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| image = Grace Fu (cropped).jpg
| image = Grace Fu attends the 2nd EU-Singapore Free Trade Agreement Trade Committee Meeting - 2024 (P064254-639033) (cropped).jpg
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| caption = Fu in 2020
| caption = Fu in 2024
| office = [[Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment|Minister for Sustainability and the Environment]]
| office = [[Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment|Minister for Sustainability and the Environment]]
| primeminister = [[Lee Hsien Loong]]
| primeminister = [[Lee Hsien Loong]]<br />[[Lawrence Wong]]
| term_start = 27 July 2020
| term_start = 27 July 2020
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| term_start3 = 1 August 2012
| term_start3 = 1 August 2012
| term_end3 = 30 September 2015
| term_end3 = 30 September 2015
| predecessor3 = [[Lim Hwee Hua]]
| predecessor3 = [[Lim Hwee Hua]]
| primeminister3 = Lee Hsien Loong
| primeminister3 = Lee Hsien Loong
| office4 = [[Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources|Second Minister for the Environment and Water Resources]]
| office4 = [[Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources|Second Minister for the Environment and Water Resources]]
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| primeminister5 = Lee Hsien Loong
| primeminister5 = Lee Hsien Loong
| minister5 = [[K. Shanmugam]]
| minister5 = [[K. Shanmugam]]
| predecessor5 =
| predecessor5 = [[Lui Tuck Yew]]
| successor5 = [[Josephine Teo]]
| successor5 = [[Josephine Teo]] (2017)
| office6 = [[Ministry of Communications and Information|Senior Minister of State for Information, Communications and the Arts]]
| office6 = [[Ministry of Communications and Information|Senior Minister of State for Information, Communications and the Arts]]
| term_start6 = 21 May 2011
| term_start6 = 21 May 2011
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| minister9 = [[Mah Bow Tan]]
| minister9 = [[Mah Bow Tan]]
| predecessor9 =
| predecessor9 =
| successor9 = [[Desmond Lee (Singaporean politician)|Desmond Lee]]
| successor9 = [[Desmond Lee (Singaporean politician)|Desmond Lee]]
| constituency_MP10 = [[Yuhua Single Member Constituency|Yuhua SMC]]
| constituency_MP10 = [[Yuhua Single Member Constituency|Yuhua SMC]]
| term_start10 = 21 May 2011
| term_start10 = 21 May 2011
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| term_start11 = 27 April 2006
| term_start11 = 27 April 2006
| term_end11 = 18 April 2011
| term_end11 = 18 April 2011
| predecessor11 = [[Yu-Foo Yee Shoon]] ([[People's Action Party|PAP]])
| predecessor11 = [[Yu-Foo Yee Shoon]]
| successor11 = ''Constituency abolished''
| successor11 = ''Constituency abolished''
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| birth_place = [[Singapore in Malaysia|State of Singapore]], Malaysia
| birth_place = [[Singapore in Malaysia|State of Singapore]]
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'''Grace Fu Hai Yien''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=90%|DCMG}}<ref name="DCMG">{{Cite web |title=2011 Honorary Awards |url=https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/509625/2014_Honorary_Awards_-_Final_-_a.pdf}}</ref> ({{lang-zh|s=傅海燕|p=Fù Hǎiyàn}}; born 1964)<ref name="Parliament Profile" /> is a Singaporean politician who has been serving as [[Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment|Minister for Sustainability and the Environment]] since 2020. A member of the governing [[People's Action Party]] (PAP), she has been the [[Parliament of Singapore|Member of Parliament]] (MP) representing [[Yuhua Single Member Constituency|Yuhua SMC]] since 2011.
'''Grace Fu Hai Yien''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=90%|DCMG}}<ref name="DCMG">{{Cite web |title=2011 Honorary Awards |url=https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/509625/2014_Honorary_Awards_-_Final_-_a.pdf |access-date=1 October 2021 |archive-date=25 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190725231223/https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/509625/2014_Honorary_Awards_-_Final_-_a.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> ({{lang-zh|s=傅海燕|p=Fù Hǎiyàn}}; born 29 March 1964)<ref name="Parliament Profile" /> is a Singaporean accountant and politician who has been serving as [[Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment|Minister for Sustainability and the Environment]] since 2020, and [[Ministry of Trade and Industry (Singapore)|Minister-in-charge of Trade Relations]] since 2024. A member of the governing [[People's Action Party]] (PAP), she has been the [[Parliament of Singapore|Member of Parliament]] (MP) representing [[Yuhua Single Member Constituency|Yuhua SMC]] since 2011.


Before entering politics, Fu was an accountant and had worked at [[Overseas Union Bank]], [[Haw Par Corporation|Haw Par Group]] and [[PSA International|PSA Corporation]]. She stood for election in the [[2006 Singaporean general election|2006 general election]] as part of the PAP team contesting in [[Jurong Group Representation Constituency|Jurong GRC]] and was elected. Since the [[2011 Singaporean general election|2011 general election]], she had been contesting as a solo candidate in Yuhua SMC and had won three elections since then. Throughout her political career, she held positions in various ministries and was [[Leader of the House (Singapore)|Leader of the House]] between 2015 and 2020.
An accountant by profession, Fu had worked at [[Overseas Union Bank]], [[Haw Par Corporation|Haw Par Group]] and [[PSA International|PSA Corporation]] before entering politics. She made her political debut in the [[2006 Singaporean general election|2006 general election]] as part of the five-member PAP team contesting in [[Jurong Group Representation Constituency|Jurong GRC]] and won. She has contested in [[Yuhua SMC]] since the [[2011 Singaporean general election|2011 general election]].

Before her appointment as the Minister of Sustainability and the Environment, Fu served as [[Ministry of National Development (Singapore)|Senior Minister of State for National Development]] and [[Ministry of Education (Singapore)|Senior Minister of State for Education]] between 2008 and 2011, [[Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources|Senior Minister of State for the Environment and Water Resources]] and [[Ministry of Communications and Information|Senior Minister of State for Information, Communications and the Arts]] between 2011 and 2012, [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Singapore)|Second Minister for Foreign Affairs]] between 2012 and 2015, [[Leader of the House (Singapore)|Leader of the House]] and [[Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth#Ministers|Minister for Culture, Community and Youth]] between 2015 and 2020.


==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
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==Career==
==Career==
Fu began her career with the [[Overseas Union Bank]] as an auditor from 1985 to 1988. She then joined the [[Haw Par Corporation|Haw Par Group]], where she worked in corporate planning, financial control and business development from 1991 to 1995.
Fu started her career at the [[Overseas Union Bank]] as an auditor from 1985 to 1988. She then joined the [[Haw Par Corporation|Haw Par Group]], where she worked in corporate planning, financial control and business development from 1991 to 1995.


In October 1995, Fu joined [[PSA International|PSA Corporation]] as an Assistant Director (Finance). She took on additional responsibilities as Vice-President (Marketing) and assumed the position of Financial Controller in October 1998. She was promoted to Executive Vice-President (Finance) in January 1999. In April 2003, Fu was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Singapore Terminals. In 2004, she became the Chief Executive Officer of PSA South East Asia and Japan, where she was responsible for the business performance of PSA's flagship terminals in Singapore, Thailand, Brunei and Japan.<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 September 2020 |title=PMO &#124; Ms Grace FU Hai Yien |url=https://www.pmo.gov.sg/cabinet/ms-grace-fu-hai-yien}}</ref>
In October 1995, Fu joined [[PSA International|PSA Corporation]] as Assistant Director (Finance). She took on additional responsibility as Vice-President (Marketing), and assumed the position of Financial Controller in October 1998. She was promoted to Executive Vice-President (Finance) in January 1999. In April 2003, Fu was appointed CEO of Singapore Terminals. In 2004, she became CEO of PSA South East Asia and Japan, where she was responsible for the business performance of PSA's flagship terminals in Singapore, Thailand, Brunei, and Japan.<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 September 2020 |title=PMO &#124; Ms Grace FU Hai Yien |url=https://www.pmo.gov.sg/cabinet/ms-grace-fu-hai-yien |access-date=1 October 2021 |archive-date=19 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210919182034/https://www.pmo.gov.sg/cabinet/ms-grace-fu-hai-yien |url-status=live }}</ref>


Fu has been a non-practising member of the [[Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Singapore]] since 1992.<ref>{{Cite web |title=MP Profile – Grace Fu |url=http://ge.pap.org.sg/candidate/gracefu |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120109030341/http://ge.pap.org.sg/candidate/gracefu |archive-date=9 January 2012 |access-date=13 March 2012}}</ref>
Fu has been a non-practising member of the [[Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Singapore]] since 1992.<ref>{{Cite web |title=MP Profile – Grace Fu |url=http://ge.pap.org.sg/candidate/gracefu |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120109030341/http://ge.pap.org.sg/candidate/gracefu |archive-date=9 January 2012 |access-date=13 March 2012}}</ref>


==Political career==
==Political career==
Fu made her political debut in the [[2006 Singaporean general election|2006 general election]] as part of a five-member PAP team contesting in [[Jurong Group Representation Constituency|Jurong GRC]] and won. Fu was subsequently elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the [[Yuhua, Singapore|Yuhua]] division of Jurong GRC in June 2006. She was one of 24 new PAP candidates introduced ahead of the general election.
Fu made her political debut in the [[2006 Singaporean general election|2006 general election]] as part of the five-member PAP team contesting in [[Jurong Group Representation Constituency|Jurong GRC]] and won. Fu was subsequently elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the [[Yuhua, Singapore|Yuhua]] division of Jurong GRC in June 2006. She was one of 24 new PAP candidates introduced ahead of the general election.


On 1 August 2006, Fu was appointed [[Ministry of National Development (Singapore)|Minister of State for National Development]].
On 1 August 2006, Fu was appointed [[Ministry of National Development (Singapore)|Minister of State for National Development]].
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At the [[2011 Singaporean general election|2011 general election]], Fu contested in the newly created [[Yuhua Single Member Constituency|Yuhua SMC]] and won with 66.9% of the vote. Following the election, Fu was appointed [[Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts|Senior Minister of State for Information, Communications and the Arts]], and [[Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources|Senior Minister of State for the Environment and Water Resources]] concurrently.
At the [[2011 Singaporean general election|2011 general election]], Fu contested in the newly created [[Yuhua Single Member Constituency|Yuhua SMC]] and won with 66.9% of the vote. Following the election, Fu was appointed [[Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts|Senior Minister of State for Information, Communications and the Arts]], and [[Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources|Senior Minister of State for the Environment and Water Resources]] concurrently.


In January 2012, Fu expressed concerns over the [[2012 Singaporean ministerial paycuts|planned 36–37% income cuts for ministers]], saying that if ministerial pay was further reduced in the future, it would "make it harder for anyone considering political office".<ref name="nie">{{Cite news |last=Hoe |first=Yeen Nie |title=Grace Fu criticised over Facebook comments on pay review |work=[[Channel NewsAsia]] |url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1175018/1/.html |url-status=live |access-date=6 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120108055502/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1175018/1/.html |archive-date=8 January 2012}}</ref><ref name="channelnewsasia">{{Cite news |last=Chan |first=Rachel |date=6 January 2012 |title=Furore over minister's pay-cut post |work=AsiaOne |url=http://news.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/Singapore/Story/A1Story20120106-320189.html |url-status=dead |access-date=6 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120109010601/http://news.asiaone.com/News/Latest+News/Singapore/Story/A1Story20120106-320189.html |archive-date=9 January 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Wong |first=Alicia |date=6 January 2012 |title=Grace Fu clarifies Facebook post on ministerial pay |work=TodayOnline |url=http://www.todayonline.com/Singapore/EDC120106-0000047/Grace-Fu-clarifies-Facebook-post-on-ministerial-pay |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120108181551/http://www.todayonline.com/Singapore/EDC120106-0000047/Grace-Fu-clarifies-Facebook-post-on-ministerial-pay |archive-date=8 January 2012 |df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name="seahstar">{{Cite news |last=Seah |first=Chiang Nee |date=7 January 2012 |title=PAP mood turns sour over pay cuts |work=[[The Star (Malaysia)|The Star]] |url=http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2012/1/7/focus/10213453&sec=focus |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120108082443/http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=%2F2012%2F1%2F7%2Ffocus%2F10213453&sec=focus |archive-date=8 January 2012 |df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name="shamimbloom">{{Cite news |last=Shamim |first=Adam |last2=Lim, Weiyi |date=5 January 2012 |title=Singapore's Lee Fights Voter Grievances by Accepting Pay Cut |work=[[Bloomberg L.P.|Bloomberg]] |url=http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-01-05/singapore-s-lee-fights-voter-grievances-by-accepting-pay-cut.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120108144615/http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-01-05/singapore-s-lee-fights-voter-grievances-by-accepting-pay-cut.html |archive-date=8 January 2012 |df=dmy-all}}</ref> Her comments contributed to the ongoing public debate over compensation and motivation of public officials, and were subject to criticism from netizens in Singapore. Others defended her remark as fair, supporting her position that loss of privacy and public scrutiny adds a large personal cost to public positions not found in the private sector.<ref name="mokhtar6jan">{{Cite news |last=Mokhtar |first=Faris |date=6 January 2012 |title=Public misunderstood my comments: Grace Fu |work=Yahoo! News SG |url=http://sg.news.yahoo.com/minister%E2%80%99s-comments-on-pay-cuts-spark-public-debate.html |url-status=live |access-date=7 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120109080702/http://sg.news.yahoo.com/minister%E2%80%99s-comments-on-pay-cuts-spark-public-debate.html |archive-date=9 January 2012}}</ref><ref name="loh5jan">{{Cite news |last=Kong |first=Loh Chee |date=5 January 2011 |title=Deep cuts proposed to pay of political leaders |work=TodayOnline |url=http://www.todayonline.com/Hotnews/EDC120105-0000020/Deep-cuts-proposed-to-pay-of-political-leaders |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120109000033/http://www.todayonline.com/Hotnews/EDC120105-0000020/Deep-cuts-proposed-to-pay-of-political-leaders |archive-date=9 January 2012 |df=dmy-all}}</ref>
In January 2012, Fu expressed concerns over the [[2012 Singaporean ministerial paycuts|planned 36–37% income cuts for ministers]], saying that if ministerial pay was further reduced in the future, it would "make it harder for anyone considering political office".<ref name="nie">{{Cite news |last=Hoe |first=Yeen Nie |title=Grace Fu criticised over Facebook comments on pay review |work=[[Channel NewsAsia]] |url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1175018/1/.html |url-status=live |access-date=6 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120108055502/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1175018/1/.html |archive-date=8 January 2012}}</ref><ref name="channelnewsasia">{{Cite news |last=Chan |first=Rachel |date=6 January 2012 |title=Furore over minister's pay-cut post |work=AsiaOne |url=http://news.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/Singapore/Story/A1Story20120106-320189.html |url-status=dead |access-date=6 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120109010601/http://news.asiaone.com/News/Latest+News/Singapore/Story/A1Story20120106-320189.html |archive-date=9 January 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Wong |first=Alicia |date=6 January 2012 |title=Grace Fu clarifies Facebook post on ministerial pay |work=TodayOnline |url=http://www.todayonline.com/Singapore/EDC120106-0000047/Grace-Fu-clarifies-Facebook-post-on-ministerial-pay |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120108181551/http://www.todayonline.com/Singapore/EDC120106-0000047/Grace-Fu-clarifies-Facebook-post-on-ministerial-pay |archive-date=8 January 2012 |df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name="seahstar">{{Cite news |last=Seah |first=Chiang Nee |date=7 January 2012 |title=PAP mood turns sour over pay cuts |work=[[The Star (Malaysia)|The Star]] |url=http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2012/1/7/focus/10213453&sec=focus |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120108082443/http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=%2F2012%2F1%2F7%2Ffocus%2F10213453&sec=focus |archive-date=8 January 2012 |df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name="shamimbloom">{{Cite news |last1=Shamim |first1=Adam |last2=Lim, Weiyi |date=5 January 2012 |title=Singapore's Lee Fights Voter Grievances by Accepting Pay Cut |work=[[Bloomberg L.P.|Bloomberg]] |url=http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-01-05/singapore-s-lee-fights-voter-grievances-by-accepting-pay-cut.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120108144615/http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-01-05/singapore-s-lee-fights-voter-grievances-by-accepting-pay-cut.html |archive-date=8 January 2012 |df=dmy-all}}</ref> Her comments contributed to the ongoing public debate over compensation and motivation of public officials, and were subject to criticism from netizens in Singapore. Others defended her remark as fair, supporting her position that loss of privacy and public scrutiny adds a large personal cost to public positions not found in the private sector.<ref name="mokhtar6jan">{{Cite news |last=Mokhtar |first=Faris |date=6 January 2012 |title=Public misunderstood my comments: Grace Fu |work=Yahoo! News SG |url=http://sg.news.yahoo.com/minister%E2%80%99s-comments-on-pay-cuts-spark-public-debate.html |url-status=live |access-date=7 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120109080702/http://sg.news.yahoo.com/minister%E2%80%99s-comments-on-pay-cuts-spark-public-debate.html |archive-date=9 January 2012}}</ref><ref name="loh5jan">{{Cite news |last=Kong |first=Loh Chee |date=5 January 2011 |title=Deep cuts proposed to pay of political leaders |work=TodayOnline |url=http://www.todayonline.com/Hotnews/EDC120105-0000020/Deep-cuts-proposed-to-pay-of-political-leaders |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120109000033/http://www.todayonline.com/Hotnews/EDC120105-0000020/Deep-cuts-proposed-to-pay-of-political-leaders |archive-date=9 January 2012 |df=dmy-all}}</ref>


On 31 July 2012, Fu was made full minister, becoming the second woman in Singapore's history, after [[Lim Hwee Hua]], to become a full minister in the [[Cabinet of Singapore|Cabinet]]. She served as [[Prime Minister's Office (Singapore)|Minister in the Prime Minister's Office]], Second Minister for the Environment and Water Resources, and [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Singapore)|Second Minister for Foreign Affairs]] from 2012 to 2015.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Singapore reshuffles Cabinet |work=Channel NewsAsia |url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1216875/1/.html |url-status=live |access-date=31 July 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130318053849/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1216875/1/.html |archive-date=18 March 2013}}</ref> In 2015, she was appointed [[Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth#Ministers|Minister for Culture, Community and Youth]], becoming the first female minister in Singapore to head a ministry.
On 31 July 2012, Fu was made full minister, becoming the second woman in Singapore's history, after [[Lim Hwee Hua]], to become a full minister in the [[Cabinet of Singapore|Cabinet]]. She served as [[Prime Minister's Office (Singapore)|Minister in the Prime Minister's Office]], Second Minister for the Environment and Water Resources, and [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Singapore)|Second Minister for Foreign Affairs]] from 2012 to 2015.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Singapore reshuffles Cabinet |work=Channel NewsAsia |url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1216875/1/.html |url-status=live |access-date=31 July 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130318053849/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1216875/1/.html |archive-date=18 March 2013}}</ref>


In 2018, Fu appeared in the seventh episode of the television series ''[[Eat Already? 4]]'' to promote the ActiveSG programme launched by the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth.<ref>{{Citation |last=govsingapore |title=《吃饱没？4》 第七集 "Eat Already? 4" Episode 7 |date=2018-03-23 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2Db8WvWtT4&t=1s |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200920180118/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2Db8WvWtT4&t=1s |access-date=2018-10-07 |archive-date=20 September 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref>
In 2014, as the Minister in the Prime Minister's Office, Fu was in charge of the [[Municipal Services Office (Singapore)|Municipal Services Office]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Migration |date=2014-08-17 |title=National Day Rally 2014: New Municipal Services Office to serve residents seamlessly {{!}} The Straits Times |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/national-day-rally-2014-new-municipal-services-office-to-serve-residents-seamlessly-0 |access-date=2023-05-03 |website=www.straitstimes.com |language=en |archive-date=22 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230422170604/https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/national-day-rally-2014-new-municipal-services-office-to-serve-residents-seamlessly-0 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2015, Fu was appointed [[Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth#Ministers|Minister for Culture, Community and Youth]], becoming the first female minister in Singapore to head a ministry.


Following the [[2020 Singaporean general election|2020 general election]], Fu became Organising Secretary of the PAP's [[Central Executive Committee (PAP)|Central Executive Committee]] (CEC), and an advisor of Yuhua SMC Grassroots Organisations.
Following the [[2020 Singaporean general election|2020 general election]], Fu became Organising Secretary of the PAP's [[Central Executive Committee (PAP)|Central Executive Committee]] (CEC), and an advisor of Yuhua SMC Grassroots Organisations.


Fu served as [[Leader of the House (Singapore)|Leader of the House]] from 2015 to 2020, before being appointed [[Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment|Minister for Sustainability and the Environment]] in 2020.
Fu served as [[Leader of the House (Singapore)|Leader of the House]] from 2015 to 2020, before being appointed [[Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment|Minister for Sustainability and the Environment]] in 2020.


She has also been a member of the [[Global Leaders Group on Antimicrobial Resistance]], co-chaired by Prime Minister of Bangladesh [[Sheikh Hasina]], and Prime Minister of Barbados [[Mia Mottley]], since 2020.
She has also been a member of the [[Global Leaders Group on Antimicrobial Resistance]], co-chaired by Prime Minister of Bangladesh [[Sheikh Hasina]], and Prime Minister of Barbados [[Mia Mottley]], since 2020.


On 14 January 2024, following the resignation of [[S. Iswaran]] as Minister for Transport and Minister In-Charge of Trade Relations, a Cabinet Reshuffle was conducted and [[Chee Hong Tat]] was promoted to Minister for Transport while Fu took over the portfolio of Minister In-charge of Trade Relations from Iswaran.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.pmo.gov.sg/Newsroom/Changes-to-Cabinet-and-Other-Appointments-Jan-2024 | title=PMO &#124; Changes to Cabinet and Other Appointments (Jan 2024) | date=18 January 2024 }}</ref> In addition, she was also elected as the President of the [[Singapore National Olympic Council]] on 5 January, following the resignation of [[Tan Chuan Jin]] due to his extramarital affair with fellow Member of Parliament [[Cheng Li Hui]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/grace-fu-elected-singapore-national-olympic-council-snoc-president-tan-chuan-jin-resignation-4027516 | title=Grace Fu elected as Singapore National Olympic Council president }}</ref>
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== Personal life ==
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Fu's father, James Fu, was previously a leftist journalist who became press secretary to [[Lee Kuan Yew]] when he was the [[Prime Minister of Singapore|Prime Minister]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=George |first=Cherian |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aA-LBgAAQBAJ&q=%22james+fu&pg=PA103 |title=Freedom from the Press: Journalism and State Power in Singapore |date=2012-04-01 |publisher=NUS Press |isbn=9789971695941 |page=103 |access-date=27 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200920180120/https://books.google.com/books?id=aA-LBgAAQBAJ&lpg=PA103&dq=%22james+fu&pg=PA103&hl=en#v=onepage&q=%22james%20fu&f=false |archive-date=20 September 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Toh |first=Elgin |date=2015-03-24 |title=First among equals: Mr Lee Kuan Yew led a tiny island nation from Third World to First |publisher=The Straits Times |url=http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/first-among-equals-mr-lee-kuan-yew-led-a-tiny-island-nation-from-third-world-to-first |url-status=live |access-date=27 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170811051513/http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/first-among-equals-mr-lee-kuan-yew-led-a-tiny-island-nation-from-third-world-to-first |archive-date=11 August 2017}}</ref> Her mother was a nurse.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Chang |first=Rachel |date=2012-08-12 |title=Grace Fu: Steely leader sticks to her convictions |publisher=The Straits Times}}</ref>


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==Personal life==
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Fu is married to technopreneur Ivan Lee and they have three sons.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Heng |first=Janice |date=2015-03-08 |title=When a woman outshines her man |publisher=The Straits Times |url=http://www.asiaone.com/singapore/when-woman-outshines-her-man |url-status=live |access-date=27 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170905195319/http://www.asiaone.com/singapore/when-woman-outshines-her-man |archive-date=5 September 2017}}</ref><ref>[http://www.pap.org.sg/articleview.php?id=1020&cid=34 A Chat with Grace Fu] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927204228/http://www.pap.org.sg/articleview.php?id=1020&cid=34 |date=27 September 2007 }}, pap.org.sg, 10 June 2006.</ref>
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Fu's father, James Fu, was a former leftist journalist who became press secretary to Prime Minister [[Lee Kuan Yew]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=George |first=Cherian |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aA-LBgAAQBAJ&q=%22james+fu&pg=PA103 |title=Freedom from the Press: Journalism and State Power in Singapore |date=2012-04-01 |publisher=NUS Press |isbn=9789971695941 |page=103 |access-date=27 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200920180120/https://books.google.com/books?id=aA-LBgAAQBAJ&lpg=PA103&dq=%22james+fu&pg=PA103&hl=en#v=onepage&q=%22james%20fu&f=false |archive-date=20 September 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Toh |first=Elgin |date=2015-03-24 |title=First among equals: Mr Lee Kuan Yew led a tiny island nation from Third World to First |publisher=The Straits Times |url=http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/first-among-equals-mr-lee-kuan-yew-led-a-tiny-island-nation-from-third-world-to-first |url-status=live |access-date=27 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170811051513/http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/first-among-equals-mr-lee-kuan-yew-led-a-tiny-island-nation-from-third-world-to-first |archive-date=11 August 2017}}</ref> Her mother was a nurse.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Chang |first=Rachel |date=2012-08-12 |title=Grace Fu: Steely leader sticks to her convictions |publisher=The Straits Times}}</ref>

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Fu is married to technopreneur Ivan Lee and they have three sons.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Heng |first=Janice |date=2015-03-08 |title=When a woman outshines her man |publisher=The Straits Times |url=http://www.asiaone.com/singapore/when-woman-outshines-her-man |url-status=live |access-date=27 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170905195319/http://www.asiaone.com/singapore/when-woman-outshines-her-man |archive-date=5 September 2017}}</ref><ref>[http://www.pap.org.sg/articleview.php?id=1020&cid=34 A Chat with Grace Fu] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927204228/http://www.pap.org.sg/articleview.php?id=1020&cid=34 |date=27 September 2007 }}, pap.org.sg, 10 June 2006.</ref>


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The Honourable
Grace Fu
DCMG
傅海燕
Fu in 2024
Minister for Sustainability and the Environment
Incumbent
Assumed office
27 July 2020
Prime MinisterLee Hsien Loong
Lawrence Wong
Preceded byMasagos Zulkifli
(as Minister for the Environment and Water Resources)
Minister for Culture, Community and Youth
In office
1 October 2015 – 26 July 2020
Prime MinisterLee Hsien Loong
Preceded byLawrence Wong
Succeeded byEdwin Tong
Leader of the House
In office
1 October 2015 – 23 August 2020
Prime MinisterLee Hsien Loong
DeputyDesmond Lee
Preceded byNg Eng Hen
Succeeded byIndranee Rajah
Minister in the Prime Minister's Office
In office
1 August 2012 – 30 September 2015
Prime MinisterLee Hsien Loong
Preceded byLim Hwee Hua
Second Minister for the Environment and Water Resources
In office
1 August 2012 – 30 September 2015
Prime MinisterLee Hsien Loong
MinisterVivian Balakrishnan
Second Minister for Foreign Affairs
In office
1 August 2012 – 30 September 2015
Prime MinisterLee Hsien Loong
MinisterK. Shanmugam
Preceded byLui Tuck Yew
Succeeded byJosephine Teo (2017)
Senior Minister of State for Information, Communications and the Arts
In office
21 May 2011 – 30 July 2012
MinisterYaacob Ibrahim
Senior Minister of State for the Environment and Water Resources
In office
21 May 2011 – 30 July 2012
MinisterVivian Balakrishnan
Succeeded byAmy Khor
Senior Minister of State for Education
In office
1 April 2008 – 20 May 2011
MinisterNg Eng Hen
Succeeded byLawrence Wong
Senior Minister of State for National Development
In office
1 April 2008 – 20 May 2011
MinisterMah Bow Tan
Succeeded byDesmond Lee
Member of Parliament
for Yuhua SMC
Incumbent
Assumed office
21 May 2011
Preceded byConstituency established
Majority8,217 (41.08%)
Member of Parliament
for Jurong GRC
(Yuhua)
In office
27 April 2006 – 18 April 2011
Preceded byYu-Foo Yee Shoon
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Personal details
Born (1964-03-29) 29 March 1964 (age 60)[1]
State of Singapore
Political partyPeople's Action Party
SpouseIvan Lee
Children3
Alma materNational University of Singapore (BAcy, MBA)
In this Chinese name, the family name is Fu.

Grace Fu Hai Yien DCMG[2] (Chinese: 傅海燕; pinyin: Fù Hǎiyàn; born 29 March 1964)[1] is a Singaporean accountant and politician who has been serving as Minister for Sustainability and the Environment since 2020, and Minister-in-charge of Trade Relations since 2024. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), she has been the Member of Parliament (MP) representing Yuhua SMC since 2011.

An accountant by profession, Fu had worked at Overseas Union Bank, Haw Par Group and PSA Corporation before entering politics. She made her political debut in the 2006 general election as part of the five-member PAP team contesting in Jurong GRC and won. She has contested in Yuhua SMC since the 2011 general election.

Before her appointment as the Minister of Sustainability and the Environment, Fu served as Senior Minister of State for National Development and Senior Minister of State for Education between 2008 and 2011, Senior Minister of State for the Environment and Water Resources and Senior Minister of State for Information, Communications and the Arts between 2011 and 2012, Second Minister for Foreign Affairs between 2012 and 2015, Leader of the House and Minister for Culture, Community and Youth between 2015 and 2020.

Early life and education

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Fu was born on 29 March 1964 in Singapore. She was educated at Nanyang Girls' High School and Hwa Chong Junior College before graduating from the National University of Singapore in 1985 with a Bachelor of Accountancy with honours degree in 1985. She subsequently completed a Master of Business Administration degree at the NUS Business School in 1991.

Career

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Fu started her career at the Overseas Union Bank as an auditor from 1985 to 1988. She then joined the Haw Par Group, where she worked in corporate planning, financial control and business development from 1991 to 1995.

In October 1995, Fu joined PSA Corporation as Assistant Director (Finance). She took on additional responsibility as Vice-President (Marketing), and assumed the position of Financial Controller in October 1998. She was promoted to Executive Vice-President (Finance) in January 1999. In April 2003, Fu was appointed CEO of Singapore Terminals. In 2004, she became CEO of PSA South East Asia and Japan, where she was responsible for the business performance of PSA's flagship terminals in Singapore, Thailand, Brunei, and Japan.[3]

Fu has been a non-practising member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Singapore since 1992.[4]

Political career

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Fu made her political debut in the 2006 general election as part of the five-member PAP team contesting in Jurong GRC and won. Fu was subsequently elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Yuhua division of Jurong GRC in June 2006. She was one of 24 new PAP candidates introduced ahead of the general election.

On 1 August 2006, Fu was appointed Minister of State for National Development.

On 1 April 2008, Fu was promoted to Senior Minister of State for National Development, and appointed Senior Minister of State for Education concurrently.

At the 2011 general election, Fu contested in the newly created Yuhua SMC and won with 66.9% of the vote. Following the election, Fu was appointed Senior Minister of State for Information, Communications and the Arts, and Senior Minister of State for the Environment and Water Resources concurrently.

In January 2012, Fu expressed concerns over the planned 36–37% income cuts for ministers, saying that if ministerial pay was further reduced in the future, it would "make it harder for anyone considering political office".[5][6][7][8][9] Her comments contributed to the ongoing public debate over compensation and motivation of public officials, and were subject to criticism from netizens in Singapore. Others defended her remark as fair, supporting her position that loss of privacy and public scrutiny adds a large personal cost to public positions not found in the private sector.[10][11]

On 31 July 2012, Fu was made full minister, becoming the second woman in Singapore's history, after Lim Hwee Hua, to become a full minister in the Cabinet. She served as Minister in the Prime Minister's Office, Second Minister for the Environment and Water Resources, and Second Minister for Foreign Affairs from 2012 to 2015.[12]

In 2014, as the Minister in the Prime Minister's Office, Fu was in charge of the Municipal Services Office.[13]

In 2015, Fu was appointed Minister for Culture, Community and Youth, becoming the first female minister in Singapore to head a ministry.

Following the 2020 general election, Fu became Organising Secretary of the PAP's Central Executive Committee (CEC), and an advisor of Yuhua SMC Grassroots Organisations.

Fu served as Leader of the House from 2015 to 2020, before being appointed Minister for Sustainability and the Environment in 2020.

She has also been a member of the Global Leaders Group on Antimicrobial Resistance, co-chaired by Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina, and Prime Minister of Barbados Mia Mottley, since 2020.

On 14 January 2024, following the resignation of S. Iswaran as Minister for Transport and Minister In-Charge of Trade Relations, a Cabinet Reshuffle was conducted and Chee Hong Tat was promoted to Minister for Transport while Fu took over the portfolio of Minister In-charge of Trade Relations from Iswaran.[14] In addition, she was also elected as the President of the Singapore National Olympic Council on 5 January, following the resignation of Tan Chuan Jin due to his extramarital affair with fellow Member of Parliament Cheng Li Hui[15]

Personal life

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Fu's father, James Fu, was a former leftist journalist who became press secretary to Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew.[16][17] Her mother was a nurse.[18]

Fu is married to technopreneur Ivan Lee and they have three sons.[19][20]

References

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  1. ^ a b "PARL | MP". Archived from the original on 24 April 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  2. ^ "2011 Honorary Awards" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 July 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  3. ^ "PMO | Ms Grace FU Hai Yien". 7 September 2020. Archived from the original on 19 September 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  4. ^ "MP Profile – Grace Fu". Archived from the original on 9 January 2012. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
  5. ^ Hoe, Yeen Nie. "Grace Fu criticised over Facebook comments on pay review". Channel NewsAsia. Archived from the original on 8 January 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  6. ^ Chan, Rachel (6 January 2012). "Furore over minister's pay-cut post". AsiaOne. Archived from the original on 9 January 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  7. ^ Wong, Alicia (6 January 2012). "Grace Fu clarifies Facebook post on ministerial pay". TodayOnline. Archived from the original on 8 January 2012.
  8. ^ Seah, Chiang Nee (7 January 2012). "PAP mood turns sour over pay cuts". The Star. Archived from the original on 8 January 2012.
  9. ^ Shamim, Adam; Lim, Weiyi (5 January 2012). "Singapore's Lee Fights Voter Grievances by Accepting Pay Cut". Bloomberg. Archived from the original on 8 January 2012.
  10. ^ Mokhtar, Faris (6 January 2012). "Public misunderstood my comments: Grace Fu". Yahoo! News SG. Archived from the original on 9 January 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
  11. ^ Kong, Loh Chee (5 January 2011). "Deep cuts proposed to pay of political leaders". TodayOnline. Archived from the original on 9 January 2012.
  12. ^ "Singapore reshuffles Cabinet". Channel NewsAsia. Archived from the original on 18 March 2013. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
  13. ^ Migration (17 August 2014). "National Day Rally 2014: New Municipal Services Office to serve residents seamlessly | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Archived from the original on 22 April 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  14. ^ "PMO | Changes to Cabinet and Other Appointments (Jan 2024)". 18 January 2024.
  15. ^ "Grace Fu elected as Singapore National Olympic Council president".
  16. ^ George, Cherian (1 April 2012). Freedom from the Press: Journalism and State Power in Singapore. NUS Press. p. 103. ISBN 9789971695941. Archived from the original on 20 September 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  17. ^ Toh, Elgin (24 March 2015). "First among equals: Mr Lee Kuan Yew led a tiny island nation from Third World to First". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 11 August 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  18. ^ Chang, Rachel (12 August 2012). "Grace Fu: Steely leader sticks to her convictions". The Straits Times.
  19. ^ Heng, Janice (8 March 2015). "When a woman outshines her man". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 5 September 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  20. ^ A Chat with Grace Fu Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine, pap.org.sg, 10 June 2006.
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