Mah Bow Tan Politician

Mah Bow Tan (simplified Chinese: 马宝山; traditional Chinese: 馬寶山; pinyin: Mǎ Bǎoshān, born 12 September 1948) is a Singaporean politician. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he has been a Member of Parliament (MP) representing Tampines GRC from 1988 to 2016. He was a member of the Cabinet from 1991 to 2011, serving as the Minister for Communications (1991-99), Minister for the Environment (1993-95) and Minister for National Development (1999-2011).