East)
	In office; 3 September 1988 – 11 September 2015
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Cheng Li Hui (PAP)
Personal details
Born	Mah Bow Tan; 12 September 1948 (age 75); Colony of Singapore
Political party	People's Action Party
Spouse	Sheryn Kaye Von Senden
Alma mater	University of New South Wales (BEng, MEng)

Mah Bow Tan (Chinese: 马宝山; pinyin: Mǎ Bǎoshān; born 12 September 1948)^[1] is a Singaporean former politician who served as Leader of the House between 2007 and 2011, Minister for National Development between 1999 and 2011, Minister for the Environment between 1993 and 1995, and Minister for Communications between 1991 and 1999. A former member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he was the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Tampines East ward of Tampines GRC between 1988 and 2015.

^ ^a ^b Corfield, Justin (2010). Historical Dictionary of Singapore (Revised ed.). United States: Scarecrow Press. p. 163. ISBN 978-0810873872.