Francis Yuen () is a Singaporean politician. He served as Progress Singapore Party (PSP) Assistant Secretary-General between 2019 and 2021 and served as Secretary-General of Progress Singapore Party since 2021. Yuen has indicated that he will lead the party into the next general election.

Early life

Yuen is the oldest child of eight siblings in his family and was raised in

Chinatown, Singapore Chinatown (, Yale: ''Ngàuhchēséui'', ms, Kreta Ayer, ta, சைனா டவுன்) is a subzone and ethnic enclave located within the Outram district in the Central Area of Singapore. Featuring distinctly Chinese cultural elements, ...

. Both his parents died within a year of each other during his O Level examination period. Yuen signed on with the

Republic of Singapore Air Force The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) is the aerial service branch of the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) responsible for controlling and defending the airspace of the country, and providing air support to the Army and Navy. It was establish ...

(RSAF) after his

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Career

Military career

As part of his training to be a helicopter pilot, Yuen was part of the first batch of pilots to be sent to France for aviation training. As part of 120 Squadron, he assembled the first RSAF helicopter, and also flew on his first operational flight on the

Cessna 172 The Cessna 172 Skyhawk is an American four-seat, single-engine, high wing, fixed-wing aircraft made by the Cessna Aircraft Company.

. Failing to graduate from flight training, Yuen was selected as a scholar and pursued a bachelor's degree in business administration at the

National University of Singapore The National University of Singapore (NUS) is a national public research university in Singapore. Founded in 1905 as the Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States Government Medical School, NUS is the oldest autonomous university in the c ...

, where he also attained his master's degree. He topped his classes and won several academic awards. Yuen was then deployed to the United States

Air Command and Staff College The Air Command and Staff College (ACSC) is located at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Alabama and is the United States Air Force's intermediate-level Professional Military Education (PME) school. It is a subordinate command of the Air Uni ...

before returning to the RSAF at the Air Force Systems Command for various leadership roles.

Political career

Yuen contested as part of a five member team in

Chua Chu Kang GRC The Chua Chu Kang Group Representation Constituency is a four-member Group Representation Constituency located in the western area of Singapore. There are four divisions of the GRC: Choa Chu Kang, Bukit Gombak, Keat Hong and Brickland. Military ...

during the

2020 general election The following elections were scheduled to occur in 2020. The International Foundation for Electoral Systems maintains a comprehensive list of upcoming elections on its E-Guide Platform. The National Democratic Institute also maintains a calend ...

, but subsequently lost to the ruling People's Action Party.

References

Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Progress Singapore Party politicians 1950 births {{Singapore-bio-stub