Henry Kwek Explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Honourable
Henry Kwek
Constituency Mp:Kebun Baru SMC
Predecessor:Constituency established
Term Start:10 July 2020
Majority:13,284 (62.97%)
Constituency Mp1:Nee Soon GRC
(Kebun Baru)
Term Start1:11 September 2015
Term End1:23 June 2020
Predecessor1:Inderjit Singh (Ang Mo Kio GRC)
Successor1:Constituency abolished
Birth Name:Henry Kwek Hian Chuan
Birth Date:1976 4, df=y
Birth Place:Singapore
Party:People's Action Party
Education:The Chinese High School
Victoria Junior College
Alma Mater:Stanford University

Henry Kwek Hian Chuan (Chinese: s=郭献川|p=Guō Xiànchuān; born 20 April 1976)[1] is a Singaporean politician. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) representing Kebun Baru SMC since 2020. He was previously the Member of Parliament (MP) representing Kebun Baru division of Nee Soon GRC between 2015 and 2020.[2]

Education

Kwek was educated at The Chinese High School and Victoria Junior College before graduating from Stanford University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics.[3]

Kwek subsequently continued his studies at Stanford University and completed a Master of Science degree in Management Science.[4]

Career

In 2008, Kwek was appointed the executive director of Foodtraco Supplies, a Singapore-based trading, investment and consulting company.[5]

Political career

Kwek made his political debut in the 2015 general election as part of a five-member People's Action Party (PAP) team contesting in Nee Soon GRC.[6] Kwek went on to be in charge of the Kebun Baru ward under Nee Soon GRC. In the 2020 general elections, Kwek was fielded as a single PAP candidate for the Kebun Baru ward which returned as a single seat after 30 years against Kumaran Pillai from the Progress Singapore Party (PSP), where he won with 62.97 per cent of votes.[7]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kwek Hian Chuan Henry . www.parliament.gov.sg . 18 June 2022.
  2. News: Choudhury, Amit Roy . GE2015: PAP retains Nee Soon GRC . . 12 September 2015 . 14 November 2015.
  3. Web site: A Singapore at crossroads prompted him to join politics . 2023-12-14 . TODAY . en.
  4. Web site: Henry Kwek bio . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170327153028/http://www.parliament.gov.sg/sites/default/files/cv/Henry%20Kwek%20bio.pdf . 27 March 2017 . 13 October 2016 . Parliament of Singapore.
  5. News: 26 August 2015 . New faces Louis Ng, Henry Kwek join PAP team for Nee Soon GRC . . 14 November 2015.
  6. News: GE2015: PAP introduces 2 new faces in Nee Soon GRC. Min Kok. Lee. 26 August 2015. The Straits Times.
  7. News: GE2020 official results: PAP's Henry Kwek claims Kebun Baru SMC, gets 62.97% of the votes. The Straits Times . 11 July 2020 . Yuen . Sin . Teng . Amelia .