Sun Xueling

Sun Xueling MP (born Sharene Soon Sher Rene;[2] 10 July 1979), is a Singaporean politician and business executive currently serving as the Senior Parliamentary Secretary for the Ministry of Home Affairs and National Development since 2018.[2] A member of the country's governing People's Action Party (PAP), she has been serving as a Member of Parliament for the Pasir Ris-Punggol Group Representation Constituency of Punggol West since 2015.

The Right Honourable

Sun Xueling

MP
孙雪玲
Xueling in 2018
Senior Parliamentary Secretary
(Ministry of Home Affairs)
Assumed office
1 May 2018
Serving with Amrin Amin
Prime MinisterLee Hsien Loong
MinisterK. Shanmugam
Preceded byPosition established
Senior Parliamentary Secretary
(Ministry of National Development)
Assumed office
1 May 2018
Prime MinisterLee Hsien Loong
MinisterLawrence Wong
Preceded byPosition established
Member of the Singapore Parliament
for Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC
(Punggol West)
Assumed office
11 September 2015
Preceded byJanil Puthucheary
Personal details
Born
Sharene Soon Sher Rene

(1979-07-10) 10 July 1979
Singapore
CitizenshipSingapore
NationalitySingaporean
Political partyPeople's Action Party[1]
Children2
Alma materLondon School of Economics
National University of Singapore
ProfessionPolitician
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Soon (孙).

Education

Sun graduated from the National University of Singapore with a Bachelor of Social Sciences in Economics and completed her Master of Science in International Political Economy with Merit from the London School of Economics and Political Science.[2][3][4]

Career

Sun started her career at the Economic Development Board in 2003 before joining DBS Bank Ltd as an Assistant Vice-President.[5]

She had also spent a large part of her career in Hong Kong and China (2007-2014), where she was a Director with Deutsche Bank AG.

Sun was director of the Investment Group of Temasek International, focusing on investment opportunities in developing markets such as China and Latin America prior to joining politics in September 2015.

After being elected into politics in September 2015, Sun took on the role of CEO, Business China,[6][7] a non-profit organization started by Lee Kuan Yew in 2007 to promote bilingualism and biculturalism. Sun also sits on the Board for the Chinese Development Assistance Council.

Political career

In 2015, the People's Action Party (PAP) announced that Sun would contest in the Pasir Ris-Punggol Group Representation Constituency during the 2015 general election[8] after being introduced during a tree planting event.[9] She now serves as Member of Parliament for Punggol[10][11] West. Sun also serves as the Women's Wing North East District Adviser in Singapore, and as Deputy Chairperson of the Government Parliamentary Committee for Communications and Information.[12] Sun also sits on the Government Parliamentary Committee for Trade and Industry/Finance and the Government Parliamentary Committee for Community, Culture and Youth.

Before 2015, Sun was a long-time grassroots volunteer in the People's Action Party at Buona Vista, and is an advocate of women and mothers' rights.[2][3][13][14][15] She received the Service Award at the Young PAP Awards in 2004,[16] and was also the assistant secretary of the youth sub-committee of the Buona Vista Citizens' Consultative Committees under the People's Association in 2004 and became the assistant secretary of the committee in 2006.

Personal life

Sun is married with two daughters. Her hobbies include reading and swimming.[2]

References
  1. "Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC". Archived from the original on 18 April 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  2. Au-Yong, Rachel (23 August 2015). "A Singaporean born and bred". The Straits Times.
  3. Lim, Jessica. "GE2015: On the campaign trail with PAP's Sun Xueling". Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  4. "Sun Xue Ling" (PDF). PAP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 July 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  5. "Sun Xue Ling" (PDF). PAP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 July 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  6. "Business as usual for CEO and mum of toddler". Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  7. "Asia Briefs: ESM Goh in China for economic forum". Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  8. "7 Things Spotted On The Campaign Trail, September 2 edition". Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  9. "Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC: Temasek exec attends her 'first formal event'". Asiaone. 2 August 2016.
  10. Toh, Yong Chuan. "New measures riding on SkillsFuture credits to be introduced". Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  11. "Six months on the ground: New MPs on their political journey so far". Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  12. "3 newcomer MPs named deputies in line-up of GPCs". Asiaone. 14 November 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  13. "Parliament: Move to extend maintenance payments to some men a 'calibrated' measure". Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  14. "Women MPs to help gather female views on key issues". Straits Times. 8 March 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  15. Teng, Amelia. "PAP's Women Wing to start discussions on women's perspectives and aspirations". Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  16. "Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC: Temasek exec attends her 'first formal event'". The Straits Times. 2 August 2015.
Parliament of Singapore
Preceded by
Janil Puthucheary		 Member of Parliament
for Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC
(Punggol West)
2015 – present		 Incumbent
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