Cheryl Chan
Cheryl Chan Wei Ling, PBM (simplified Chinese: 陈慧玲; traditional Chinese: 陳慧玲; pinyin: Chén Huìlíng; born 1976), is a Singaporean politician. A member of the country's governing People's Action Party (PAP), she has been serving as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Fengshan Single Member Constituency (SMC) since September 2015.[1]
Cheryl Chan Wei Ling PBM MP | |
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陈慧玲 | |
Member of the Singapore Parliament for East Coast GRC (Fengshan) | |
Assumed office 10 July 2020 | |
Member of the Singapore Parliament for Fengshan SMC | |
In office 11 September 2015 – 23 June 2020 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 1976 (age 43–44) Singapore |
Nationality | Singaporean |
Political party | People's Action Party (2015) |
Alma mater | Nanyang Technological University Macquarie Graduate School of Management |
Profession | Head of Secondary Industries at The Linde Group (Gas & Engineering) |
Education
Chan had her early education at Singapore Chinese Girls' School and Catholic Junior College.[2] She went on to complete her B.ASc. (Hons) in Materials Engineering degree at Nanyang Technological University in 1999.[3] She also obtained a master's degree in Business Management from the Macquarie Graduate School of Management in 2004.[3] In 2016, Chan was also awarded the Nanyang Outstanding Young Alumni Award.[4]
Career
Chan is currently Head of PMO & Integration at Linde plc (Gas & Engineering).[3] She is a senior executive currently overseeing the program management office and the merger integration 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.[2] 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.[5] 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.[6]
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).[7] Chan would contest in the 2020 general election under PAP's ticket in the East Coast GRC against Workers' Party, alongside with Heng Swee Keat, Maliki Osman, Jessica Tan, and Tan Kiat How.[8] On 11 July 2020, Chan and team was declared to be elected to represent East Coast GRC, garnering 53.41% of the valid votes.[9]
Awards
- 2013: As chairperson of Fengshan Community Club Management Committee (CCMC), Chan was awarded the Pingat Bakti Masyarakat (Public Service Medal).[10]
- 2016: Nanyang Outstanding Young Alumni Award[11]
References
- "Member's Profile — Miss Cheryl Chan Wei Ling". Parliament of Singapore. Archived from the original on 16 April 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
- "Cheryl Chan CV Statement" (PDF). People's Action Party. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
- "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.
- "www.ntu.edu.sg/NanyangAlumniAwards/Recipients/2016/Pages/OutstandingYoung_MsCherylChan.aspx". www.ntu.edu.sg. Nanyang Technological University. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
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Parliament of Singapore | ||
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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 |