Penny Low ( zh, s=刘钅梦琳, p=Liú Mènglín; ) is a Singaporean serial entrepreneur and former politician. A member of the

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), she was the

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(MP) for the

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for Punggol North from 25 October 2001 to 11 September 2015. She pioneered various movements and founded various enterprises and not-profit organisations like the Social Innovation Park and the Social Enterprise Association.

Career

From 1990 to 1993, Low worked at the

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(SBC) as a producer. She became a hitch hiker and travelled the world before returning to freelance as a producer. She worked as a financial Consultant and trainer since 1995, and anchored a television program on financial management and wealth planning. Low also worked as an adjunct lecturer for S'pore Institute of Management-Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. In 2006, she founded Social Innovation Parks, a non-profit organisation supporting social entrepreneurs, and the Social Enterprise Association. Since then, she has been serving as the organisations' chief on a pro bono basis. Low was led into public service by her lecturer in school and former Senior Minister of State

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. Low contested as a candidate for the

, during the 2001 general elections under the

. She served as a member of parliament for the group constituency, a position she held for three terms from 2001 to 2015 before she retired from politics.

Education

Low graduated from 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 ...

in 1990 and went on to obtain the Chartered Financial Consultant and Chartered Life Underwriter designation.

Personal life

Low is born in Singapore.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Low, Penny 1967 births Living people National University of Singapore alumni People's Action Party politicians Members of the Parliament of Singapore Singaporean women in politics

Career

Education

Personal life

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