Henry Kwek

The Honourable
Henry Kwek
郭献川
Kwek in 2023
Member of Parliament
for Kebun Baru SMC
Incumbent
Assumed office
10 July 2020
Preceded byConstituency established
Majority13,284 (62.97%)
Member of Parliament
for Nee Soon GRC
(Kebun Baru)
In office
11 September 2015 – 23 June 2020
Preceded byInderjit Singh (Ang Mo Kio GRC)
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Personal details
Born
Henry Kwek Hian Chuan

(1976-04-20) 20 April 1976 (age 48)
Singapore
Political partyPeople's Action Party
EducationThe Chinese High School
Victoria Junior College
Alma materStanford University
Occupation
  • Politician
  • Entrepreneur
In this Chinese name, the family name is Kwek (郭).

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

  1. ^ "Kwek Hian Chuan Henry". www.parliament.gov.sg. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
  2. ^ Choudhury, Amit Roy (12 September 2015). "GE2015: PAP retains Nee Soon GRC". The Business Times. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
  3. ^ a b "A Singapore at crossroads prompted him to join politics". TODAY. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Henry Kwek bio" (PDF). Parliament of Singapore. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 March 2017. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  5. ^ "New faces Louis Ng, Henry Kwek join PAP team for Nee Soon GRC". TODAY. 26 August 2015. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
  6. ^ Lee, Min Kok (26 August 2015). "GE2015: PAP introduces 2 new faces in Nee Soon GRC". The Straits Times.
  7. ^ 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.
Parliament of Singapore
Preceded byas 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