caption predecessor parliament successor birth_place constituency_mp nationality party term majority birth_date signature image article_title name
tan at his residence on 17 august 2011 none singapore s. iswaran -lrb- west coast grc -rrb- singapore ayer rajah singaporean none 23 december 1980 - 6 may 2006 12,967 -lrb- 76.0 % -rrb- 26 april 1940 tan cheng bock signature.svg dr-tan-cheng-bock-at-home-on-nomination-day-1 . png tan cheng bock
 tan cheng bock
tan cheng bock

dr. tan cheng bock -lrb- ; born 26 april 1940 -rrb- is a singaporean politician and medical practitioner .
he was formerly a member of singapore 's governing people 's action party -lrb- pap -rrb- and a member of parliament from 1980 to 2006 .
he was the first non-cabinet minister elected into the pap central executive committee -lrb- 1987 -- 96 -rrb- .
he stood for the 2011 presidential election and won the second highest number of votes at 34.85 % among all four candidates , losing marginally to the winner tony tan .
