Workers' Party member Terence Tan (right) with his wife He Ting Ru, Member of Parliament for Sengkang GRC. (PHOTO: Nick Tan/Yahoo News Singapore)
SINGAPORE — Workers' Party (WP) member Terence Tan, who had contested in the 2015 and 2020 general election, confirmed that he had left the party in January 2024 due to personal reasons.
The 52-year-old, who is the
husband of WP's Sengkang GRC Member of Parliament He Ting Ru, told 8World in a report on Thursday (11 April) that he left the political party to spend more time with his three young kids, as well as to focus on other career opportunities.
With He being busy with her MP and grassroots commitments at Sengkang, Tan - who is currently a director of the Robertson Chambers law firm - said that the couple would not have time to spend with their kids, should he be elected at the upcoming general election.