Kenneth Tiong

In this Chinese name, the family name is Tiong.

Kenneth Tiong Boon Kiat^[a] (born 1988 or 1989) is a Singaporean politician. A member of the Workers' Party, he was elected as Deputy Treasurer of the Workers' Party Central Executive Committee (CEC) since 2025. Tiong has been the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Serangoon division of Aljunied GRC since 2025.^[2]

The Honourable Kenneth Tiong
张文杰
Member of Parliament for Aljunied GRC
Incumbent
Assumed office 3 May 2025
Preceded by	WP held
Majority	25,783 (19.42%)
Personal details
Born	1988 or 1989 (age 36–37)[1]
Political party	Workers' Party
Children	2
Alma mater	Brown University
Occupation	Politician

Early life

Tiong attended Raffles Institution and Raffles Junior College. In 2014, Tiong completed his studies at Brown University and received a Bachelor of Science in Applied Mathematics-Computer Science and Philosophy.^[1]

Career

Tiong worked as a Business Analyst at McKinsey & Co. (2014–2016), followed by a stint at Millennium Management (2016–2018) as a Quant analyst. Tiong later went on to Brahman Capital (2018–2022) and served as Head Quant Developer and Portfolio Manager. He was the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at a tech startup (2022–2023). Since 2023, he has been the Director of Sensemake.ai, a news intelligence platform.^[3]

Political career

Tiong began volunteering with the Workers’ Party (WP) in 2023, contributing to the Policy team and assisting in East Coast GRC and Aljunied GRC. In late 2023, he became a member of the WP. From May 2024, he served as Legislative Assistant to Leader of the Opposition, Pritam Singh, and from January 2025, he took on the role of Serangoon Coordinator.^[1][4] In April 2025, he was spotted in a Aljunied GRC event which sparked speculations that he will run in the next election.^[5]

Tiong made his political debut and contested in the 2025 General Election in Aljunied GRC alongside Pritam Singh, Sylvia Lim, Gerald Giam, and Fadli Fawzi and was elected with 59.71% of valid votes.^[6][7] Tiong represents Serangoon division replacing Leon Perera who resigned over an affair with Nicole Seah.^[8] Tiong was appointed the Vice-Chairman of the Aljunied—Hougang Town Council (AHTC) since 2025 alongside with Dennis Tan. InJune 2025, Tiong was co-opted to the WP's Central Executive Committee in which he was appointed as Deputy Treasurer.^[9]

Personal life

Tiong is married with two children.^[10]

Notes

1. Chinese: 张文杰; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tiong Bûn-kia̍t