Cheryl Chan

Cheryl Chan Wei Ling
PBM
陈慧玲
Member of the Singapore Parliament
for Fengshan SMC
Assumed office
11 September 2015
Personal details
Born 1976
Singapore
Nationality Singaporean
Political party People's Action Party(2015)
Alma mater Nanyang Technological University
Macquarie Graduate School of Management
Profession Politician

Cheryl Chan Wei Ling, PBM (simplified Chinese: 陈慧玲; traditional Chinese: 陳慧玲; pinyin: Chén Huì Líng; 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 Secondary Industries at The Linde Group (Gas & Engineering).[3] She oversees a group that provides market insights of the industry, develops growth opportunity areas and supports development of the company’s strategies for various industry sectors.

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

References

  1. ↑ "Member's Profile — Miss Cheryl Chan Wei Ling". Parliament of Singapore. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Cheryl Chan CV Statement" (PDF). People's Action Party. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 "Parliament CV_Miss Cheryl Chan" (PDF). Parliament of Singapore.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ "GE2015: PAP introduces new face Cheryl Chan to contest Fengshan SMC". The Straits Times. 27 August 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  6. ↑ "Results". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  7. ↑ "Meet Your MPs". East Coast-Fengshan Town Council. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  8. ↑ "National Day Awards". Prime Minister's Office. Singapore. Archived from the original on 10 January 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  9. ↑ "http://www.ntu.edu.sg/NanyangAlumniAwards/Recipients/2016/Pages/OutstandingYoung_MsCherylChan.aspx". www.ntu.edu.sg. Nanyang Technological University. Retrieved 24 October 2016. External link in |title= (help)
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