Charles Yeo
Charles Yeo | |
|---|---|
| 5th Chairman of the Reform Party of Singapore | |
| Assumed office 5 August 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Andy Zhu |
| Secretary General | Kenneth Jeyaretnam |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Charles Yeo Yao Hui 1990 (age 33–34) Singapore |
| Political party | Reform Party |
| Education | Bachelor of Laws |
| Alma mater | University of Warwick |
| Occupation | Politician, Lawyer |
Charles Yeo Yao Hui (born 1990) is a lawyer and politician in Singapore.[1]
Political career
Since June 2019, Yeo has been on the central executive committee of Reform Party (RP). On 5 August 2020, he was appointed to be chairman of RP.[1]
2020 General Election
Yeo was part of the Reform Party team which contested the Ang Mo Kio Group Representation Constituency during the 2020 Singaporean general election, running against the People's Action Party team which led by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, and his team was defeated.[2]
Constituency broadcast and Internet meme
Yeo reached national prominence following the Reform Party's constituency broadcast for Ang Mo Kio GRC. Due to the absence of other team members, Yeo attempted to deliver his party's broadcast in Mandarin. His attempt became viral due to his non-fluency and amusing phraseology in Mandarin, something which sparked many internet memes and even drew comment from the Prime Minister's wife Ho Ching.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Charles Yeo becomes Reform Party chairman, party to conduct GE2020 post-mortem". Retrieved 5 August 2020.
- ^ "GE2020 official results: PAP wins Ang Mo Kio GRC with 72% against Reform Party". The Straits Times. July 11, 2020.
- ^ "Ho Ching defends Reform Party's Charles Yeo's Mandarin-speaking skills". Mothership. July 11, 2020.