Francis Yuen
Francis Yuen | |
|---|---|
阮健平 | |
| Secretary-General of the Progress Singapore Party | |
| Assumed office 1 April 2021 | |
| Chairman | Tan Cheng Bock |
| Preceded by | Tan Cheng Bock |
| Assistant Secretary-General of the Progress Singapore Party | |
| In office 28 March 2019 – 31 March 2021 | |
| Secretary-General | Tan Cheng Bock |
| Personal details | |
| Alma mater | National University of Singapore |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | Republic of Singapore Air Force |
| Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
 | This biography of a living person relies too much on references to primary sources. (April 2021) |
Francis Yuen is a Singaporean politician who has been secretary-general of the Progress Singapore Party (PSP) since April 2021. He was assistant secretary-general to Tan Cheng Bock from March 2019 to March 2021. Yuen has indicated that he will lead the party into the next general election.[1]
Early life[]
Yuen is the eldest child in his family of eight siblings and raised in Chinatown, Singapore.[citation needed] Both his parents died within a year of each other during the GCE Ordinary Level examination period. Yuen signed on to the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) following his GCE Advanced Level examinations.[2]
Military career[]
As part of his training to be a helicopter pilot, Yuen was part of the first batch of pilots to be sent to France for aviation training. As part of 120 Squadron, he assembled the first RSAF helicopter, and also flew on his first operational flight on the Cessna 172. Failing to graduate from flight training, Yuen was selected as a scholar and pursued a bachelor's degree in business administration at the National University of Singapore, where he also attained his master's degree. He topped his classes and won several academic awards.[2]
Yuen was then deployed to the United States Air Command and Staff College before returning to the RSAF at the Air Force Systems Command for various leadership roles.[2]
Political career[]
Yuen contested as part of a five member team in Chua Chu Kang GRC during the 2020 general election, but subsequently lost to the ruling People's Action Party.[3]
References[]
- ^ "'Don't push older people aside': Tan Cheng Bock backs PSP's pick of 71-year-old as next chief". Today. 3 April 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Zheng, Zhangxin; Tan, Jeanette; Chua, Nigel. "What's a 70-year-old ex-Air Force colonel doing in the opposition? PSP's Francis Yuen Kin Pheng tells us". Mothership. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ Yuen, Sin (1 April 2021). "Francis Yuen is new PSP chief, taking over from founder Tan Cheng Bock". The Straits Times. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
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