Cheryl Chan Explained

Honorific Prefix:The Honourable
Cheryl Chan
Constituency Mp1:East Coast GRC
(Fengshan)
Term Start1:10 July 2020
Predecessor1:Constituency established
Majority1:7,769 (6.78%)
Constituency Mp2:Fengshan SMC
Term Start2:11 September 2015
Term End2:23 June 2020
Predecessor2:Constituency established
Successor2:Constituency abolished
Birth Date:[1]
Birth Place:Singapore
Relations:Chan Choy Siong (aunt)[2]
Ong Pang Boon (uncle)
Alma Mater:Nanyang Technological University (BAS)
Macquarie Graduate School of Management (MBA)

Cheryl Chan Wei Ling (Chinese: s=陈慧玲|p=Chén Huìlíng; born 1976) is a Singaporean politician and businesswoman. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), she has been the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Fengshan division of East Coast GRC since 2020 and previously Fengshan SMC between 2015 and 2020.[3]

Education

Chan attended Singapore Chinese Girls' School and Catholic Junior College[4] before graduating from the Nanyang Technological University in 1999 with a Bachelor of Applied Science with honours degree in materials engineering.[5]

She subsequently went on to complete a Master of Business Administration degree at the Macquarie Graduate School of Management in 2004.[5]

Chan was awarded the Nanyang Outstanding Young Alumni Award in 2016.[6]

Career

Chan is currently Head of APAC Clean Hydrogen, Linde plc (Gas & Engineering).[5] She is responsible for identifying market and technology trends in Clean Hydrogen and developing strategies for business growth 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.[4] 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.[7] Chan was elected into Parliament when she defeated Dennis Tan of the Workers' Party and clinched 57.5% of the electorate valid votes.[8]

Leading up to the 2020 general election, the Electoral Boundaries Review Committee updated Singapore's electoral boundaries, in which Fengshan SMC would be absorbed into East Coast GRC.[9] Chan would contest in the 2020 general election under the PAP's ticket in East Coast GRC against the Workers' Party, alongside Heng Swee Keat, Maliki Osman, Jessica Tan, and Tan Kiat How.[10] On 11 July 2020, Chan and the PAP team were declared elected Members of Parliament for East Coast GRC after garnering 53.41% of the valid votes.[11] She was then appointed Chairperson of National Development Government Parliamentary Committee (GPC) in the 14th Parliament.

Awards

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: MP | Parliament of Singapore.
  2. Web site: Wong. Siew Ying. 7 September 2015. From volunteer to contender. 30 July 2020. The Straits Times. en.
  3. Web site: Member's Profile — Miss Cheryl Chan Wei Ling. Parliament of Singapore. 10 January 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160416205435/http://www.parliament.gov.sg/mp/cheryl-chan-wei-ling. 16 April 2016. dead.
  4. Web site: Cheryl Chan CV Statement. People's Action Party. 10 January 2016.
  5. Web site: Parliament CV_Miss Cheryl Chan. Parliament of Singapore. 2016-01-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20160813002849/http://www.parliament.gov.sg/sites/default/files/cv/Parliament%20CV_Miss%20Cheryl%20Chan.pdf. 2016-08-13. dead.
  6. Web site: Nanyang Alumni Awards 2016 Recipients 南洋校友奖2016获奖者. www.ntu.edu.sg. Nanyang Technological University. 24 October 2016.
  7. Web site: GE2015: PAP introduces new face Cheryl Chan to contest Fengshan SMC. The Straits Times. 10 January 2016. 27 August 2015.
  8. Web site: Results. Channel NewsAsia. 10 January 2016. 11 January 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160111144750/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/specialreports/sgvotes2015/results. dead.
  9. Web site: hermesauto. 2020-03-13. Singapore GE: New electoral boundaries announced; 14 SMCs, 17 GRCs in next election. 2020-07-17. The Straits Times. en.
  10. Web site: hermesauto. 2020-06-30. Singapore GE2020: Heng Swee Keat to helm East Coast GRC in election. 2020-07-17. The Straits Times. en.
  11. Web site: GE2020: PAP's team led by Heng Swee Keat beats WP to win East Coast GRC. 2020-07-17. TODAYonline.
  12. Web site: National Day Awards. Prime Minister's Office. 10 January 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160110071952/http://www.pmo.gov.sg/national-day-awards/search?name=Cheryl+Chan+Wei+Ling&year%5Bvalue%5D%5Byear%5D=2013&field_award_tid=151. 10 January 2016. Singapore. live.
  13. Web site: 2016 Nanyang Alumni Awards Citation Booklet. live. 20 October 2021. NTU. 36. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20211020022841/https://ebook.ntu.edu.sg/2016-nanyang-alumni-awards-citation-booklet.html . 20 October 2021.