Francis Yuen
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Francis Yuen | |
|---|---|
| 阮健平 | |
| Secretary-General of the Progress Singapore Party | |
| Assumed office 1 April 2021 | |
| Chairman | Tan Cheng Bock |
| Preceded by | Tan Cheng Bock |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1950 (age 73–74) Colony of Singapore |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | National University of Singapore Air Command and Staff College |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | Republic of Singapore Air Force |
| Rank | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| Unit | 120 Squadron |
Francis Yuen (Chinese: 阮健平; pinyin: Ruǎn Jiànpíng) is a Singaporean politician. He was Progress Singapore Party Assistant Secretary-General between 2019 and 2021 and is the Progress Singapore Party Secretary-General since 2021.
Yuen has indicated that he will lead the party into the next general election.[1]
Early life
Yuen is the oldest child of eight siblings in his family and was raised in Chinatown, Singapore. Both his parents died within a year of each other during his O Level examination period. Yuen signed on with the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) after his A Level.[2]
Career
Military career
As part of his training to be a helicopter pilot, Yuen was part of the first batch of pilots to be sent to France for aviation training. As part of 120 Squadron, he assembled the first RSAF helicopter, and also flew on his first operational flight on the Cessna 172. Failing to graduate from flight training, Yuen was selected as a scholar and pursued a bachelor's degree in business administration at the National University of Singapore, where he also attained his master's degree. He topped his classes and won several academic awards.[2]
Yuen was then deployed to the United States Air Command and Staff College before returning to the RSAF at the Air Force Systems Command for various leadership roles.[2]
Political career
Yuen contested as part of a five member team in Chua Chu Kang GRC during the 2020 general election, but subsequently lost to the ruling People's Action Party.[3]
References
- ^ "'Don't push older people aside': Tan Cheng Bock backs PSP's pick of 71-year-old as next chief". Today. 3 April 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ a b c Zheng, Zhangxin; Tan, Jeanette; Chua, Nigel. "What's a 70-year-old ex-Air Force colonel doing in the opposition? PSP's Francis Yuen Kin Pheng tells us". Mothership. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ Yuen, Sin (1 April 2021). "Francis Yuen is new PSP chief, taking over from founder Tan Cheng Bock". The Straits Times. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
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