SINGAPORE: Former Speaker of Parliament Tan Chuan-Jin has stepped down from his role as the president of the Singapore National Olympic Council (SNOC).
The council said in a statement on Tuesday (Jul 18) that it has accepted Mr Tan’s resignation and thanked him for his years of service and contributions.
Mr Tan has been president of the Singapore National Olympic Council since 2014 and was re-elected for a third term in September last year in a unanimous vote.
The most senior vice president in office, Mrs Jessie Phua, will be appointed as the council’s acting president at the next Executive Committee meeting.
The SNOC Constitution states that in the event of the resignation of the president, the vice president who is most senior in office shall be appointed as the acting president for the remainder of the term of the resigned president.
On Monday, Mr Tan and fellow Member of Parliament Cheng Li Hui resigned from parliament and the People’s Action Party (PAP).
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said that Mr Tan and Ms Cheng had an “inappropriate relationship” with each other, and had continued with their relationship despite being told to stop.