Liang Eng Hwa

Liang Eng Hwa (simplified Chinese: 连荣华; traditional Chinese: 連榮華; pinyin: Lián Rónghuá; born 20 March 1964[1]) is politician from the People's Action Party (PAP) who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bukit Panjang SMC since 10 July 2020.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Liang.
The Honourable

Liang Eng Hwa

MP
连荣华
Member of the Singapore Parliament
for Bukit Panjang SMC
Assumed office
24 August 2020
Preceded byTeo Ho Pin
ConstituencyBukit Panjang SMC
Member of the Singapore Parliament
for Holland–Bukit Timah GRC
(Zhenghua)
In office
6 May 2006 – 23 June 2020
Preceded byGan Kim Yong
Succeeded byEdward Chia
Personal details
Born (1964-03-20) 20 March 1964
Singapore
NationalitySingaporean
Political partyPeople's Action Party (PAP)
Alma materUniversity of Melbourne

He was the MP for Holland–Bukit Timah GRC from 6 May 2006 to 23 June 2020. He is a Buddhist.[2]

Education

Liang attended Bukit Panjang English School and Anderson Secondary School.[3] He completed a Diploma in Civil Engineering at Singapore Polytechnic in 1984. He graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Melbourne, obtaining First Class Honours.[3]

Political career

Liang started serving as an MP in 2006 after a walkover victory in the 2006 General Election as one of five members of the Group Representation Constituency (GRC). He was the MP in charge of Zhenghua district within the GRC during his first term. In 2011, he contested again representing the team from the PAP which was led by Minister Vivian Balakrishnan together with Christopher de Souza and Sim Ann in a reduced-size (from 5 MPs to 4) Holland–Bukit Timah GRC. They faced heavy challenges from Team-A of the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) which was represented by Ang Yong Guan, Tan Jee Say, Michelle Lee and Vincent Wijeysingha. He was then appointed Chairperson of Finance, Trade & Industry Government Parliamentary Committee (GPC) in the 14th Parliament of Singapore.[4] The PAP team managed to win 60.1% of the votes against their rookie competitors. Liang was officially declared as an MP for his second term on 9 May 2011.[5]

Other notable appointments held

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 8 January 2011. Retrieved 27 December 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Singapore-Elections.com - Singapore Elections Candidate
  2. "Mr Liang Eng Hwa". Parliament of Singapore. Government of Singapore. 2 February 2012. Archived from the original on 10 July 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2012.
  3. Liang, Eng Hwa. "CV Mr Liang Eng Hwa" (PDF). Parliament of Singapore. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 July 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  4. http://www.elections.gov.sg/elections_results2011.html Archived 13 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine Singapore Elections Department : 2011 PARLIAMENTARY GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS
  5. http://www.elections.gov.sg/gazette%5CG_ParE2011%5C2011-05-09%20Candidates%20declared%20to%20have%20been%20elected.pdf#zoom=100 Archived 24 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine Singapore Elections Department - Gazette Notification on Candidates declared to have been elected Members of Parliament (for contested constituencies) - 2011
Parliament of Singapore
Preceded by
Gan Kim Yong
as MP for Holland–Bukit Panjang GRC (Zhenghua)		 Member of Parliament for
Holland–Bukit Timah GRC (Zhenghua)
2006 – 2020		 Succeeded by
Edward Chia
Preceded by
Teo Ho Pin		 Member of Parliament
for Bukit Panjang SMC
2020 – present		 Incumbent
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