Lew Syn Pau

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In this Chinese name, the family name is Lew.

Lew Syn Pau (Chinese: 刘信保; pinyin: Líu Xìnbăo) is a former Member of Parliament for the Kreta Ayer-Tanglin Group Representation Constituency in Singapore as a People's Action Party politician. From 2002 to 2014, he had been President of the (SMF); then called the Singapore Manufacturers' Association.

Education[]

A Singapore Government scholar, Lew began his career with the Singapore Civil Service. He holds a Masters of Engineering from Cambridge University UK, and a Masters in Business Administration from Stanford University, USA.

Career[]

According to corporate appointment announcements to the Singapore Exchange, Lew, along with and , has the most directorships, 14, of any person in Singapore.[1][2]

In 2005, he was charged under the Companies Act for contravening Section 76(1)(a)(i)(A) of the Companies Act (alleged illegal financial assistance). Lew was accused of abetting , chairman of , in unlawfully giving financial assistance to a third party to buy shares in the company.[3]

Defence lawyers argued that the loan was legal because it was made by an overseas subsidiary, Compart Asia Pacific, the Mauritius-incorporated unit of Broadway. Lew was alleged to have taken a director's loan in 2004 of S$4.2 million from that company.[4]

Lew and Wong were acquitted by the Singapore High Court in August 2006.[5]

Political career[]

From 1988 to 2001, Lew was a Member of Parliament. He was also Chairman of the Government Parliamentary Committee for National Development.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ HELLO! Tai Tai.com
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 9 November 2005. Retrieved 20 August 2006.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "Ex-MP Lew wants corruption case moved to High Court". Channel NewsAsia. 19 January 2006.
  4. ^ "Ex-MP Lew and associate plead not guilty in Broadway loans case". Channel NewsAsia. 15 May 2006.
  5. ^ "Court acquits Lew Syn Pau, Broadway's executive chairman of breaching CA". Channel NewsAsia. 11 August 2006.
  6. ^ "Portrait of Mr. Lew Syn Pau, circa 1990 - BookSG - National Library Board, Singapore". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
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