Ang Yong Guan

Ang Yong Guan PBM (Chinese: 洪永元; pinyin: Hóng Yǒngyuán; born 24 January 1955) is a Singaporean politician, psychiatrist and former Singapore Armed Forces colonel. He was the Progress Singapore Party (PSP) Head of Training and Development between 2020 and 2023 and has been the PSP's Second Assistant Secretary-General between 2023 and 2025.^[1]

In this Chinese name, the family name is Ang.

Ang Yong Guan PBM
洪永元
Ang in 2011
2nd Assistant Secretary-General of the Progress Singapore Party
In office 4 April 2023 – 20 March 2025
Chairman	Tan Cheng Bock
Secretary-General	Leong Mun Wai
Preceded by	Francis Yuen
Head of Training and Development of the Progress Singapore Party
In office 10 July 2020 – 4 April 2023
Chairman	Tan Cheng Bock
Secretary-General	Francis Yuen
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Chairman of the Singaporeans First
In office 2014–2019
Secretary-General	Tan Jee Say
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Personal details
Born	(1955-01-24) 24 January 1955 (age 70) Colony of Singapore
Political party	Progress Singapore Party
Other political affiliations	Singaporeans First (2014–2019) Singapore Democratic Party (2010–2011)
Children	4
Alma mater	National University of Singapore University of Edinburgh
Occupation	Politician psychiatrist
Military service
Branch/service	Singapore Armed Forces
Years of service	1980–2003
Rank	Colonel

Early life

Ang graduated from the National University of Singapore in 1979 and had his postgraduate training in psychiatry at the University of Edinburgh between 1984 and 1986.^[2]

Career

Military career

Ang had served in the Singapore Armed Forces for 23 years, and was Chief Psychiatrist of the Psychological Medicine Branch before he retired from the SAF in 2003. He attained the highest rank of Colonel.

Political career

In 2011 general election, Ang joined the Singapore Democratic Party. Along with team members, Tan Jee Say, Vincent Wijeysingha and Michelle Leea contested in a four-member Holland–Bukit Timah Group Representation Constituency (GRC) and obtained 39.92% of valid votes.

In 2014, Ang was appointed as chairman of SingFirst. In the 2015 general election, Ang joined SingFirst along with team members, Tan Jee Say, Melvyn Chiu, Chirag Praful Desail and Mohamad Fahmi Bin Ahmad Rais contested in a five-member Tanjong Pagar GRC and obtained with 22.29% of valid votes.^[3][4]

On 25 June 2020, Tan dissolved SingFirst. Ang joined as a candidate of the PSP in the 2020 Singaporean general election and stood in the newly created Marymount Single Member Constituency (SMC) but was defeated with 44.96% of valid votes.

After the 2020 general election, Ang was appointed as Head of Training and Development of the PSP between 2020 and 2023. On 4 April 2023, Ang was appointed as second Assistant Secretary-General of the PSP.

Medical career

Ang ran a private clinic at the Paragon Shopping Mall.^[5] Ang was handed down a three-year suspension by the Supreme Court for professional misconduct in overprescribed medication on 5 February 2025,^[6] and closed his clinic on 17 February 2025.^[7]

Personal life

Ang is married to an educator and together they have four children.

Awards

In 1995, Ang was awarded the Public Service Medal for his grassroots contributions as a community leader at Kembangan Constituency, helping then-Member of Parliament George Yeo for more than 15 years. He was also awarded the Public Administration Medal in 1996 for his military services.^[2]