Kenneth Tiong
{{Short description|Singaporean politician}}
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| honorific_prefix = The Honourable
| name = Kenneth Tiong
| native_name = {{nobold|{{lang|zh-hans|张文杰}}}}
| native_name_lang = zh-sg
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| birth_date = {{birth based on age as of date|36|2025|4|17}}
| children = 2
| alma_mater = Brown University
| occupation = Politician
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| parliament = Singapore
| predecessor = WP held
| office = Member of Parliament
for Aljunied GRC
| majority = 25,783 (19.42%)
| term_start = 3 May 2025
| party = Workers' Party
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Kenneth Tiong Boon Kiat ({{Zh|c=张文杰|p=Zhāng Wénjié}}; born 1988 or 1989) is a Singaporean politician. A member of the Workers' Party, Tiong has been the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Serangoon division of Aljunied GRC since 2025.{{Cite web |title=Our Members of Parliament |url=https://www.ahtc.sg/our-members-of-parliament/ |access-date=15 May 2025 |website=AHTC |language=en-US}}
Early life
Tiong attended Raffles Institution and Raffles Junior College. In 2014, Tiong completed his studies at Brown University and received a Bachelor of Science in Applied Mathematics-Computer Science and Philosophy.{{Cite web |last=Oh |first=Tessa |date=17 April 2025 |title=Singapore election 2025: ‘Don’t fly back to the same old answers’ – Workers’ Party newcomer Kenneth Tiong wants to offer fresh ideas |url=https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/singapore/ge2025-candidate-interviews/ge2025-dont-fly-back-same-old-answers-workers-party-newcomer-kenneth-tiong-wants-offer-fresh-ideas |access-date=15 May 2025 |website=The Business Times |language=en}}
Career
Tiong worked as a Business Analyst at McKinsey & Co. (2014–2016), followed by a stint at Millennium Management (2016–2018) as a Quant analyst. Tiong later went on to Brahman Capital (2018–2022) and served as Head Quant Developer and Portfolio Manager. He was the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at a tech startup (2022–2023). Since 2023, he has been the Director of Sensemake.ai, a news intelligence platform.{{Cite web |last=Tiong |first=Kenneth |date=15 May 2025 |title=Linkedin profile |url=https://sg.linkedin.com/in/kennethtiong |url-status=live |access-date=15 May 2025}}
= Political career =
Tiong began volunteering with the Workers’ Party (WP) in 2023, contributing to the Policy team and assisting in East Coast GRC and Aljunied GRC. In late 2023, he became a member of the WP. From May 2024, he served as Legislative Assistant to Leader of the Opposition, Pritam Singh, and from January 2025, he took on the role of Serangoon Coordinator.
Tiong made his political debut and contested in the 2025 General Election in Aljunied GRC alongside Pritam Singh, Sylvia Lim, Gerald Giam, and Fadli Fawzi and was elected with 59.71% of valid votes.{{Cite web |title=ELD {{!}} 2025 Parliamentary General Election Results |url=https://www.eld.gov.sg/finalresults2025.html |access-date=15 May 2025 |website=www.eld.gov.sg}}{{Cite news |date=4 May 2025 |title=GE2025: WP retains strongholds in Aljunied and Hougang despite national swing to PAP |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/politics/ge2025-wp-retains-strongholds-in-aljunied-and-hougang-despite-national-swing-to-pap |access-date=15 May 2025 |work=The Straits Times |language=en |issn=0585-3923}} Tiong was appointed the Vice-Chairman of the Aljunied—Hougang Town Council (AHTC) since 2025 alongside with Dennis Tan.
Personal life
References
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External links
- [https://www.wp.sg/mp/tiong-boon-kiat-kenneth Official profile]
- [https://www.parliament.gov.sg/mps/list-of-current-mps/mp/details/kenneth-tiong-boon-kiat Kenneth Tiong] on Parliament of Singapore
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{{S-bef | before = Pritam Singh
| before2 = Sylvia Lim
| before3 = Faisal Manap
| before4 = Gerald Giam
| before5 = Leon Perera }}
{{S-ttl | title = Member of Parliament for
Aljunied GRC
| years = 2025–present
| alongside = Pritam Singh, Sylvia Lim, Gerald Giam, Fadli Fawzi
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Category:Workers' Party (Singapore) politicians
Category:Members of the Parliament of Singapore
Category:Brown University alumni
Category:Raffles Institution alumni
Category:Raffles Junior College alumni
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