Derrick Goh Soon Hee ( zh, s=吴顺喜, p=Wú Shùnxǐ; born 1968) is a Singaporean politician and banker. A member of the governing

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(PAP), he has been the

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(MP) representing the Nee Soon Link division of

Nee Soon GRC The Nee Soon Group Representation Constituency is a five-member Group Representation Constituency (GRC) in the north region of Singapore. The GRC includes most of Yishun town, the private residential areas along Sembawang Road and Upper Thomso ...

since 2020.

Early life and education

Goh was born into a family of three siblings. He graduated from

Nanyang Technological University The Nanyang Technological University (NTU) is a national research university in Singapore. It is the second oldest autonomous university in the country and is considered as one of the most prestigious universities in the world by various inte ...

with a Bachelor of Accountancy (with Honours) in 1992. Goh obtained a Master of Business Administration (with Honours) in Finance at

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in 2006 under a scholarship from

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(Amex).

Career

Goh spent more than ten years at

, and was based in

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and

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. Goh joined

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in 2008, and was its Chief Operating Officer for Institutional Banking Group before becoming the head of its subsidiary,

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, on 1 October 2012. On 9 March 2016, Goh became the managing director and regional head of DBS Treasures Private Client and DBS Treasures. He became the managing director and the head of audit at DBS Bank at the start of 2018. Since 2013, Goh has been volunteering as a district councillor with the

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Politics

Goh was fielded in the 2020 general election to contest in

Nee Soon Group Representation Constituency The Nee Soon Group Representation Constituency is a five-member Group Representation Constituency (GRC) in the north region of Singapore. The GRC includes most of Yishun town, the private residential areas along Sembawang Road and Upper Thoms ...

(GRC), on the

's ticket against the

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. His running mates were

K. Shanmugam Kasiviswanathan Shanmugam ( ta, காசிவிஸ்வநாதன் சண்முகம்; born 26 March 1959), better known as K. Shanmugam, is a Singaporean politician and lawyer who has been serving as Minister for Law since 2008 ...

Louis Ng Louis Ng Kok Kwang ( zh, s=黄国光, p=Huáng Guóguāng; born 8 December 1978) is a Singaporean politician, animal and environmental activist. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) repr ...

Faishal Ibrahim Muhammad Faishal bin Ibrahim Khan Surattee ( Jawi: محمد فااشال إبراهيم; born 16 June 1968) is a Singaporean politician who has been serving as Minister of State for Home Affairs and Minister of State for National Developmen ...

, and

Carrie Tan Carrie Tan Huimin ( zh, s=陈浍敏, p=Chén Huìmǐn; born 1982) is a Singaporean politician. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), she has been the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Nee Soon South division of Nee Soo ...

. On 11 July 2020, Goh and team were declared to be elected to represent Nee Soon GRC in the

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, garnering 61.9% of the valid votes. On 1 September 2020, Goh gave his maiden parliamentary speech where he used examples of residents' feedback on Self-Employed Person Income Relief Scheme (SIRS), as part of

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Solidarity budget in Singapore, to highlight the importance of good implementation with good policies

Personal life

Goh is married with three children.

References

External links

Derrick Goh
on

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Goh, Derrick Living people Singaporean bankers Nanyang Technological University alumni People's Action Party politicians 1968 births Members of the Parliament of Singapore