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 |
| Occupation |
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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 and was appointed as Vice-Chairperson of Ang Mo Kio Town Council (AMKTC) 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.
