Heng Chee How is a Singaporean politician from the Singapore People's Action Party

People's Action Party

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 (PAP). He was the Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office during the 11th Parliament of Singapore

11th Parliament of Singapore

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Political career

Heng first entered political world in 1997 contesting against Low Thia Khiang

Low Thia Khiang

Low Thia Khiang is a politician and businessman from Singapore. He is currently the leader of the opposition Workers' Party, and since 1991 has been a Member of Parliament representing the constituency of Hougang until 2011 where he contested and won in Aljunied GRC. He is in charge of the Bedok...

 from the Workers' Party of Singapore

Workers' Party of Singapore

The Workers' Party of Singapore is a centre-left opposition political party in Singapore. The party currently has six elected seats in Parliament, with the party's Secretary-General Low Thia Khiang, Chairman Sylvia Lim, Chen Show Mao, Muhamad Faisal Manap and Pritam Singh serving as Members of...

 (WP) in Hougang Single Member Constituency

Hougang Single Member Constituency

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 (Hougang SMC). He failed in his first attempt against the incumbent but managed to garner a respectable 42% against Low who was then one of the two non-ruling party Members of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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 (MPs).

Heng contested in Jalan Besar Group Representation Constituency

Jalan Besar Group Representation Constituency

Not to be confused with the smaller ward that existed since pre-indepence era named as Jalan Besar Single Member Constituency, which is also where the ex-minister Lee Boon Yang made his first debut there....

 (Jalan Besar GRC) in 2001 as one of 5 team members of the PAP team led by Minister Lee Boon Yang

Lee Boon Yang

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 against a Singapore Democratic Alliance

Singapore Democratic Alliance

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 (SDA) team led by Sin Kek Tong. They won winning 74.5% of the votes.

In 2006, Heng represented PAP again as one of 5 team members of almost the same team led by Minister Lee Boon Yang

Lee Boon Yang

Dr. Lee Boon Yang is a former politician from Singapore. A member of the governing People's Action Party , he served in the Cabinet from July 1991 to April 2009 in various portfolios including Minister for Defence, Minister for Manpower, and Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts...

 and Minister Yaacob Ibrahim

Yaacob Ibrahim

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 in Jalan Besar GRC against another SDA team composed of Teo Kway Huang Sebastian

Teo Kway Huang Sebastian

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, Fong Chin Leong, Cheo Chai Chen

Cheo Chai Chen

Cheo Chai Chen is a politician and businessman from Singapore. He served as the Member of Parliament for the constituency of Nee Soon Central from 1991 to 1997, when he was a member of the Singapore Democratic Party...

, Yeo Boon Keng Vincent and Muhamad Ali bin Aman. His team won with 69.3% of the votes during this third campaign.

In 2011, Heng contested in Whampoa Single Member Constituency

Whampoa Single Member Constituency

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 (Whampoa SMC) which was carved out of Jalan Besar GRC and met up against veteran Ken Sun from the National Solidarity Party. He won convincingly alone this time with 66.11% of the votes and made it to parliament for his third term as MP.

Notable appointments

• Deputy Secretary-General, National Trades Union Congress
  National Trades Union Congress
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  (NTUC) ( 1999 to current )
• Minister of State, Ministry of Trade & Industry ( Aug 2004 - Sep 2005 )
• Minister of State, Ministry of National Development ( Nov 2001 - May 2006 )
• Mayor, Central Singapore District ( Nov 2001 - May 2006 )
• Minister of State, Ministry of Health ( May 2006 - March 2008 )
• Minister of State, Prime Minister's Office ( Apr 2008 to current )