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Cynthia Phua Siok Gek (Chinese: 潘惜玉; pinyin: Pān Xīyù, born 19 August 1958) is a Singaporean business executive and former politician. She was a Member of Parliament of Aljunied GRC for the Paya Lebar Ward from 25 October 2001 to 19 April 2011.
Cynthia Phua | |
|---|---|
潘惜玉 | |
| Member of Parliament for Aljunied GRC (Paya Lebar) | |
| In office 25 October 2001 – 18 April 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Ker Sin Tze |
| Succeeded by | Chen Show Mao |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Cynthia Phua Siok Gek 19 August 1958 Singapore |
| Political party | People's Action Party |
| Education | National University of Singapore (BSc) |
| Occupation | Politician |
Career
editPhua was the general manager of NTUC Fairprice Co-operative's real estate business unit and the managing director of estate management company SLF Management Services. She had also served as Chief Executive Officer of Bishan–Toa Payoh Town Council and Chairman of Aljunied Town Council.[1]
She was a Member of Parliament of Aljunied GRC (Paya Lebar Ward) who represented the People's Action Party (PAP) from 25 October 2001 to 19 April 2011.
In the 2011 general elections, she was part of a team of five candidates which contested the same GRC again. Their team lost the elections to the Workers' Party (WP) team consists of Low Thia Kiang, Pritam Singh, Sylvia Lim, Muhamad Faisal Manap and Chen Show Mao. It was the first time a group representation constituency has been lost to an opposition party since the GRC system was introduced in 1988.[2] Of the 143,148 registered voters in Aljunied GRC, 72,165(54.7%) voted for the WP while 59,732(45.3%) chose the PAP.[2]
Phua retired from politics after her electoral loss.[3] She joined real estate consultancy Knight Frank Singapore in 2013 as its executive director of retail services.[1] Phua was appointed as a director of Viking Offshore And Marine in 2015.[4][5]
References
edit- ^ a b "Ex MP Cynthia Phua joins Knight Frank - STProperty". www.stproperty.sg. Archived from the original on 2015-09-18. Retrieved 2017-09-19.
- ^ a b "Reasons behind Aljunied swing". www.asiaone.com. Archived from the original on 2017-10-29. Retrieved 2017-09-19.
- ^ "Life after GE: Cynthia Phua". www.asiaone.com. Archived from the original on 2017-10-29. Retrieved 2017-09-19.
- ^ "Viking Offshore And Marine appoints Cynthia Phua Siok Gek as director". Singapore Business Review. Archived from the original on 2015-10-22. Retrieved 2017-09-19.
- ^ "Phua Siok Gek, Knight Frank Pte Ltd: Profile & Biography". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2017-09-19.
External links
edit- Singapore Parliament CVs of MPs
- PAP supporters try to clarify incident involving Cynthia Phua Archived 2011-05-09 at the Wayback Machine
- TOC breaking news: Aljunied GRC Facebook site alleges defamation? Archived 2011-05-07 at the Wayback Machine
- Cynthia Phua's treatment of constituents
- Aljunied swing vote
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