Henry Kwek

Singaporean politician

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郭献川

Member of Parliament
for Kebun Baru SMC

Incumbent

Assumed office
10 July 2020Preceded byConstituency establishedMajority13,284 (62.97%)Member of Parliament
for Nee Soon GRC
(Kebun Baru)In office
11 September 2015 – 23 June 2020Preceded byInderjit Singh (Ang Mo Kio GRC)Succeeded byConstituency abolished Personal detailsBorn

Henry Kwek Hian Chuan

(1976-04-20) 20 April 1976 (age 48)
SingaporePolitical partyPeople's Action PartyEducationThe Chinese High School
Victoria Junior CollegeAlma materStanford UniversityOccupation

Politician
Entrepreneur

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

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

In 2008, Kwek was appointed the executive director of Foodtraco Supplies, a Singapore-based trading, investment and consulting company.^[5]

Political career

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

^ "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" – via The Straits Times.
^ "GE2020 official results: PAP's Henry Kwek claims Kebun Baru SMC, gets 62.97% of the votes".

External links

Henry Kwek on Parliament of Singapore

Parliament of Singapore
Preceded by Inderjit Singh as MP for Ang Mo Kio GRC (Kebun Baru)	Member of Parliament for Nee Soon GRC (Kebun Baru) 2015 – 2020	Constituency redrawn
New constituency	Member of Parliament for Kebun Baru SMC 2020 – present	Incumbent

Member of multiple Parliaments of Singapore

Members of the 14th Parliament of Singapore

Speaker: ~~Tan, C J~~→Seah, K P

Group Representation Constituencies (GRCs)
Aljunied^WP	Giam, Y S Lim, S L Faisal ~~Perera~~ Singh
Ang Mo Kio^PAP	David Gan, T P Lee, H L Nadia Ng, L L
Bishan–Toa Payoh^PAP	Chee, H T Chong, K H Ng, E H Saktiandi
Chua Chu Kang^PAP	Gan, K Y Low, Y L Wee, B H Zhulkarnain
East Coast^PAP	Chan, W L Heng, S K Maliki Tan, K H Tan, S N
Holland–Bukit Timah^PAP	Chia, B H de Souza Sim, A Vivian
Jalan Besar^PAP	Heng, C H Phua, L P Teo, L M Wan Rizal
Jurong^PAP	Huang, W Z Rahayu Tan, W M ~~Tharman~~ Xie, Y Q
Marine Parade^PAP	Fahmi Seah, K P ~~Tan, C J~~ Tan, S L Tong, C F
Marsiling–Yew Tee^PAP	Soh, H B Wong, S T Yam, Z M Zaqy
Nee Soon^PAP	Goh, S H Shanmugam Faishal Ng, K K Tan, H M
Pasir Ris–Punggol^PAP	Puthucheary Sharael Tan, K M Teo, C H Yeo, W L
Sembawang^PAP	Lim, W K Mariam Ong, Y K Poh, L S Nair
Sengkang^WP	Chua, K W He, T R Lim, C W ~~Raeesah~~
Tampines^PAP	Baey, Y K ~~Cheng, L H~~ Choo, P C Koh, P K Masagos
Tanjong Pagar^PAP	Chan, C S Chua, S L Indranee Pereira Tan, S H
West Coast^PAP	Ang, W N Foo, M H Lee, T S Ong, S Y ~~Iswaran~~

Single Member Constituencies (SMCs)
Bukit Batok^PAP	Pillai
Bukit Panjang^PAP	Liang, E H
Hong Kah North^PAP	Khor, L S
Hougang^WP	Tan, L F
Kebun Baru^PAP	Kwek, H C
MacPherson^PAP	Tin, P L
Marymount^PAP	Gan, S H
Mountbatten^PAP	Lim, B C
Pioneer^PAP	Tay, T G
Potong Pasir^PAP	Sitoh, Y P
Punggol West^PAP	Sun, X L
Radin Mas^PAP	Yong, Y C
Yio Chu Kang^PAP	Yip, H W
Yuhua^PAP	Fu, H Y
Non-elected members
NCMP^PSP	Leong, M W Poa, K K
NMPs	Samad Ang, G H Chay, J J Cheng, H Y Hoon, H T Koh, L P Raj Shahira Tan, Y S

The party affiliation of each member is indicated right after the constituency/seat he or she represents. PAP: People's Action Party; WP: The Workers' Party; PSP: Progress Singapore Party
All of the leaders of the respective GRCs are in underline. MP(s) who is go on a leave of absence is in italic. NMPs do not belong to any party.

Other Current/Former MPs Nav Boxes: 14; 13; 12; 11; 10

Members of the 13th Parliament of Singapore (2015–2020)

Speaker: ~~Halimah Yacob~~→Tan, C J

Group Representation Constituencies (GRCs)
Aljunied^WP	Chen, S M Lim, S L Low, T K Faisal Singh
Ang Mo Kio^PAP	Ang, H K David Gan, T P Intan Koh, P K Lee, H L
Bishan–Toa Payoh^PAP	Chee, H T Chong, K H Ng, E H Saktiandi Teo, L M
Chua Chu Kang^PAP	Gan, K Y Low, Y L Yee, C H Zaqy
East Coast^PAP	Lee, Y S Lim, S S Maliki Tan, S N
Holland–Bukit Timah^PAP	de Souza Liang, E H Sim, A Vivian
Jalan Besar^PAP	Heng, C H Neo, L Phua, L P Yaacob
Jurong^PAP	Ang, W N Lee, T S Rahayu Tharman Tan, W M
Marine Parade^PAP	Fatimah Goh, C T Seah, K P Tan, C J Tong, C F
Marsiling–Yew Tee^PAP	Ong, T K Wong, S T Yam, Z M ~~Halimah~~
Nee Soon^PAP	Faishal Kwek, H C Lee, B W Ng, K K Shanmugam
Pasir Ris–Punggol^PAP	Ng, C M Puthucheary Sun, X L Teo, C H Teo, S L Zainal
Sembawang^PAP	Amrin Khaw, B W Lim, W K Ong, Y K Nair
Tampines^PAP	Baey, Y K Cheng, L H Choo, P C Heng, S K Masagos
Tanjong Pagar^PAP	Chan, C S Chia, S L Indranee Pereira Yong, Y C
West Coast^PAP	Foo, M H Iswaran Lim, H K Tay, T G

Single Member Constituencies (SMCs)
Bukit Batok^PAP	~~Ong, K H~~→Pillai
Bukit Panjang^PAP	Teo, H P
Fengshan^PAP	Chan, W L
Hong Kah North^PAP	Khor, L S
Hougang^WP	Png, E H
MacPherson^PAP	Tin, P L
Mountbatten^PAP	Lim, B C
Pioneer^PAP	Foo, C K
Potong Pasir^PAP	Sitoh, Y P
Punggol East^PAP	Chong, Y F
Radin Mas^PAP	Tan, C S
Sengkang West^PAP	Lam, P M
Yuhua^PAP	Fu, H Y
Non-elected members
NCMP^WP	Perera Tan, L F Goh, P S
NMPs	Azmoon Chia, Y Y Chua, K S Ganesh Kok, H L Kuik, S Y Mohan Tan, G K Thanaletchimi Arasu Foo, P Y Ho, W S Lim, S S Irshad Quay, S C Ong, L T Theseira Yip, P X

The party affiliation of each member is indicated right after the constituency he or she represents. PAP: People's Action Party; WP: The Workers' Party
NMPs do not belong to any party. There were two terms of NMPs in this parliament, with nine NMPs in each term.