Rahayu Mahzam
Rahayu Mahzam | |
|---|---|
| رحايو مهزم | |
| File:Rahayu Mahzam.jpg | |
| Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry for Health | |
| Assumed office 1 September 2020 | |
| Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong |
| Minister | Gan Kim Yong |
| Preceded by | Amrin Amin |
| Constituency | Jurong GRC (Bukit Batok East) |
| Member of the Singapore Parliament for Jurong GRC (Bukit Batok East) | |
| Assumed office 11 September 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Halimah Yacob |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 August 1980 (age 44) Singapore |
| Political party | People's Action Party |
| Children | 1 |
| Alma mater | National University of Singapore Raffles Girls' School |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Rahayu Mahzam (Jawi: رحايو مهزم; born 31 August 1980) is a Singaporean politician. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), she was appointed as Parliamentary Secretary of Ministry for Health since 1 September 2020 by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. [1] She has also been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Jurong GRC for Bukit Batok East since 11 September 2015.[2]
Education
Rahayu had her early education at Raffles Girls' School.[3] She then went on to complete her LLB degree in 2003 at the National University of Singapore after completing her A Levels in Raffles Junior College.
Family
Rahayu is the eldest of three children.[4] She is married and gave birth to a baby boy in April 2017.[5]
Career
Professional career
Rahayu is a lawyer by profession, specialising in civil litigation and family law.[6] Formerly a Deputy Registrar of the Syariah Court in Singapore,[3] she is currently a partner at Heng, Leong & Srinivasan.
Political career
On 20 August 2015, the People's Action Party (PAP) announced that Rahayu is part of a five-member PAP team that will be contesting in Jurong GRC in the 2015 general election.[7] Rahayu was elected into Parliament following the 2015 Singapore General Elections, when their five-member PAP team won and clinched 79.29% of the electorate's valid votes.[8]
Rahayu was part of the taskforce set up to implement tighter regulations on formula milk manufacturers.[9]
Rahayu is part of the PAP team that successfully defended Jurong GRC in the 2020 general election.[10]
References
- ^ Mahmud, Aqil Haziq. "Four new MPs-elect appointed Ministers of State, including former SAF general Gan Siow Huang". Channel News Asia. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
- ^ "Ms Rahayu Binte Mahzam". Parliament of Singapore. Retrieved 19 September 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b Au-Yong, Rachel (9 September 2015). "GE2015: On the campaign trail with PAP's Rahayu Mahzam". The Straits Times. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
- ^ "Rahayu Mahzam CV" (PDF).
- ^ "Latest Singapore News and Headlines - Channel NewsAsia". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 May 2019. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Lawyer Rahayu Mahzam, oncologist Tan Wu Meng join PAP's Jurong GRC team for coming GE". Today. 20 August 2015. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
- ^ "Results". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
- ^ "Taskforce set up to implement tighter regulations on formula milk manufacturers". Channel NewsAsia. 22 May 2017. Archived from the original on 22 May 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
- ^ "GE2020: From East Coast to Bukit Panjang, 7 key battlegrounds to watch". CNA. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
