Sun Xueling

Sun Xueling MP (born Soon Sher Rene;[2] 10 July 1979), is a Singaporean politician and business executive. She was appointed as the Minister of State in the Ministry for Education and Ministry for Social and Family Development by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and was appointed as the vice-Chairman of Pasir Ris - Punggol Town Council.

The Honourable

Sun Xueling

MP
孙雪玲
Minister of State,
Ministry for Education
Assumed office
27 July 2020
Serving with Gan Siow Huang
Prime MinisterLee Hsien Loong
MinisterLawrence Wong
Preceded byChee Hong Tat
ConstituencyPunggol West SMC
Minister of State,
Ministry for Social and Family Development
Assumed office
27 July 2020
Prime MinisterLee Hsien Loong
MinisterMasagos Zulkifli
Preceded bySam Tan
ConstituencyPunggol West SMC
Senior Parliamentary Secretary,
Ministry for Home Affairs
In office
1 May 2018 – 26 July 2020
Serving with Amrin Amin
Prime MinisterLee Hsien Loong
MinisterK. Shanmugam
ConstituencyPasir Ris–Punggol GRC
Senior Parliamentary Secretary,
Ministry for National Development
In office
1 May 2018 – 26 July 2020
Prime MinisterLee Hsien Loong
MinisterLawrence Wong
ConstituencyPasir Ris–Punggol GRC
Member of the Singapore Parliament
for Punggol West SMC
Assumed office
10 July 2020
Preceded byPosition established
Member of the Singapore Parliament
for Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC
(Punggol West)
In office
11 September 2015 – 23 June 2020
Preceded byJanil Puthucheary
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Personal details
Born
Sharene Soon Sher Rene

(1979-07-10) 10 July 1979
Singapore
CitizenshipSingapore
NationalitySingaporean
Political partyPeople's Action Party[1]
Children2
Alma materLondon School of Economics
National University of Singapore
ProfessionPolitician
In this Chinese name, the family name is Soon (孙).

She served as the Senior Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry for Home Affairs and Ministry for National Development from 1 May 2018 to 26 July 2020.[2] A member of the country's governing People's Action Party (PAP), she has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Punggol West SMC since 10 July 2020. She also served as the MP for Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC for Punggol West from 11 September 2015 to 23 June 2020.

Education

Sun graduated from the National University of Singapore with a Bachelor of Social Sciences in Economics and completed her Master of Science in International Political Economy with Merit from the London School of Economics and Political Science.[2][3][4]

Career

Sun started her career at the Economic Development Board in 2003 before joining DBS Bank Ltd as an Assistant Vice-President.[5]

She had also spent a large part of her career in Hong Kong and China (2007-2014), where she was a Director with Deutsche Bank AG.

Sun was director of the Investment Group of Temasek International, focusing on investment opportunities in developing markets such as China and Latin America prior to joining politics in September 2015.

After being elected into politics in September 2015, Sun took on the role of CEO, Business China,[6][7] a non-profit organization started by Lee Kuan Yew in 2007 to promote bilingualism and biculturalism. Sun also sits on the Board for the Chinese Development Assistance Council.

Political career

In 2015, the People's Action Party (PAP) announced that Sun would contest in the Pasir Ris–Punggol Group Representation Constituency during the 2015 general election[8] after being introduced during a tree planting event.[9] She now serves as Member of Parliament for Punggol[10][11] West. Sun also serves as the Women's Wing North East District Adviser in Singapore, and as Deputy Chairperson of the Government Parliamentary Committee for Communications and Information.[12] Sun also sits on the Government Parliamentary Committee for Trade and Industry/Finance and the Government Parliamentary Committee for Community, Culture and Youth.

Before 2015, Sun was a long-time grassroots volunteer in the People's Action Party at Buona Vista, and is an advocate of women and mothers' rights.[2][3][13][14][15] She received the Service Award at the Young PAP Awards in 2004,[16] and was also the assistant secretary of the youth sub-committee of the Buona Vista Citizens' Consultative Committees under the People's Association in 2004 and became the assistant secretary of the committee in 2006.

On 25 July 2020, Sun was announced as the Minister of State for the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Social and Family Development, which took effect two days later.[17]

Personal life

Sun is married with two daughters. Her hobbies include reading and swimming.[2]

References
  1. "Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC". Archived from the original on 18 April 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  2. Au-Yong, Rachel (23 August 2015). "A Singaporean born and bred". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 12 January 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  3. Lim, Jessica. "GE2015: On the campaign trail with PAP's Sun Xueling". Archived from the original on 25 April 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  4. "Sun Xue Ling" (PDF). PAP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 July 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  5. "Sun Xue Ling" (PDF). PAP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 July 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  6. "Business as usual for CEO and mum of toddler". Archived from the original on 25 April 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  7. "Asia Briefs: ESM Goh in China for economic forum". Archived from the original on 5 April 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  8. "7 Things Spotted On The Campaign Trail, September 2 edition". Archived from the original on 23 April 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  9. "Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC: Temasek exec attends her 'first formal event'". Asiaone. 2 August 2016. Archived from the original on 23 April 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  10. Toh, Yong Chuan. "New measures riding on SkillsFuture credits to be introduced". Archived from the original on 4 April 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  11. "Six months on the ground: New MPs on their political journey so far". Archived from the original on 19 March 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  12. "3 newcomer MPs named deputies in line-up of GPCs". Asiaone. 14 November 2015. Archived from the original on 23 April 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  13. "Parliament: Move to extend maintenance payments to some men a 'calibrated' measure". Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  14. "Women MPs to help gather female views on key issues". Straits Times. 8 March 2016. Archived from the original on 25 April 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  15. Teng, Amelia. "PAP's Women Wing to start discussions on women's perspectives and aspirations". Archived from the original on 25 April 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  16. "Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC: Temasek exec attends her 'first formal event'". The Straits Times. 2 August 2015. Archived from the original on 21 September 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  17. katherine_chen (2020-07-25). "PMO | Changes to Cabinet and Other Appointments (July 2020)". Prime Minister's Office Singapore. Archived from the original on 2020-07-25. Retrieved 2020-07-25.
Parliament of Singapore
Preceded by
Janil Puthucheary		 Member of Parliament
for Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC
(Punggol West)
2015 – 2020		 Constituency redrawn
New constituency Member of Parliament
for Punggol West SMC
2020 – present		 Incumbent
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.