Henry Kwek Hian Chuan ( zh, s=郭献川, p=Guō Xiànchuān; born 20 April 1976) is a Singaporean politician and businessman. A member of the governing

People's Action Party The People's Action Party (abbreviation: PAP) is a major conservative centre-right political party in Singapore and is one of the three contemporary political parties represented in Parliament, alongside the opposition Workers' Party (WP) and ...

(PAP), he has been the

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(MP) representing

Kebun Baru SMC The Kebun Baru Single Member Constituency is a single member constituency in Ang Mo Kio, Singapore. The current Member of Parliament for the constituency is Henry Kwek of the People's Action Party (PAP). History The original Kebun Baru SMC wa ...

since 2020 and previously the

Kebun Baru Kebun Baru also known as Nee Soon South is a precinct within Ang Mo Kio, Singapore. It is located in the west of Ang Mo Kio and bounded by Mayflower district and Bishan - Ang Mo Kio Park. The current Member of Parliament (MP) for this precinct i ...

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 ...

between 2015 and 2020.

Education

Kwek attended

The Chinese High School The Chinese High School () was an independent school in Singapore offering secondary education. The school merged with Hwa Chong Junior College on 1 January 2005 to form the integrated Hwa Chong Institution. Founded on 21 March 1919, The Chine ...

and

Victoria Junior College , motto_translation = Nothing Without Labour , streetaddress = 20 Marine Vista, 449035 , country = Singapore , coordinates = , type = Government , gender ...

before graduating from

Stanford University Stanford University, officially Leland Stanford Junior University, is a private research university in Stanford, California. The campus occupies , among the largest in the United States, and enrolls over 17,000 students. Stanford is consider ...

, where he majored in

economics Economics () is the social science that studies the Production (economics), production, distribution (economics), distribution, and Consumption (economics), consumption of goods and services. Economics focuses on the behaviour and intera ...

and

management science Management science (or managerial science) is a wide and interdisciplinary study of solving complex problems and making strategic decisions as it pertains to institutions, corporations, governments and other types of organizational entities. It is ...

Career

Kwek is also an executive director of a Singapore-based investment, trading and management consulting company.

Political career

Kwek has spoken in Parliament about issues facing the elderly and their caregivers, and opportunities for Singapore-based companies and start-ups. In his constituency, Kwek launched The Hope Collective, which brings together volunteers, welfare organisations and government agencies to collaborate and draw up programmes for the needy. On 18 June 2022, Kwek attended the 14th edition of

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, an event held at the

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Hong Lim Park Hong Lim Park, formerly known as Hong Lim Green and Dunman's Green, is a heritage park in the Downtown Core district of Singapore located next to the Parkroyal Collection Pickering hotel and Clarke Quay station. The park is notable locally ...

since 2009 in support of the

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community in the country. Kwek's attendance was the first time an MP from the governing

(PAP), has physically shown their support for the event.

References

External links

Henry Kwek
on

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kwek, Henry 1976 births Living people Stanford University alumni Members of the Parliament of Singapore People's Action Party politicians Singaporean businesspeople Victoria Junior College alumni