Louis Chua

Louis Chua Kheng Wee (Chinese: 蔡庆威; pinyin: Cài Qìngweī; born 1987)[1] is a Singaporean politician and equity research analyst. A member of the opposition Workers' Party, he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Rivervale division of Sengkang GRC and vice-chairman of the Sengkang Town Council since 2020.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Chua.
The Honourable
Louis Chua
蔡庆威
Chua in 2021
Member of the Singapore Parliament
for Sengkang GRC
(Rivervale)
Assumed office
10 July 2020
Preceded byCharles Chong (PAP)
ConstituencySengkang GRC
Majority4,898 (4.24%) (2020)
Personal details
Born
Louis Chua Kheng Wee

1987 (age 34–35)[1]
Singapore
Political partyWorkers' Party
Children2
EducationSingapore Management University (BAcy, BBM)
OccupationPolitician

Career
Chua at a press conference in 2020

Chua is an equity research analyst.[2] Prior to starting his career, Chua obtained a double degree in accountancy and business at the Singapore Management University,[3] he is certified as a Chartered Accountant in Singapore and ASEAN.[3]

Politics

Chua was fielded in 2020 Singaporean general election to contest in a four-member Workers' Party's team in Sengkang Group Representation Constituency (GRC) on Workers' Party's ticket against People's Action Party.[2] Chua's running mates are Jamus Lim, Raeesah Khan, and He Ting Ru.[2] On 11 July 2020, Chua and his team were declared to be elected to represent Sengkang GRC in the 14th Parliament of Singapore, garnering 52.13% of the valid votes.[4]

He was elected as the Workers’ Party Central Executive Committee as Media Team Deputy Head & was appointed as the Sengkang Town Council's vice-chairman.[5][6]

References
  1. "PARL | MP". www.parliament.gov.sg.
  2. Toh, Wen Li (30 June 2020). "Singapore GE2020: Labour chief Ng Chee Meng leads Sengkang GRC battle against Workers' Party". The Straits Times. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  3. "Louis Chua Kheng Wee". The Workers' Party of Singapore.
  4. LIANG, TOH WEN LI & LIM YAN (11 July 2020). "Workers' Party takes Sengkang GRC in biggest upset of GE2020". The New Paper. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  5. Tan, Audrey (25 June 2020). "Singapore GE2020: Workers' Party introduces first batch of candidates for election, including Nicole Seah". Straits Times. OCLC 8572659.
  6. "MP | Parliament Of Singapore - Mr Louis Chua Kheng Wee". www.parliament.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 15 July 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
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