Sim Ann

Sim Ann (simplified Chinese: 沈颖; traditional Chinese: 沈穎; pinyin: Shěn Yǐng; born 12 March 1975) is a Singaporean politician. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP) and its Deputy Party Whip since June 2019, she was appointed as Senior Minister of State in the Ministry for National Development since July 2020 and the Ministry for Communications and Information since May 2018 by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.

The Honourable

Sim Ann

MP
沈颖
Senior Minister of State,
Ministry for National Development
Assumed office
27 July 2020
Prime MinisterLee Hsien Loong
MinisterDesmond Lee
ConstituencyHolland–Bukit Timah GRC
Senior Minister of State,
Ministry for Communications and Information
Assumed office
1 May 2018
Prime MinisterLee Hsien Loong
MinisterS. Iswaran
Senior Minister of State,
Ministry for Culture, Community and Youth
In office
1 October 2015 – 26 July 2020
Prime MinisterLee Hsien Loong
MinisterGrace Fu
Senior Minister of State,
Ministry for Trade and Industry
In office
22 August 2016 – 30 April 2018
Prime MinisterLee Hsien Loong
MinisterLim Hng Kiang
(Trade)
S. Iswaran
(Industry)
Senior Minister of State,
Ministry for Finance
In office
1 October 2015 – 21 August 2016
Prime MinisterLee Hsien Loong
MinisterHeng Swee Keat
Minister of State,
Ministry for Communications and Information
In office
1 September 2013 – 30 September 2015
Prime MinisterLee Hsien Loong
MinisterYaacob Ibrahim
Minister of State,
Ministry for Education
In office
1 September 2013 – 30 September 2015
Prime MinisterLee Hsien Loong
MinisterHeng Swee Keat
Senior Parliamentary Secretary,
Ministry for Communications and Information
In office
1 November 2012 – 31 August 2013
Prime MinisterLee Hsien Loong
MinisterYaacob Ibrahim
Senior Parliamentary Secretary,
Ministry for Education
In office
21 May 2011 – 31 August 2013
Prime MinisterLee Hsien Loong
MinisterHeng Swee Keat
Senior Parliamentary Secretary,
Ministry for Law
In office
21 May 2011 – 31 October 2012
Prime MinisterLee Hsien Loong
MinisterK. Shanmugam
Member of the Singapore Parliament
for Holland–Bukit Timah GRC
(Bukit Timah)
Assumed office
7 May 2011
Preceded byYu-Foo Yee Shoon
Deputy Party Whip of the
People's Action Party
Assumed office
6 June 2019
Serving with Zaqy Mohamad (2019–2020)
Secretary-GeneralLee Hsien Loong
Party WhipJanil Puthucheary
Preceded bySam Tan
Personal details
Born (1975-03-12) 12 March 1975
Singapore
Political partyPeople's Action Party (2011)
Spouse(s)Mok Ying Jang
Children3
Alma materExeter College, Oxford
Stanford University
In this Chinese name, the family name is Sim.

She served as Senior Minister of State in the Ministry for Culture, Community and Youth from October 2015 to July 2020, the Ministry for Trade and Industry from August 2016 to April 2018 and the Ministry for Finance from October 2015 to August 2016.

She also served as Minister of State in the Ministry for Communications and Information and the Ministry for Education from September 2013 to September 2015. Prior to her promotions to the Minister of State in September 2013, she served as Senior Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry for Communications and Information from November 2012 to August 2013, the Ministry for Education from May 2011 to August 2013 and the Ministry for Law from May 2011 to October 2012. She has also served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Holland–Bukit Timah GRC for Bukit Timah since May 2011.

Career

Prior to being elected to Parliament, Sim worked as a civil servant. From 1998 to 2000, she was an Assistant Director for Finance Policy and Planning at Singapore's Ministry of Health. From 2000 to 2003, she was an Assistant Director for Implementation Planning at the Ministry of Home Affairs. From 2003 to 2006, she became a Deputy Director for Trade at the Ministry of Trade and Industry. From 2007 to 2009, Sim was seconded to International Enterprise Singapore as the Regional Director. Based in Shanghai, Sim headed a team assisting Singapore-based companies with investment and sales in the East China region. From 2009 to 2011, she was the Director of the National Population Secretariat and she led efforts to restructure the Secretariat into the National Population and Talent Division.

Political career

At the 2011 general election, Sim was elected to Parliament as an MP for the Holland–Bukit Timah Group Representation Constituency (GRC). She was a member of the PAP's team in the GRC led by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Vivian Balakrishnan, which defeated the team from the Singapore Democratic Party by 48,773 votes (60.1%) to 32,406 (39.9%). Since the election, she has represented the Bukit Timah ward within the constituency.

Following the election, Sim was made the Senior Parliamentary Secretary at the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Law. Subsequently, on 1 September 2013, Sim was made the Minister of State for Ministry of Education and Ministry of Communications and Information.

In the General Election 2015, Sim was again a member of the PAP team contesting in the Holland – Bukit Timah GRC. The team, led by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Vivian Balakrishnan, defeated the team from Singapore Democratic Party by 62,786 votes (66.6%) to 31,494 votes (33.4%).

On 28 September 2015, it was announced that Sim will be the Senior Minister of State for Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth, effective 1 October 2015.[1]

With effect from 22 August 2016, Sim relinquished her appointment in MOF as Senior Minister of State and took on the role of Senior Minister of State at the Ministry for Trade and Industry.[2]

On 1 May 2018, Sim was appointed Senior Minister for State in the Ministry of Communications and Information, and relinquished her role in the Ministry of Trade and Industry.[3]

Education

Sim was educated in Raffles Girls' School and Hwa Chong Junior College, before being awarded a President's Scholarship to study at Exeter College, Oxford University,[4] where she completed a degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE) in 1997. In 1998, she completed a Master of Arts in Political Science at Stanford University. Sim also holds a Postgraduate Diploma (PGD) in Translation and Interpretation from Nanyang Technological University, which she completed in 2005.

Personal life

Sim is married to Mok Ying Jang. The couple have three children (two sons and one daughter).

References
  1. "Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announces Singapore's new Cabinet". Channel NewsAsia. 28 September 2015. Archived from the original on 28 September 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  2. "Changes to Cabinet and other appointments". Prime Minister's Office. 22 August 2016. Archived from the original on 24 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  3. "Changes to Cabinet and other appointments". Prime Minister's Office. 24 April 2018. Archived from the original on 17 November 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  4. "Exeter PPE graduate elected to Singaporean parliament". University of Oxford. 13 June 2011. Archived from the original on 23 January 2013.
Parliament of Singapore
Preceded by
Yu-Foo Yee Shoon		 Member of Parliament for
Holland–Bukit Timah GRC (Bukit Timah)
2011 – present		 Incumbent
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