Cheryl Chan

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The Honourable

Cheryl Chan Wei Ling

PBM
陈慧玲
Cheryl Chan.jpg
Member of the Singapore Parliament
for East Coast GRC (Fengshan)
Assumed office
10 July 2020
ConstituencyEast Coast GRC
Majority7,769 (6.78%)
Member of the Singapore Parliament
for Fengshan SMC
In office
11 September 2015 – 23 June 2020
Personal details
Born1976 (age 44–45)
Singapore
CitizenshipSingapore
NationalitySingaporean
Political partyPeople's Action Party (2015)
RelationsChan Choy Siong (aunt)[1]
Alma materNanyang Technological University
Macquarie Graduate School of Management
ProfessionHead of Secondary Industries at The Linde Group (Gas & Engineering)

Cheryl Chan Wei Ling, PBM (simplified Chinese: 陈慧玲; traditional Chinese: 陳慧玲; pinyin: Chén Huìlíng; born 1976), is a Singaporean politician. She is Member of Parliament of East Coast GRC for Fengshan since 10 July 2020 and was appointed as vice chairman of the East Coast Town Council with Tan Kiat How.

A member of the country's governing People's Action Party (PAP), she had served as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Fengshan Single Member Constituency (SMC) from 11 September 2015 to 23 June 2020.[2]

Education[]

Chan had her early education at Singapore Chinese Girls' School and Catholic Junior College.[3] She went on to complete her B.ASc. (Hons) in Materials Engineering degree at Nanyang Technological University in 1999.[4] She also obtained a master's degree in Business Management from the Macquarie Graduate School of Management in 2004.[4] In 2016, Chan was also awarded the Nanyang Outstanding Young Alumni Award.[5]

Career[]

Chan is currently Head of APAC Clean Hydrogen, Linde plc (Gas & Engineering).[4] 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.[3] 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.[6] Chan was elected into Parliament when she defeated Dennis Tan Lip Fong of the Workers' Party and clinched 57.5% of the electorate valid votes.[7]

Leading up to the 2020 Singaporean general election, the Electoral Boundaries Review Committee updated Singapore's electoral boundaries, in which Fengshan SMC would be absorbed into East Coast Group Representation Constituency (GRC).[8] Chan would contest in the 2020 general election under PAP's ticket in the East Coast GRC against Workers' Party, alongside Heng Swee Keat, Maliki Osman, Jessica Tan, and Tan Kiat How.[9] On 11 July 2020, Chan and team was declared to be elected to represent East Coast GRC, garnering 53.41% of the valid votes.[10] She was then appointed Chairperson of National Development Government Parliamentary Committee (GPC) in the 14th Parliament of Singapore.

Awards[]

  • 2013: As chairperson of Fengshan Community Club Management Committee (CCMC), Chan was awarded the Pingat Bakti Masyarakat (Public Service Medal).[11]
  • 2016: Nanyang Outstanding Young Alumni Award[12]

References[]

  1. ^ Wong, Siew Ying (2015-09-07). "From volunteer to contender". straitstimes.com. Retrieved 2020-07-30.
  2. ^ "Member's Profile — Miss Cheryl Chan Wei Ling". Parliament of Singapore. Archived from the original on 16 April 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Cheryl Chan CV Statement" (PDF). People's Action Party. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  4. ^ Jump up to: 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.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "GE2015: PAP introduces new face Cheryl Chan to contest Fengshan SMC". The Straits Times. 27 August 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  7. ^ "Results". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  8. ^ hermesauto (2020-03-13). "Singapore GE: New electoral boundaries announced; 14 SMCs, 17 GRCs in next election". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
  9. ^ hermesauto (2020-06-30). "Singapore GE2020: Heng Swee Keat to helm East Coast GRC in election". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
  10. ^ "GE2020: PAP's team led by Heng Swee Keat beats WP to win East Coast GRC". TODAYonline. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
  11. ^ "National Day Awards". Prime Minister's Office. Singapore. Archived from the original on 10 January 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  12. ^ "www.ntu.edu.sg/NanyangAlumniAwards/Recipients/2016/Pages/OutstandingYoung_MsCherylChan.aspx". www.ntu.edu.sg. Nanyang Technological University. Retrieved 24 October 2016.

External links[]

Parliament of Singapore
Preceded by
Raymond Lim
as MP for East Coast GRC (Fengshan) 		Member of Parliament
for Fengshan SMC
2015 – 2020 		Constituency abolished
Preceded by
Herself
as MP for Fengshan SMC 		Member of Parliament for
East Coast GRC (Fengshan)
2020 – present 		Incumbent
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