Mary Chee Bee Kiang

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Mary Chee
Mary Tan.jpg
7th Spouse of the President of Singapore
In role
1 September 2011 – 31 August 2017
PresidentTony Tan
Preceded byUrmila Umi Nandey
Succeeded byMohammed Abdullah Alhabshee
Personal details
Born
Mary Chee Bee Kiang

1941 (age 81–82)
Singapore, Straits Settlements
Spouse
(m. 1964)
Children4
Alma materNational University of Singapore

Mary Chee Bee Kiang (born 1941)[1] is the wife of former President Tony Tan.[2][3]

Personal life

Mary Chee with his husband, Tony Tan

Mary met Tony Tan while they were students at the National University of Singapore. They were married on 1 August 1964,[4][5] and have three sons and one daughter together.[5]

References

  1. ^ Yin, Chai Hung (23 August 2011). "Women behind the men". AsiaOne. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Dr Tony Tan Keng Yam". The Istana. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  3. ^ Nur Asyiqin Mohamad Salleh (7 February 2017). "Debate on Bill prompts questions on ethnicity and identity". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 5 August 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  4. ^ hermesauto (2017-08-01). "President Tony Tan and wife Mary celebrate 53 years of marital bliss". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
  5. ^ a b "Women behind the men". www.asiaone.com. Retrieved 2021-07-23.