Eric Chua
Eric Chua Swee Leong | |
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蔡瑞隆 | |
| Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry for Culture, Community and Youth | |
| Assumed office 27 July 2020 | |
| Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong |
| Minister | Edwin Tong |
| Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry for Social and Family Development | |
| Assumed office 27 July 2020 | |
| Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong |
| Minister | Masagos Zulkifli |
| Member of the Singapore Parliament for Tanjong Pagar GRC (Queenstown) | |
| Assumed office 10 July 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Chia Shi-Lu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1979 (age 44–45) Singapore |
| Citizenship | Singaporean |
| Occupation | Politician and civil servant |
Eric Chua Swee Leong (Chinese: 蔡瑞隆, born 1979) is a Singaporean politician, civil servant and former Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) officer. He was appointed as Parliamentary Secretary of Ministry for Culture, Community and Youth and the Ministry for Social and Family Development as well as Member of Parliament (MP) for Tanjong Pagar GRC for Queenstown since 10 July 2020 by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.
Career
Prior to entering politics, Eric Chua was a Colonel with the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF). Notable positions held by Eric Chua include Head operations 1st SCDF division and Commander 3rd SCDF division.[1] He had also been a grassroots volunteer for 15 years.[1][2][3] He used to serve as the Chairman of the People's Association (PA) Youth Movement's Central Youth Council,[3] as well as the Director of the SGSecure Programme Office.[1][2][4]
In 2020 election, Eric Chua was nominated a candidate of the ruling People's Action Party (PAP) for Tanjong Pagar GRC, replacing the incumbent Chia Shi-Lu who did not seek re-election.[1][2] His team faced a challenge of the Progress Singapore Party (PSP), but in the end, the PAP team defeated the PSP team by receiving 63.13%.[5]
References
- ^ a b c d "Singapore GE2020: Two new faces in PAP's Tanjong Pagar GRC team led by Chan Chun Sing". 29 June 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ^ a b c "GE2020: PAP announces Tanjong Pagar, Radin Mas line-up; no Chia Shi-Lu, Sam Tan". 29 June 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ^ a b "PAP unveils new faces for July 10 General Election". 26 June 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ^ "PAP MP Chia Shi Lu: We're not doing walkabout but educating people to wear masks at hawker centre". 14 April 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ^ "GE2020 official results: PAP wins Tanjong Pagar GRC with 63.13% of votes, PSP has 36.87%". 11 July 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
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