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He Ting Ru

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In this Chinese name, the family name is He.
The Honourable
He Ting Ru
何廷儒
Official portrait, 2021
Member of Parliament
for Sengkang GRC
Incumbent
Assumed office
10 July 2020
Preceded byConstituency established
Majority
  • 2020: 4,898 (4.24%)
  • 2025: 14,942 (12.64%)
Personal details
Born (1983-06-16) 16 June 1983 (age 42)
Singapore
Political partyWorkers' Party
Spouse
Terence Tan
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(m. 2016)​
Children3
EducationCHIJ Saint Nicholas Girls' School
Alma materUniversity of Cambridge (BA)
Occupation
  • Politician
  • lawyer

He Ting Ru (Chinese: 何廷儒; pinyin: Hé Tíngrú; born 16 June 1983) is a Singaporean politician and lawyer. A member of the Workers' Party (WP), she has been the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Buangkok division of Sengkang Group Representation Constituency (GRC) since 2020.

Early life

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He Ting Ru was born on 16 June 1983.[1] She attended CHIJ Saint Nicholas Girls' School and Raffles Junior College before graduating from the University of Cambridge with a Bachelor of Arts degree in natural sciences. After graduating from university, she completed the Graduate Diploma in Law and Legal Practice Course, qualifying as a lawyer in the jurisdiction of England and Wales.[2]

Political career

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He at a press conference in 2020

He Ting Ru began volunteering with the WP in the Paya Lebar division of Aljunied GRC in 2011.[3]

She made her political debut in the 2015 general election as part of a five-member team with Yee Jenn Jong, Dylan Ng, Firuz Khan and Terence Tan in Marine Parade GRC. The WP team lost to the PAP with 35.93% of the vote.[4]

She previously served as Secretary of the Workers' Party Youth Wing, and oversaw the Youth Wing's outreach efforts in the areas of service, education and heritage.[5]

During the 2020 general election, she led a four-member WP team contesting in Sengkang GRC with team members Jamus Lim, Louis Chua and Raeesah Khan.[6] On 11 July, she was elected as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Sengkang GRC and was subsequently assigned to the Buangkok division.[7][8]

She was elected to the party's Central Executive Committee (CEC) as Treasurer and appointed as the Chairwoman of the Sengkang Town Council (SKTC) since 2020.[9][10]

2020–present: Member of Parliament

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He Ting Ru has advocated for reform of the public health system,[11] intervention on cost of living issues,[12] and various political accountability issues in Singapore.

In 2020, she supported a motion by Aljunied MP Sylvia Lim pertaining to the issues raised by a major court case involving Parti Liyani, a domestic worker who worked for former Changi Airport and Surbana Jurong Chairman Liew Mun Leong. The motion called on the Government to "...recognise and remedy its shortcomings in order to enhance justice for all, regardless of means or social status, including facilitating a review of the justice system."[13] During the debate she pushed for the creation of a publicly funded Public Defender's Office and for statutory compensation for miscarriages of justice.[14] In response to the motion, PAP MP Murali Pillai put forth amendments removing the call for a review of the Singaporean justice system, which WP MPs dissented against.[15]

In 2021, He Ting Ru raised a motion on gender equality with then Aljunied MP Leon Perera.[16]

During the Foreign Interference (Countermeasures) Act 2021 debate, she tabled amendments to the bill introducing judicial oversight with hearings to be held in camera. The amendments were rejected by the Government.[17]

She also tabled amendments to the Carbon Pricing (Amendment) Bill in 2022, proposing the listing on a public registry of businesses permitted to exceed the limit on the use of international carbon credits. The Government rejected the amendment, citing the need for business confidentiality.[18]

In 2024, He Ting Ru raised an adjournment motion pushing for tougher regulations and economic interventions in order to tackle the impact of urban heat in Singapore.[19]

During the 2025 general election, she stood for reelection in Sengkang GRC with fellow incumbents Jamus Lim and Louis Chua, as well as newcomer Abdul Muhaimin. The WP was reelected in Sengkang GRC after securing 56.31% of the vote.[20]

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Since 2013, He Ting Ru has been Head of Legal and Communications of a listed multinational company which oversees legal and communications matters in Asia, North America, Europe and Africa.[21]

She was trained at and worked as a solicitor at the law firm Clifford Chance, working in London and Frankfurt, before joining a European financial institution in Singapore as a derivatives lawyer.[22][23]

Personal life

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She married Terence Tan, a fellow WP member in 2016. The couple were part of the five-member WP team contesting Marine Parade GRC in 2015. They have three sons.[24][25]

References

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  1. ^ "MP | Parliament of Singapore".
  2. ^ Yong, Nicholas (6 October 2015). "Post-GE2015: Business as usual for WP's He Ting Ru". sg.news.yahoo.com. Archived from the original on 7 July 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  3. ^ Lim, Kimberly Ann (29 June 2020). "Not easy but felt right: WP's He Ting Ru on contesting GE2020 with husband Terence Tan". AsiaOne. Archived from the original on 6 July 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  4. ^ Yuen, Sin (30 June 2020). "GE2020: Cousins, a couple, and former colleagues - unexpected connections among candidates this year". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 12 July 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Workers' Party introduces third batch of candidates". The Online Citizen. 20 October 2015. Archived from the original on 29 July 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  6. ^ Abu Baker, Jalelah (30 June 2020). "GE2020: PAP and WP to face off in new four-member Sengkang GRC". CNA. Archived from the original on 8 July 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  7. ^ Abu Baker, Jalelah. "GE2020: Workers' Party wins new Sengkang GRC with 52.13% of votes". CNA. Archived from the original on 10 July 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  8. ^ "GE2020: Workers' Party claims Sengkang GRC in upset win". TODAYonline. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  9. ^ "ELD | 2020 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 10 July 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  10. ^ "MP | Parliament Of Singapore - Ms He Ting Ru". www.parliament.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 15 July 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  11. ^ Party, The Workers' (4 October 2022). "Speech by He Ting Ru on Healthier SG". The Workers' Party. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  12. ^ Party, The Workers' (6 November 2023). "WP's Full Motion on the Cost of Living Crisis—speech by He Ting Ru". The Workers' Party. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  13. ^ Kurohi, Rei (21 October 2020). "WP's Sylvia Lim files new motion on issues raised by ex-maid Parti Liyani's case". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  14. ^ Party, The Workers' (4 November 2020). "Motion on Singapore's Justice System – Speech by He Ting Ru". The Workers' Party. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  15. ^ Baharudin, Hariz (5 November 2020). "Parliament votes to amend motion moved by WP's Sylvia Lim". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  16. ^ "Workers' Party motion on gender equality passed in Parliament with amendment from PAP MP". CNA. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  17. ^ Party, The Workers' (4 October 2021). "Foreign Interference (Countermeasures) Act (FICA) – Speech by He Ting Ru". The Workers' Party. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  18. ^ "Singapore to raise carbon tax after Bill passed in Parliament, WP's proposals rejected". CNA. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  19. ^ Party, The Workers' (7 February 2024). "Building a Heat-resilient Singapore — Speech by He Ting Ru". The Workers' Party. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  20. ^ "GE2025: WP wins in Sengkang GRC with 56.31%, improving on 2020 showing". The Straits Times. 4 May 2025. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  21. ^ Tang, See Kit; Chew, Hui Min (28 June 2020). "GE2020: Workers' Party unveils final batch of prospective candidates, including one newcomer". CNA. Archived from the original on 3 July 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  22. ^ Tan, Jeanette; Lay, Belmont (25 August 2015). "Mothership.sg exclusive: Cambridge-educated lawyer He Ting Ru didn't believe she'd one day join the Workers' Party". mothership.sg. Archived from the original on 5 July 2020.
  23. ^ Ng, Jing Yng (28 August 2015). "Lawyer wants young S'poreans to stand up and be heard". TODAYonline. Archived from the original on 26 May 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  24. ^ Cai, Candice (8 July 2020). "WP's Terence Tan and He Ting Ru: 'When you walk the Opposition path, nobody will marry you, so we have to marry each other'". AsiaOne. Archived from the original on 15 July 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  25. ^ "Sengkang MP He Ting Ru gives birth to third child". CNA. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
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