Henry Kwek
Henry Kwek | |
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| 郭献川 | |
 Kwek in 2023 | |
| Member of Parliament for Kebun Baru SMC | |
| Assumed office 10 July 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Majority | 13,284 (62.97%) |
| Member of Parliament for Nee Soon GRC (Kebun Baru) | |
| In office 11 September 2015 – 23 June 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Inderjit Singh (Ang Mo Kio GRC) |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Henry Kwek Hian Chuan 20 April 1976 Singapore |
| Political party | People's Action Party |
| Education | The Chinese High School Victoria Junior College |
| Alma mater | Stanford University |
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Henry Kwek Hian Chuan (Chinese: 郭献川; pinyin: Guō Xiànchuān; born 20 April 1976)[1] is a Singaporean politician. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) representing Kebun Baru SMC since 2020. He was previously the Member of Parliament (MP) representing Kebun Baru division of Nee Soon GRC between 2015 and 2020.[2]
Education
[edit]Kwek was educated at The Chinese High School and Victoria Junior College before graduating from Stanford University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics.[3]
Kwek subsequently continued his studies at Stanford University and completed a Master of Science degree in Management Science.[3][4]
Career
[edit]In 2008, Kwek was appointed the executive director of Foodtraco Supplies, a Singapore-based trading, investment and consulting company.[5]
Political career
[edit]Kwek made his political debut in the 2015 general election as part of a five-member People's Action Party (PAP) team contesting in Nee Soon GRC.[6] Kwek went on to be in charge of the Kebun Baru ward under Nee Soon GRC. In the 2020 general elections, Kwek was fielded as a single PAP candidate for the Kebun Baru ward which returned as a single seat after 30 years against Kumaran Pillai from the Progress Singapore Party (PSP), where he won with 62.97 per cent of votes.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Kwek Hian Chuan Henry". www.parliament.gov.sg. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
- ^ Choudhury, Amit Roy (12 September 2015). "GE2015: PAP retains Nee Soon GRC". The Business Times. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
- ^ a b "A Singapore at crossroads prompted him to join politics". TODAY. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ^ "Henry Kwek bio" (PDF). Parliament of Singapore. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 March 2017. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- ^ "New faces Louis Ng, Henry Kwek join PAP team for Nee Soon GRC". TODAY. 26 August 2015. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
- ^ Lee, Min Kok (26 August 2015). "GE2015: PAP introduces 2 new faces in Nee Soon GRC". The Straits Times.
- ^ Yuen, Sin; Teng, Amelia (11 July 2020). "GE2020 official results: PAP's Henry Kwek claims Kebun Baru SMC, gets 62.97% of the votes". The Straits Times.
