Peter Sung

Peter Sung (Chinese: 宋彼得; pinyin: Song Bide; born 1940) is a former Singaporean politician and was a member of the People's Action Party (PAP). He was a Minister of State, 1988 to 1991, and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Buona Vista Single Member Constituency (SMC), 1988 to 1997.

Peter Sung
宋彼得
Member of the Singapore Parliament for Buona Vista SMC
In office 4 September 1988 – 16 December 1996
Preceded by	Ang Kok Peng (PAP)
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
Personal details
Born	Peter Sung Singapore, Straits Settlements
Political party	People's Action Party

Peter Sung
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	宋彼得
Simplified Chinese	宋彼得
Hanyu Pinyin	Song Bide

In this Chinese name, the family name is Sung.

Education

Sung attended Victoria School and the University of Singapore.^[1]

Career

Sung became Tuan Sing chairman in 1992 until 2005.^[2]

Political career

Sung became a Member of Parliament (MP) for Buona Vista SMC in 1988 and served for two terms until 1996.^[3][4]

In the 1991 General Election, he scored PAP's highest percentage increase in votes, winning 79.4% of the valid votes, up from 61.8% in 1988.^[5]

He was the Minister of State for the Ministry of National Development, 1 November 1988 to 31 August 1991, and the Ministry of Home Affairs, 28 November 1990 to 31 August 1991.