Tan See Leng Reflects on Leaving Private Sector Amid Ministerial Pay Debate: 'I Just Felt I Had to Give Back to the Country'

Tan See Leng reflects on leaving private sector amid ministerial pay debate: 'I just felt I had to give back to the country'

A gradual and growing inner realisation that his private sector experience could perhaps be put to good use — beyond building an organisation and changing lives — led Minister Tan See Leng to consider giving back to Singapore."I just felt I had to give back to the country and the people who had given me so much," he said during the parliamentary debate on political salaries on Thursday (Sept 10), as he reflected on the personal and financial sac…

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During the debate on political salaries, Dr Tan says he sometimes wishes he could have had a longer runway and been better equipped for public office.  

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He explained the opportunity costs of entering politics for those in the private sector.