Louis Chua
Louis Chua | |
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蔡庆威 | |
.jpg) Chua in 2021 | |
| Member of Parliament for Sengkang GRC (Rivervale) | |
| Assumed office 10 July 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Louis Chua Kheng Wee 1987 (age 36–37)[1] Singapore |
| Political party | Workers' Party |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Singapore Management University (BAcy, BBM) |
| Occupation | Politician |
Louis Chua Kheng Wee (Chinese: 蔡庆威; pinyin: Cài Qìngweī; born 1987)[1] is a Singaporean politician. A member of the opposition Workers' Party (WP), Chua has been the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Rivervale division of Sengkang GRC.
Chua has been elected to the party's Central Executive Committee (CEC) as Head of Media Team since 2020.
Education
[edit]Chua attended Townsville Primary School and Anderson Secondary School. After which, he attended Hwa Chong Institution.[2]
Career
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Chua is an equity research analyst.[3] Prior to starting his career, Chua obtained a double degree in accountancy and business at the Singapore Management University,[4] he is certified as a Chartered Accountant in Singapore and ASEAN.[4]
Politics
[edit]Chua was fielded in 2020 Singaporean general election to contest in a four-member Workers' Party's team in Sengkang Group Representation Constituency (GRC) on Workers' Party's ticket against People's Action Party.[3] Chua's running mates are Jamus Lim, Raeesah Khan, and He Ting Ru.[3] On 11 July 2020, Chua and his team were declared to be elected to represent Sengkang GRC in the 14th Parliament of Singapore, garnering 52.13% of the valid votes.[5]
He was elected as the Workers’ Party Central Executive Committee as Media Team Deputy Head and appointed as the Vice-Chairman of the Sengkang Town Council since 2020. [6][7]
Personal life
[edit]Chua has been married since 2017 and is a father of two boys, born in September 2019 and November 2021, respectively.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "PARL | MP". www.parliament.gov.sg.
- ^ "PARL | MP". www.parliament.gov.sg. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
- ^ a b c Toh, Wen Li (30 June 2020). "Singapore GE2020: Labour chief Ng Chee Meng leads Sengkang GRC battle against Workers' Party". The Straits Times. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ^ a b "Louis Chua Kheng Wee". The Workers' Party of Singapore.
- ^ LIANG, TOH WEN LI & LIM YAN (11 July 2020). "Workers' Party takes Sengkang GRC in biggest upset of GE2020". The New Paper. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ^ Tan, Audrey (25 June 2020). "Singapore GE2020: Workers' Party introduces first batch of candidates for election, including Nicole Seah". Straits Times. OCLC 8572659.
- ^ "MP | Parliament Of Singapore - Mr Louis Chua Kheng Wee". www.parliament.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 15 July 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
- ^ "White Paper on Singapore Women's Development: Louis Chua on more equitable parental leave". CNA. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
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