Tan Cheng Bock's political party, the Progress Singapore Party, has been formally registered.

The former People's Action Party (PAP) MP made the announcement on Facebook on April 1, 2019:

The party was registered on Thursday, March 28, according to the Registry of Societies' website.

On March 16, the party was given "in principle" approval.

Less than 3 months to get approval

Tan, 78, had applied to register the Progress Singapore Party on Jan. 16.

The party was started with 11 other "like-minded Singaporeans", Tan said then.

Tan was a six-term MP for the former single-seat constituency of Ayer Rajah from in 1980 until he retired in 2006.

In 2011, Tan contested the four-way presidential election, but lost by a few thousand votes to PAP-backed Tony Tan Keng Yam.

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