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The Honourable
Poh Li San
傅丽珊
Poh in 2021
Member of Parliament
for Sembawang GRC
(Sembawang West)
Incumbent
Assumed office
10 July 2020
Preceded byKhaw Boon Wan
Majority48,341 (34.58%)
Personal details
Born (1975-11-19) 19 November 1975 (age 49)
University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign (BS, BA)
Occupation
  • Politician
Military service
Branch/serviceRepublic of Singapore Air Force
Years of service1994–2010
RankMajor
Unit125 Squadron
In this Chinese name, the family name is Poh.

Poh Li San (Chinese: 傅丽珊; pinyin: Fù Lìshān; born 19 November 1975)[1][2] is a Singaporean politician. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), she has been the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Sembawang West division of Sembawang GRC since 2020.[3][4]

A recipient of the

Changi Airport Group and rose to the position of Senior Vice President.[5]

Education

Poh attended

summa cum laude and highest distinction degree in economics.[8] She was awarded the Bronze Tablet for graduating top 3% in her cohort.[9]

Career

Military career

Poh was awarded the Singapore Armed Forces Merit Scholarship (Women) in 1994

Boxing Day Tsunami.[11]

In 2003, Poh assumed the role of Assistant Director of the Future Systems Technology Directorate under the Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) and led the development of the latest technologies and formulated long term force development strategies and new war-fighting concepts for the SAF.[12][13] In 2005, Poh was made Flight Commander of 125 Squadron, Sembawang Airbase.[8][12]

In July 2006, Poh was appointed to be the first female aide-de-camp to then President S. R. Nathan.[6] She was responsible for planning and organising state-level visits, meetings, ceremonies, and events.[5]

In May 2010, Poh left the

Changi Airport Group
.

Post-military career

Poh started her career in

Changi Airport Budget Terminal.[8] From 2012 to 2017, Poh led the planning and development of the new Terminal 4 where many new innovations and technologies were implemented to improve passenger experience and productivity. She is currently the Senior Vice-President of Terminal 5 Systems and is responsible for the planning of specialised airport engineering systems for the new terminal.[8][11][14]

Political career

Poh joined the governing

Minister for Education Ong Ye Kung in his Meet-the-People Sessions every Monday in his Gambas Ward.[4] She is currently the Chairman of the PAP Sembawang West Branch of Sembawang GRC
and the Grassroots Advisor of Sembawang West Grassroots Organisations.

She was then appointed Deputy Chairperson of Sustainability and Environment, as well as member of the Transport Government Parliament Committees (GPCs) in the 14th Parliament of Singapore.

Poh is appointed as Vice-Chairperson of Sembawang Town Council (SBTC) since 2020.

Personal life

Poh's father was a school teacher and her mother was an accounts clerk.[citation needed] She was born as a Singaporean of Hokkien descent and a Christian by faith.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ a b "MP | Parliament of Singapore". Archived from the original on 2021-04-25. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
  2. ^ "Grateful to all for your kind birthday wishes and your friendship..." Facebook. 2024-11-19. Retrieved 2025-01-01.
  3. ^ "ELD | 2020 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 2020-07-10. Retrieved 2020-07-10.
  4. ^ a b "I'm willing to enter politics if offered the chance, says Changi Airport Group vice-president Poh Li San". The Straits Times. 2019-03-24. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
  5. ^ a b c d "Changi Connection Issue 21" (PDF). Changi Airport. Changi Airport Group. September 2013. p. 4. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-07-14.
  6. ^ a b "Government And Society | Singapore Book Of Records". Singaporerecords.com. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
  7. ^ "Life cannot be examined in a routine office job" (PDF). 2001. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-04-15.
  8. ^ a b c d "Poh Li San's Profile". Poh's LinkedIn Profile.
  9. ^ "1998 University Honors". University of Illinois Library. 1998. Archived from the original on 2019-11-07. Retrieved 2021-04-20.
  10. ^ "Mainstream media speculates that SAF scholar and ex-pilot could be fielded as PAP candidate in next GE". Head Topics. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
  11. ^ a b "Air force veteran in pilot's seat of T4 project". The Straits Times. 2014-04-02. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
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  13. ^ "MINDEF Singapore". www.mindef.gov.sg. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
  14. ^ "Interview: Changi Airport's VP of Terminal 5 Planning on offering excellent airport experience". Aviation Festival Asia. 2018-05-15. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
Parliament of Singapore
Preceded byas MP (Sembawang) Member of Parliament for
Sembawang GRC
(Sembawang West)
2020 – present 		Incumbent
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