Lim Biow Chuan

Lim Biow Chuan (simplified Chinese: 林谋泉; traditional Chinese: 林謀泉; pinyin: Lín Móu Quán; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lîm Bô͘-chôaⁿ; born 22 May 1963) is a Singaporean politician who has served as Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore since January 2016 and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Mountbatten SMC since May 2011 and for Marine Parade GRC for Mountbatten from May 2006 to May 2011.

The Honourable

Lim Biow Chuan

MP
林谋泉
Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore
Assumed office
25 January 2016
Serving with Charles Chong
(2016–2020)
Member of the Singapore Parliament
for Mountbatten SMC
Assumed office
7 May 2011
Preceded byEugene Yap Giau Cheng
(1980–1997)
Member of the Singapore Parliament
for Marine Parade GRC
(Mountbatten)
In office
6 May 2006 – 7 May 2011
Preceded byAndy Gan Lai Chiang
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Personal details
Born (1963-05-22) 22 May 1963
Colony of Singapore
NationalitySingaporean
Political partyPeople's Action Party (2011)
Alma materNational University of Singapore
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Lim.

Education

Lim is an old boy of Victoria School and had his junior college education at Temasek Junior College. Lim received his tertiary education at the National University of Singapore, where he obtained a LL.B. He was a classmate of Workers' Party politician Sylvia Lim.[1] In 1994, he became a founding partner of Tan Lim & Wong.

Career

Lim is a lawyer and has been in legal practice since 1989. He is a senior partner in Derrick Wong & Lim BC LLP.[2]

Political career

Lim first became an MP after the 2006 general elections, where his party, the PAP, was awarded a walkover as Marine Parade GRC was uncontested. He is the president of the Consumers Association of Singapore (Case), the only politician on the central committee of the non-governmental organisation.[3][4] Lim is also the Marine Parade Town Council Chairman.

In 2013, he was appointed as a member of Singapore's Data Protection Advisory Committee.[5]

On 25 January 2016, he was assigned as the deputy speaker of the parliament.

Connection to Jack Neo controversy

At the height of the Jack Neo's extramarital affair scandal,[6] Lim was misquoted by the press saying he showed support for Neo saying "Since he is remorseful over this incident, he should be forgiven. Actually, a man who has a good career development, like himself, would find such scenarios unavoidable".[7] Lim later stated that he had been misquoted by the press.[7]

Personal life

Lim is married and has two daughters.[8] Lim has been serving as a church leader since 1993.[8]

gollark: The kitten killing incentivizer is to blame.
gollark: Yes it does, actually.
gollark: But blaming people for following the incentives is just silly.
gollark: You can blame… GPU-mined cryotocurrency, the increasing costs of newer fab infrastructure and duopoly in GPUs, COVID-19 disruption, that sort of thing.
gollark: It isn't scalpers' fault that supply is insufficient.

References
  1. Lim, Biow Chuan (28 July 2020). "Met Sylvia Lim at the Istana during the swearing in ceremony for Cabinet Ministers..." Facebook. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  2. Lim, Biow Chuan. "CV Lim Biow Chuan (May 2016)" (PDF). Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  3. "Lim Biow Chuan elected President of CASE". Channel NewsAsia. 23 June 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  4. "CASE Central Committee (2015 - 2018)". CASE. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  5. "Commission and Advisory Committee to Administer and Advise on Personal Data Protection Act". Retrieved 23 January 2013.
  6. "Model exposes affair with S'pore director Jack Neo". Channel News Asia. 7 March 2010. Retrieved 13 April 2010.
  7. "Backseat frolics backfire". The Star. 13 March 2010. Archived from the original on 16 March 2010. Retrieved 13 April 2010.
  8. Lim, Biow Chuan. "Lim Biow Chuan - About". Facebook. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
Parliament of Singapore
Preceded by
Andy Gan		 Member of Parliament for
Marine Parade GRC (Mountbatten)
2006 – 2011		 Constituency redrawn
New constituency Member of Parliament
for Mountbatten SMC
2011 – present		 Incumbent


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