Yip Hon Weng
Yip Hon Weng is a Singaporean politician who has been elected into the 14th Parliament of Singapore with 2020 Singaporean general election.
Education
Yip Hong Weng graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Physical Education, Sports Science and Mathematics.[1] Yip subsequently read his master's degrees, education at Harvard University, financial engineering at National University of Singapore, knowledge engineering at Nanyang Technological University, and business administration at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.[1]
Career
Early career
After graduating, Yip Hong Weng was a Physical Education and Mathematics teacher at Kent Ridge Secondary School.[1] After two years, Yip held policy-related positions in the Ministry of Education, Ministry of Defence and Ministry of Health.[1] After reading his master's degrees, Yip was roped in to set up the Municipal Services Office, where the OneService app was created.[1]
Politics
Yip Hong Weng was fielded in 2020 Singaporean general election to contest in Yio Chu Kang Single Member Constituency on People's Action Party's ticket against Progress Singapore Party.[2] On 11 July 2020, Yip was declared to be elected to represent Yio Chu Kang SMC in the 14th Parliament of Singapore, garnering 61% of the valid votes.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d e "PAP new face Yip Hon Weng on having 5 kids, no TV & why he is doing improv". mothership.sg. Retrieved 2020-07-11.
- ^ hermesauto (2020-06-30). "Singapore GE2020: PAP new face Yip Hon Weng takes on PSP newbie in Yio Chu Kang SMC". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2020-07-11.
- ^ hermesauto (2020-07-11). "GE2020 official results: PAP new face Yip Hon Weng triumphs in Yio Chu Kang SMC". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2020-07-11.
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