Xie Yao Quan

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The Honourable
Xie Yao Quan
谢曜全
MP Xie Yao Quan (cropped).jpg
Official portrait, 2021
Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore
Incumbent
Assumed office
22 September 2025

Xie served as an officer in the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF), where he held various command appointments and helped develop future strategic requirements for the SAF.[ citation needed ]

After leaving the army, he was a vice president at an investment management company, specialising in the Southeast Asia region and China.[ citation needed ]

Political career

In the 2020 general election, Xie was introduced as a prospective PAP candidate in the five-member Jurong GRC, replacing Ivan Lim, who had withdrawn after allegations about his prior behaviour. [4] The PAP team defeated that of the opposition party Red Dot United (RDU) with 74.61% of the vote. [5] [6]

During his first run for political office, Xie was the Head of Healthcare Redesign in Alexandra Hospital, a member of National University Health System (NUHS).[ citation needed ] He later left and became Chief Executive Officer of QuantEdge Foundation (Singapore). [7]

For the 2025 general election, Xie was nominated to run for reelection in the newly-formed Jurong Central SMC after it was created from his Jurong Central division. He defeated Kala Manickam from RDU with 80.51% of the vote. [8]

On 12 September 2025, it was announced that Xie would be nominated as Deputy Speaker of Parliament when the 15th Parliament reopened on 22 September, alongside incumbent Christopher de Souza. [9] [10]

Volunteer work

As of 2020, Xie served on the Singapore Road Safety Council, the board of SG Enable, and the Merdeka Generation Communications and Engagement Taskforce. Prior to entering politics, he was also a grassroots leader, helping to start a football and study programme for students, a community initiative focussing on seniors and persons with disabilities, as well as a community gardening movement. He was also the vice-chairperson of the Jurong Spring Citizens' Consultative Committee. [11]

Personal life

Xie is a maternal cousin of Ong Ye Kung, Minister for Health and PAP MP for Sembawang GRC. [12] He is married. [2]

Notes

  1. ↑ Chinese :谢曜全; pinyin :Xiè Yàoquán

References

  1. ↑ "MP | Parliament of Singapore".
  2. 1 2 "Xie Yao Quan CV" (PDF). Parliament of Singapore. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 July 2020.
  3. ↑ "Factsheet – List of SAF Merit and Defence Merit Scholarships Recipients 2003" (PDF). MINDEF Singapore. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  4. ↑ Baharudin, Hariz (29 June 2020). "Singapore GE2020: PAP names Xie Yao Quan to replace Ivan Lim in its Jurong GRC team". Archived from the original on 12 July 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  5. ↑ "GE2020 Results: PAP wins Jurong GRC with 74.62% of votes over RDU". Asiaone. 11 July 2020. Archived from the original on 13 July 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  6. ↑ "ELD | 2020 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
  7. ↑ Chia, Osmond (23 September 2022). "Free tuition for SUSS students from households with per capita income of $690 or less". The Straits Times . Archived from the original on 2 October 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
  8. ↑ "GE2025: PAP scores big wins in newly formed Jurong East-Bukit Batok GRC, Jurong Central SMC". The Straits Times. 4 May 2025. ISSN   0585-3923 . Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  9. ↑ Devaraj, Samuel (12 September 2025). "Christopher de Souza, Xie Yao Quan to be nominated as Deputy Speakers of Parliament". The Straits Times. ISSN   0585-3923 . Retrieved 15 September 2025.
  10. ↑ Ng, Hong Siang (12 September 2025). "Xie Yao Quan, Christopher de Souza to be nominated for election as Deputy Speakers of parliament". CNA. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
  11. ↑ Daud, Sulaiman (29 June 2020). "Xie Yao Quan, member of SG Enable & Merdeka Generation Taskforce, maybe a new PAP candidate". Archived from the original on 15 July 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  12. ↑ Lay, Belmont (30 June 2020). "Ong Ye Kung is cousin of newest PAP candidate Xie Yao Quan". mothership.sg. Archived from the original on 30 August 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
Parliament of Singapore
Preceded by Member of Parliament
for Jurong GRC
2020–2025
Served alongside: Rahayu Mahzam, Tan Wu Meng, Shawn Huang, Tharman Shanmugaratnam 		Constituency abolished
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