42-year-old Chan Chun Sing is formerly the Chief of Army in the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF), prior to his retirement from the government service.
A recipient of both the President and SAF Overseas Scholarships in 1988, he was responsible for the operational readiness, capability developments and training standards and morale of the Army during his tenure as the Army Chief.
From 2001-2003, he was the Army Attache to Jakarta, where he played a role in promoting bilateral ties between the two militaries.
Mr Chan, who is currently attached to the Tanjong Pagar GRC, has this message for populist calls to slash the defence budget.
He said: "It is always very sexy to say that we don't need to take care of our defence because we live in peace. In my short time in the SAF, 20 years, there were many occasions we have to stand our ground and stare down the competition in order to have the space to be called Singaporeans.
"So I do not think we should take this lightly. We spend what we need and we are responsible to the nation for every single cent that we spend, so that we do justice to the hard earned money we have invested."
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