Shawn Huang Wei Zhong

Shawn Huang Wei Zhong (simplified Chinese: 黄伟中; traditional Chinese: 黃偉中; pinyin: Huáng Wěizhōng; born 1982) is a Singaporean politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Jurong GRC for Jurong Spring since July 2020 after the 2020 Singaporean general election. He has also served as a Director in Tasek Jurong Limited, a nonprofit organisation since 2014 and was a F-16 Fighter Pilot in the Republic of Singapore Air Force.

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Huang.
The Honourable

Shawn Huang Wei Zhong

MP PBM
Member of the Singapore Parliament
for Jurong GRC
(Jurong Spring)
Assumed office
10 July 2020
Preceded byDesmond Lee
Personal details
Born
Ingkiriwang Shawn Wei Zhong[1]

1982 (age 37–38)
Singapore
Political partyPeople's Action Party
EducationUnited States Air Force Academy
OccupationPolitician, fighter Pilot
Military service
Branch/serviceRepublic of Singapore Air Force
Years of service2000–2018
Rank Lieutenant-Colonel

Early life and education

Shawn Huang was born in Singapore as Ingkiriwang Shawn Wei Zhong. Ingkiriwang was the surname that his great-grandfather adopted whilst he was still in Indonesia.[2] In 1989, a deed poll was done to change the surname back to Huang. However, due administrative confusion, Huang was known as Ingkiriwang as late as 2018 when he was the Parade Commander for 53rd National Day Parade.[1]

Huang graduated with a B.S degree in Aeronautical Engineering from the United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) in 2006.[3]

In 2015, Huang was awarded the Lee Kuan Yew Scholarship.[2][4][5]

Career

Military career

Shawn Huang[6] joined the Republic of Singapore Air Force as a pilot trainee in 2001 and has over 1000 flying hours on the CT4B, S211, A-4 Super Skyhawk and F-16 Fighting Falcon. He held several staff and operational appointments and was the Commanding Officer of 140 Squadron. He continues to serve his National Service (NS) as an F-16 fighter pilot.

On 14 September 2017, Huang was the Parade Commander for President Halimah Yacob's Inauguration Ceremony held at the Istana.[7][8]

On 9 August 2018, Huang was the Parade Commander for Singapore's 53rd National Day Parade, in conjunction with the Republic of Singapore Air Force's 50th Anniversary.[9][10]

Political career

Shawn Huang was fielded for the 2020 Singaporean general election, representing People's Action Party in the Jurong Group Representation Constituency.[11] On 11 July 2020, Huang was declared to be elected as a Member of the 14th Parliament of Singapore, representing Jurong GRC.[12]

Awards

In 2019, Shawn Huang was awarded the Pingat Bakti Masyarakat (Public Service Medal).[13]

Controversy

Huang was criticised online about his tenure as a NDP commander in 2018 by a Warrant Officer in charge of the NDP logistics control group then. Huang rebutted the allegation raised. He also explained the history of the change of his surname from Ingkiriwang to Huang.[10]

References
  1. "'For many generations my family has always been Huang': PAP candidate Shawn Huang on Ingkiriwang surname". mothership.sg.
  2. Ng, Trini (29 June 2020). "Ingkiriwang? PAP's GE2020 candidate Shawn Huang responds to debate over surname change". AsiaOne.
  3. "Top graduates honored for accomplishments" (PDF).
  4. "The Republic of Singapore Air Force". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  5. "Lee Kuan Yew Scholarship".
  6. "GE2020: Final 4 of 27 new PAP candidates introduced, including former fighter pilot". CNA. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  7. "President Halimah Yacobs Swearing in".
  8. "Inauguration Ceremony".
  9. "NDP 2018 Parade Commander".
  10. Baharudin, Hariz (28 June 2020). "Singapore GE2020: PAP new face Shawn Huang rebuts allegations about past behaviour, clears air over name". The Straits Times. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  11. "GE2020: Tharman remains in Jurong GRC, Desmond Lee out". mothership.sg. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  12. "GE2020 Results: PAP wins Jurong GRC with 74.62% of votes over RDU". AsiaOne. 11 July 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  13. "Public Service Medal 2019".
Parliament of Singapore
Preceded by
Desmond Lee		 Member of Parliament
for Jurong GRC (Jurong Spring)
2020 – present		 Incumbent
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