Xie Yao Quan | |
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谢曜全 | |
![]() Official portrait, 2021 | |
Member of the Singapore Parliament for Jurong Central SMC | |
Assumed office 3 May 2025 | |
Preceded by | Constituency established |
Majority | 16,634 (61.02%) |
Member of the Singapore Parliament for Jurong GRC | |
In office 10 July 2020 –15 April 2025 | |
Preceded by | PAP held |
Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
Majority | 60,501 (49.24%) |
Personal details | |
Born | Xie Yao Quan 19 October 1984 Singapore |
Political party | People's Action Party |
Relations | Ong Ye Kung (maternal cousin) |
Alma mater | Duke University (BS,MS) |
Xie Yao Quan [a] (born 19 October 1984) [1] is a Singaporean politician. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP),he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Jurong Central Single Member Constituency (SMC) since 2025. He had previously represented the Jurong Central division of Jurong Group Representation Constituency (GRC) between 2020 and 2025.
Xie was educated at Raffles Institution and Raffles Junior College. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in biomedical engineering and a Master of Science degree in engineering management from Duke University. [2]
He was a recipient of the SAF Merit Scholarship (Combat). [3]
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 ]
In the 2020 general election,Xie was introduced by Tharman Shanmugaratnam as a prospective candidate of the People's Action Party (PAP) in Jurong GRC,replacing Ivan Lim,who had withdrawn after allegations about his prior behaviour. [4]
On 10 July 2020,Xie was elected to the Parliament of Singapore as part of a five-member PAP team,defeating the opposition party Red Dot United (RDU) with 74.62% of the vote. [5]
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). [6]
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 ward. He defeated Kala Manickam from RDU with 80.51% of the vote. [7] Xie is part of the Government Parliamentary Committee under National Development where he serves as deputy chairman and Social and Family development where he serves as chairman since 2025.
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 his appointment as a Member of Parliament,he was also a grassroots leader,helping to start a football and study programme for students,an inclusive community initiative focussing on persons with disabilities and seniors,and a community gardening movement. He was also the Vice-Chairman of the Jurong Spring Citizens' Consultative Committee. [8]
Xie is a maternal cousin of Ong Ye Kung,Minister for Health and PAP MP for Sembawang GRC. [9] Xie is married. [2]