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Wong Kan Seng (; born 1946 ) is the Minister For Home Affairs in Singapore and the Deputy Prime Minister . He is also the leader of the Singapore Parliament . Wong was credited for his highly successful handling of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) crisis in 2003 . He was responsible for coordinating the inter-ministerial nation-wide effort to counter the Epidemic . Drastic measures were taking to contain the virus, including rapid identification of infected or high-risk people, mandatory home Quarantine measures, extensive health screening at Immigration checkpoints, schools and hospitals and intensive public education programs. On 31 May 2003 , Singapore was taken off the World Health Organization's list of SARS-affected countries. Wong received his education from University Of Singapore and London Business School . He became a Member of Parliament (MP) in 1984 for the Kuo Chuan Constituency in Toa Payoh . He is now one of the MPs for Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC . Wong is considered to be part of Singapore's third generation leadership that includes Lee Hsien Loong , S Jayakumar , Yeo Cheow Tong , Mah Bow Tan and others. He became the Minister for Community Development in 1987 and has been the Minister for Home Affairs since 1994 . On 1 September 2005 , Wong took over as Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore when Tony Tan Keng Yam steped down. Wong continues to be Minister for Home Affairs. EXTERNAL LINK |
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