Carrie Tan Huimin is a Singaporean politician who has been elected into the 14th Parliament of Singapore with 2020 Singaporean general election.

Early life and education

Tan was born to a taxi driver-turned-contractor father and a housewife.[1] She had graduated from Raffles Girls’ School and later Raffles Junior College.[2] At National University of Singapore, she majored in History.[2]

Career

Tan was a headhunter until 2012.[3] In 2011, she founded a social enterprise, Daughters of Tomorrow, which provides skills training for underprivileged women in India.[3][4]

Politics

Tan was fielded in 2020 Singaporean general election to contest in Nee Soon Group Representation Constituency (GRC), replacing the outgoing Member of Parliament Lee Bee Wah, on People's Action Party's ticket against Progress Singapore Party.[5][6] Her running mates were K. Shanmugam, Louis Ng, Faishal Ibrahim, and Derrick Goh.[6] On 11 July 2020, Tan and team were declared to be elected to represent Nee Soon GRC in the 14th Parliament of Singapore, garnering 61.9% of the valid votes.[7]

Personal life

Tan was married, but had annulled the marriage prior to the founding of Daughters of Tomorrow.[8]

References

  1. ^ fhossain (25 June 2020). "Singapore GE2020: Profiles of PAP's new candidates". The Straits Times. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  2. ^ a b "GE 2020: Last batch of eight new faces". People's Action Party. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  3. ^ a b hermes (25 March 2020). "Singapore GE: Could charity founder be in PAP line-up at election?". The Straits Times. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  4. ^ "The Light In Their Eyes | Singapore Magazine". singaporemagazine.sif.org.sg. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  5. ^ "PAP's Lee Bee Wah retiring from politics, will not run in GE2020". mothership.sg. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  6. ^ a b "GE2020: PAP team led by Shanmugam faces contest with PSP newcomers in Nee Soon GRC". CNA. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  7. ^ hermesauto (11 July 2020). "GE2020 official results: Shanmugam's PAP team retains Nee Soon GRC with 61.9 per cent of the vote". The Straits Times. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  8. ^ "When words pack a harder punch". AsiaOne. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
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