Hany Soh Hui Bin (Chinese: 苏慧敏; pinyin: Sū Huìmǐn; born 1987)[1] is a Singaporean politician and lawyer. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), she has been the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Woodgrove division of Marsiling–Yew Tee GRC since 2020.
Hany Soh | |
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苏慧敏 | |
 Soh in 2021 | |
| Member of Parliament for Marsiling–Yew Tee GRC (Woodgrove) | |
| Assumed office 10 July 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Ong Teng Koon |
| Majority | 29,081 (26.36%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1987 (age 36–37)[1] Singapore |
| Political party | People's Action Party |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of Liverpool (LLB) |
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Education
editSoh attended Bendemeer Secondary School under the Normal (Academic) stream before graduating from Temasek Polytechnic after her O-Level with a diploma in law and management.[2][3][4]
She subsequently went on to complete a Bachelor of Laws degree at the University of Liverpool in 2011.[2][4]
Career
editLegal career
editSoh joined MSC Law Corporation in 2016 and became its director in 2017.[2]
Political career
editFollowing her graduation in 2011, Soh had been a volunteer, along with other grassroots members of Bukit Panjang with the support of Teo Ho Pin, Mayor of North West District.[5]
In 2013, she was called to the Singapore Bar as an Advocate and Solicitor of the Supreme Court.[2][4] In 2014, she established the first Community Legal Clinic in a Residents' Committee centre.[2][5]
Soh joined the governing People's Action Party (PAP) and served as a member of the PAP HQ Executive Committee between 2017 and 2018.[2][4]
During the 2020 general election, Soh was fielded as part of a four-member PAP team contesting in Marsiling–Yew Tee GRC.[3] On 5 July, during her election campaign, she fell and fractured her foot.[6][7] She and the PAP team in Marsiling–Yew Tee GRC were eventually elected into Parliament after defeating the opposition Singapore Democratic Party with 63.18% of the vote.[8]
Soh was appointed as Vice-Chairperson for Marsiling-Yew Tee Town Council (MYTTC) since 2020.
References
edit- ^ a b "MP | Parliament of Singapore".
- ^ a b c d e f "PAP's new GE2020 candidate Hany Soh is a Normal-stream student-turned-lawyer". 24 June 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- ^ a b "Singapore GE2020: Lawrence Wong continues to head PAP's Marsiling-Yew Tee GRC team, new face Hany Soh replaces Ong Teng Koon". 28 June 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Hany Soh". Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- ^ a b "GE2020: PAP's new prospective candidates include former public servants, lawyer and banker". 24 June 2020. Archived from the original on 13 July 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- ^ "PAP Marsiling-Yew Tee GRC new candidate Hany Soh fractures foot during house visits". 6 July 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- ^ "PAP new face Hany Soh fractures foot on house visits". 7 July 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- ^ "GE2020 official results: PAP team led by Lawrence Wong beats SDP in Marsiling-Yew Tee with 63.18% of votes". 11 July 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.