Gan Siow Huang

Gan Siow Huang
Gan in a change-of-command ceremony during oath taking.
Occupation Military Officer
Nationality Singaporean
Alma mater
Gan Siow Huang
Traditional Chinese 顏曉芳
Simplified Chinese 颜晓芳

Gan Siow Huang (born 1975)is the highest ranking female officer, and the first female general in the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF).[1] She was promoted to the rank of Brigadier General on 1 July 2015 at the age of 40.[2]

In October 2016, Member of Parliament Low Yen Ling announced in a speech to women rights organizations that Gan is "one notable example who smashed the “brass ceiling” to become the first female general in the SAF".[3]

Education

After her pre-university education in Victoria Junior College, Gan received a Singapore Armed Forces Merit Scholarship (Women) in 1993 and subsequently earned a BSc from the London School of Economics. She attended the New Zealand Defence College's command and staff course in 2003.[4] In 2010, she graduated with an MBA from the MIT Sloan Fellows Program.[5]

Military career

Gan is a weapon systems officer by training. Throughout her military career, she has held command and staff appointments in the SAF, including Commander of the 203 Squadron, Commander of Air Surveillance and Control Group and was Head of the Joint Manpower Department in the Ministry of Defence (Singapore).[6] Gan succeeded BG Neo Hong Keat as Commander of the Air Power Generation Command on 5 October 2016.

Concurrently, she is an executive committee member of the Girl Guides Singapore in 2016/17.[7]

Gan received the Public Administration Medal (Military) in 2013.[8]

Personal life

Gan is married to Mr Lee Jek Suen, a former naval officer in the SAF. They have three children.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Chan Luo Er, SAF promotes first female to Brigadier-General rank, (26 Jun 2015), Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 8 Oct 2016".
  2. ↑ "Jeremyn Chow, SAF gets its first female general, The Straits Times. Retrieved 8 Oct 2016".
  3. ↑ "Speech by Ms Low Yen Ling, Parliamentary Secretary for Trade & Industry and Education at the CEDAW Forum 2015 "See Doors Open: Celebrating 20 Years of CEDAW". Ministry of Social and Family Development. Retrieved 30 Oct 2016".
  4. ↑ "Chin, Gan and Ng, Making a Difference: RSAF's Role in Peacetime Operations, Journal of the Singapore Armed Forces (2006, Vol 32, No.1). Retrieved 8 Oct 2016".
  5. ↑ "Profile of Siow Huang Gan (Class of 2010), MIT Sloan Fellows Program, retrieved 8 Oct 2016".
  6. ↑ "Lynnette Tan, Sense of purpose drives SAF's first woman General, TODAY. Retrieved 8 Oct 2016".
  7. ↑ "Singapore Girl Guides Executive Committee. Retrieved 24 Oct 2016". Archived from the original on 2016-11-24.
  8. ↑ "Gan Siow Huang National Day Award (2013). Prime Minister's Office of Singapore. Retrieved 8 Oct 2016".
  9. ↑ "High-flier: Pioneer scholarship holder also proud mum, AsiaOne (23 Jul 2013). Retrieved 8 Oct 2016". Archived from the original on 2016-11-24.
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