Henry Kwek

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The Honourable
Henry Kwek
郭献川
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Kwek in 2023
Member of Parliament
for Kebun Baru SMC
Incumbent
Assumed office
10 July 2020

Henry Kwek Hian Chuan [a] (born Kwek Hian Chuan on 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) for Kebun Baru Single Member Constituency (SMC) since 2020. He had previously represented the division of the same name in Nee Soon Group Representation Constituency (GRC) between 2015 and 2020. [2]

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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 PAP team contesting in Nee Soon GRC. [6] He was assigned to the Kebun Baru ward after the PAP won with 66.83% of the vote. [2] [7] In the 2020 general election, he contested the then-new Kebun Baru SMC, which had been carved from Nee Soon GRC, against Kumaran Pillai from the Progress Singapore Party (PSP), winning with 62.97% of the vote. [2]

In 2025, Kwek stood for reelection against Tony Tan from the PSP. Kwek won with an improved 68.5% of the vote. [8]

Notes

  1. ↑ Chinese :郭献川; Pe̍h-ōe-jī :Koeh Hiàn-chhoan

References

  1. ↑ "Kwek Hian Chuan Henry". www.parliament.gov.sg. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 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.
  3. 1 2 "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. ↑ "ELD | 2015 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  8. ↑ Elangovan, Jessie Lim, Navene (4 May 2025). "Singapore election 2025: PAP wins in four SMCs contested by PSP". The Business Times. Retrieved 7 June 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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for Nee Soon GRC
2015–2020
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