Lunch with Sumiko: I'm a perpetual optimist, says Manpower Minister Tan See Leng

Dr Tan See Leng entered politics after 30 years as a GP and in the corporate world. The Manpower Minister speaks about how his private sector background gives him an 'outside the system' perspective.

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Dr Tan See Leng entered politics after 30 years as a GP and in the corporate world. The Manpower Minister speaks about how his private sector background gives him an 'outside the system' perspective.
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Up until eight years ago, Dr Tan See Leng was overweight, tipping the scales at 128kg at one point.

Even for someone tall - he's 1.8m - he was, in his own words, "really big".

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