With his background, it will be reasonable to expect that after the election Peter Chen will be more than an MP, Deputy Prime Minister Tony Tan told reporters. The PAP chairman said there were precedents for professionals like Chen entering politics. Chen's former colleague Richard Hu has rendered outstanding service as Singapore's finance minister for the past 12 years. So I'm sure that Chen, with his experience and background, will be able to contribute very much to the deliberations in the Cabinet as well as the process of government.