Louis Chua Kheng Wee (; born 1987) is a Singaporean politician. A member of the opposition Workers' Party (WP), he has been the

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(MP) representing the

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division of

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Career

Chua is an equity research analyst. Prior to starting his career, Chua obtained a double degree in accountancy and business at the

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, he is certified as a Chartered Accountant in Singapore and

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Politics

Chua was fielded in

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to contest in a four-member Workers' Party's team in

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(GRC) on Workers' Party's ticket against

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. Chua's running mates are

Jamus Lim Jamus Jerome Lim Chee Wui (; born 1976) is a Singaporean politician, economist and associate professor. A member of the opposition Workers' Party (WP), he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Anchorvale division of Sengkang ...

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, and

He Ting Ru He Ting Ru ( zh, c=何廷儒, p=Hé Tíngrú; born 16 June 1983) is a Singaporean politician and lawyer. A member of the opposition Workers' Party (WP), she has been the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Buangkok division of Sengkang ...

. On 11 July 2020, Chua and his team were declared to be elected to represent Sengkang GRC in the

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, garnering 52.13% of the valid votes. He was elected as the Workers’ Party Central Executive Committee as Media Team Deputy Head & was appointed as the Sengkang Town Council's vice-chairman.

Personal life

Family

Louis Chua has been married since 2017 and is a father of 2 boys. He welcomed the birth of his first son in September 2019. His second child was born in November 2021.

Education

Louis Chua attended Townsville Primary School and Anderson Secondary School. After which, he attended Hwa Chong Institution.

References

External links

Loius Chua
on

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