Cheryl Chan
Cheryl Chan Wei Ling | |
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| 陈慧玲 | |
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| Member of the Singapore Parliament for Fengshan SMC | |
| Assumed office 11 September 2015 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1976 Singapore |
| Political party | People's Action Party (2015) |
| Alma mater | Nanyang Technological University Macquarie Graduate School of Management |
| Profession | Head of Secondary Industries at The Linde Group (Gas & Engineering) |
Cheryl Chan Wei Ling, PBM (simplified Chinese: 陈慧玲; traditional Chinese: 陳慧玲; pinyin: Chén Huìlíng; born 1976), is a Singaporean politician. A member of the country's governing People's Action Party (PAP), she has been serving as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Fengshan Single Member Constituency (SMC) since September 2015.[1]
Education
Chan had her early education at Singapore Chinese Girls' School and Catholic Junior College.[2] She went on to complete her B.ASc. (Hons) in Materials Engineering degree at Nanyang Technological University in 1999.[3] She also obtained a master's degree in Business Management from the Macquarie Graduate School of Management in 2004.[3] In 2016, Chan was also awarded the Nanyang Outstanding Young Alumni Award.[4]
Career
Chan is currently Head of PMO & Integration at Linde plc (Gas & Engineering).[3] She is a senior executive currently overseeing the program management office and the merger integration 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.[2] 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.[5] Chan was elected into Parliament when she defeated Dennis Tan Lip Fong of the Workers' Party and clinched 57.5% of the electorate valid votes.[6]
She now serves as Member of Parliament for Fengshan SMC as well as adviser to Fengshan Grassroots Organisations (GROs). She is also the vice-chairperson of East Coast-Fengshan Town Council.[7]
Awards
- 2013: As chairperson of Fengshan Community Club Management Committee (CCMC), Chan was awarded the Pingat Bakti Masyarakat (Public Service Medal).[8]
- 2016: Nanyang Outstanding Young Alumni Award[9]
References
- ^ "Member's Profile — Miss Cheryl Chan Wei Ling". Parliament of Singapore. Archived from the original on 16 April 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
- ^ a b "Cheryl Chan CV Statement" (PDF). People's Action Party. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
- ^ a b c "Parliament CV_Miss Cheryl Chan" (PDF). Parliament of Singapore. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-13. Retrieved 2016-01-10.
- ^ "Nanyang Alumni Awards 2016 Recipients 南洋校友奖2016获奖者". www.ntu.edu.sg. Nanyang Technological University. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
- ^ "GE2015: PAP introduces new face Cheryl Chan to contest Fengshan SMC". The Straits Times. 27 August 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
- ^ "Results". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
- ^ "Meet Your MPs". East Coast-Fengshan Town Council. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
- ^ "National Day Awards". Prime Minister's Office. Singapore. Archived from the original on 10 January 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
- ^ "www.ntu.edu.sg/NanyangAlumniAwards/Recipients/2016/Pages/OutstandingYoung_MsCherylChan.aspx". www.ntu.edu.sg. Nanyang Technological University. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
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