Cheng Li Hui
PBM
钟丽慧
Cheng in 2021
Member of Parliament
for Tampines GRC
(Tampines East)
In office
11 September 2015 – 17 July 2023
Preceded byMah Bow Tan
Succeeded byMasagos Zulkifli
Majority46,742 (32.82%)
Personal details
Born1976 (age 47–48)[1]
Singapore
Political partyIndependent
Other political
affiliations		People's Action Party (2015–2023)
Alma materNational University of Singapore (BA)
Macquarie University (MAppFin)
OccupationBusinesswoman, politician

Cheng Li Hui PBM (Chinese: 钟丽慧; pinyin: Zhōng Lìhuì; born 1976)[1] is a Singaporean businesswoman and former politician. A former member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), she was the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Tampines East division of Tampines GRC between 2015 and 2023 until Cheng resigned as a Member of Parliament after having been exposed to an extramarital affair with fellow MP, Tan Chuan-Jin.

Cheng was having an extramarital affair with party member, Tan Chuan-Jin, who is married. Cheng resigned as as Member of Parliament on 17 July 2023.

Education

Cheng studied at Bukit Panjang Government High School and Anglo-Chinese Junior College, and graduated from the National University of Singapore with a Bachelor of Arts degree. She subsequently went on to complete a Master of Applied Finance degree at Macquarie University.[2]

Career

Political career

Prior to entering politics, Cheng had 12 years of grassroots experience, helping out with the governing People's Action Party with its Meet-the-People Sessions (MPS) at the Bukit Panjang Branch.[3]

Cheng made her political debut in the 2015 general election as part of a five-member PAP team contesting in Tampines GRC and won. She was subsequently elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Tampines East division of Tampines GRC.[4] She was also appointed Deputy District Advisor in the PAP Women's Wing in 2016.[5]

On 17 July 2023, Cheng resigned her MP position and from PAP.[6] During a press conference, Prime Minister and PAP's Secretary-General Lee Hsien Loong confirmed that Cheng and fellow MP, Tan Chuan-Jin who is married, were having an affair since at least 2020 which resulted in their resignation from the party.[7] In a statement, Lee responded to their resignation letters that their resignations were "necessary" to "maintain the high standards of propriety and personal conduct which the PAP has upheld all these years."[8][9]

Business career

Cheng has been serving as Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Hai Leck Holdings since 2012.[2]

She is also a board member in Allied Construction, Hai Leck Engineering, Enzo Investment, Hai Leck Development, Hai Leck Holdings and Cheng Capital Holdings.[10]

Personal life

Cheng is the daughter of Cheng Buck Poh, the founder and Executive Chairman of Hai Leck Holdings. She has three siblings.[11][12]

On 17 July 2023, it was revealed that Cheng, who was not married, had an extramarital affair with fellow MP and Speaker of Parliament Tan Chuan-Jin since at least November 2020,[13] which prompted their resignations from Parliament and the PAP on the same day.[14]

References

  1. ^ a b "PARL | MP". www.parliament.gov.sg.
  2. ^ a b "Li Hui Cheng PBM". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Cheng Li Hui: Quietly getting things done". TODAYonline. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  4. ^ Sen, Siow Li. "PAP keeps Tampines GRC with 72% of votes". The Business Times. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  5. ^ "5 first-time MPs appointed to PAP Women's Wing Executive Committee". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  6. ^ "Speaker Tan Chuan-Jin, MP Cheng Li Hui resign over 'propriety and personal conduct'". CNA. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  7. ^ Goh, Yan Han (17 July 2023). "Inappropriate relationship between Tan Chuan-Jin and Cheng Li Hui continued despite counselling: PM Lee". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  8. ^ "PMO | Statement by PM Lee Hsien Loong on Speaker Tan Chuan-Jin's resignation". Prime Minister's Office Singapore. 17 July 2023. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  9. ^ "PMO | Statement by PM Lee Hsien Loong on MP Cheng Li Hui's resignation". Prime Minister's Office Singapore. 17 July 2023. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  10. ^ "BLH.SG Company Profile & Executives - Hai Leck Holdings Ltd. - Wall Street Journal". quotes.wsj.com. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  11. ^ "HAI LECK HOLDINGS LIMITED : 01-Jul-2015". infopub.sgx.com. Archived from the original on 11 September 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  12. ^ "CIRCULAR TO SHAREHOLDERS". Singapore Exchange. p. 12.
  13. ^ Goh, Yan Han (2 August 2023). "'I should have forced the issue sooner': PM Lee explains approach to Tan Chuan-Jin, Cheng Li Hui affair". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  14. ^ Goh, Yan Han (17 July 2023). "Inappropriate relationship between Tan Chuan-Jin and Cheng Li Hui continued despite counselling: PM Lee". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 17 July 2023.

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Parliament of Singapore Preceded byMah Bow Tan Member of Parliament for Tampines GRC (Tampines East) 2015 – 2023 Succeeded byMasagos Zulkifli
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