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Revision as of 15:26, 7 November 2021
Cheryl Chan Wei Ling | |
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| 陈慧玲 | |
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| Member of the Singapore Parliament for East Coast GRC (Fengshan) | |
| Assumed office 10 July 2020 | |
| Constituency | East Coast GRC |
| Majority | 7,769 (6.78%) |
| Member of the Singapore Parliament for Fengshan SMC | |
| In office 11 September 2015 – 23 June 2020 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1976 (age 48–49)[1] Singapore |
| Political party | People's Action Party (2015) |
| Relations | Chan Choy Siong (aunt)[2] |
| Alma mater | Nanyang Technological University Macquarie Graduate School of Management |
| Occupation | Politician, Businesswoman |
Cheryl Chan Wei Ling PBM (Chinese: 陈慧玲; pinyin: Chén Huìlíng; born 1976)[1] is a Singaporean politician and businesswoman. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), she is a Member of the 14th Parliament and has been representing the Fengshan ward of East Coast Group Representation Constituency (GRC) since 2020. She previously represented Fengshan Single Member Constituency (SMC) from 2015 to 2020.[3]
Education
Chan was educated at Singapore Chinese Girls' School and Catholic Junior College[4] before she went on to complete her Bachelor of Applied Science (honours) in materials engineering at Nanyang Technological University in 1999.[5] She also completed a Master of Business Administration at the Macquarie Graduate School of Management in 2004.[5] In 2016, Chan was also awarded the Nanyang Outstanding Young Alumni Award.[6]
Career
Chan is currently Head of APAC Clean Hydrogen, Linde plc (Gas & Engineering).[5] She is responsible for identifying market and technology trends in Clean Hydrogen and developing strategies for business growth for APAC.
Prior to joining Linde in 2007, Chan worked at Kulicke & Soffa, a design and manufacturing company for semiconductor, LED and electronic assembly equipment.[4] She spent several years in technical roles and as a process engineering manager before becoming a product marketing manager.
Political career
On 27 August 2015, the People's Action Party (PAP) announced that Chan would contest in the revived Fengshan SMC in the 2015 general election.[7] Chan was elected into Parliament when she defeated Dennis Tan of the Workers' Party and clinched 57.5% of the electorate valid votes.[8]
Leading up to the 2020 general election, the Electoral Boundaries Review Committee updated Singapore's electoral boundaries, in which Fengshan SMC would be absorbed into East Coast GRC.[9] Chan would contest in the 2020 general election under the PAP's ticket in East Coast GRC against the Workers' Party, alongside Heng Swee Keat, Maliki Osman, Jessica Tan, and Tan Kiat How.[10] On 11 July 2020, Chan and the PAP team were declared elected Members of Parliament for East Coast GRC after garnering 53.41% of the valid votes.[11] She was then appointed Chairperson of National Development Government Parliamentary Committee (GPC) in the 14th Parliament.
Awards
- 2013: As chairperson of Fengshan Community Club Management Committee (CCMC), Chan was awarded the Pingat Bakti Masyarakat (Public Service Medal).[12]
- 2016: Nanyang Outstanding Young Alumni Award[13]
References
- ^ a b https://www.parliament.gov.sg/mps/list-of-current-mps/mp/details/cheryl-chan-wei-ling
- ^ Wong, Siew Ying (2015-09-07). "From volunteer to contender". straitstimes.com. Retrieved 2020-07-30.
{{cite web}}:|archive-date=requires|archive-url=(help) - ^ "Member's Profile — Miss Cheryl Chan Wei Ling". Parliament of Singapore. Archived from the original on 16 April 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
- ^ a b "Cheryl Chan CV Statement" (PDF). People's Action Party. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
- ^ a b c "Parliament CV_Miss Cheryl Chan" (PDF). Parliament of Singapore. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-13. Retrieved 2016-01-10.
- ^ "Nanyang Alumni Awards 2016 Recipients 南洋校友奖2016获奖者". www.ntu.edu.sg. Nanyang Technological University. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
- ^ "GE2015: PAP introduces new face Cheryl Chan to contest Fengshan SMC". The Straits Times. 27 August 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
- ^ "Results". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
- ^ hermesauto (2020-03-13). "Singapore GE: New electoral boundaries announced; 14 SMCs, 17 GRCs in next election". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
- ^ hermesauto (2020-06-30). "Singapore GE2020: Heng Swee Keat to helm East Coast GRC in election". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
- ^ "GE2020: PAP's team led by Heng Swee Keat beats WP to win East Coast GRC". TODAYonline. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
- ^ "National Day Awards". Prime Minister's Office. Singapore. Archived from the original on 10 January 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
- ^ "2016 Nanyang Alumni Awards Citation Booklet". NTU. p. 36. Retrieved 2021-10-20.
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