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|name=Henry Kwek Hian Chuan | |name=Henry Kwek Hian Chuan | ||
|othername=郭献川 | |othername=郭献川 | ||
|image= | |image=henry_kwek.png | ||
|politicalparty=PAP | |politicalparty=PAP | ||
|field01=Current Role | |field01=Current Role | ||
|data01= • | |data01= • MP for Kebun Baru SMC<br /> • | ||
|field02=Past Roles | |field02=Past Roles | ||
|data02= • | |data02= • MP for Nee Soon GRC <br /> • | ||
|field03=Others | |field03=Others | ||
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Henry Kwek Hian Chuan (Chinese: 郭献川; pinyin: Guō Xiànchuān; born 20 April 1976) is a Singaporean politician from the [[People's Action Party]] (PAP). He has been serving as the Member of Parliament for Kebun Baru SMC since 2020. Also, he | Henry Kwek Hian Chuan (Chinese: 郭献川; pinyin: Guō Xiànchuān; born 20 April 1976) is a Singaporean politician from the [[People's Action Party]] (PAP). He has been serving as the Member of Parliament for Kebun Baru SMC since 2020. Also, he was elected as Vice-Chairperson of Ang Mo Kio Town Council (AMKTC) in 2020. Previously, he was the Member of Parliament representing representing Kebun Baru division of Nee Soon GRC from 2015 to 2020. | ||
For the full list of positions, refer to [https://web.archive.org/web/20250220103200/https://www.parliament.gov.sg/mps/list-of-current-mps/mp/details/kwek-hian-chuan-henry PARL Link]. | For the full list of positions, refer to [https://web.archive.org/web/20250220103200/https://www.parliament.gov.sg/mps/list-of-current-mps/mp/details/kwek-hian-chuan-henry PARL Link]. | ||
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== Controversies == | == Controversies == | ||
Kwek triggered a controversy after his letter responding to the [[ | Kwek triggered a controversy after his letter responding to the [[Workers' Party]] (WP) criticism over the government’s public housing management was published at the Straits Times Forum in February 2023.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20250324121348/https://www.theonlinecitizen.com/2023/02/24/was-straits-times-right-to-publish-letter-from-pap-mp-that-disregarded-wps-clarification-in-parliament-and-in-public/</ref> | ||
The letter came three days after the WP responded to the PAP social media channels regarding the 2019 Housing Paper. The WP accused the PAP social media channels of misinterpreting the context by posting one paragraph at page 47 of the Workers’ Party’s 2019 Housing Paper, “Counting Down to Zero: Are there Alternatives to VERS”, and narrowly interpreted it as a call to build fewer BTO flats.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20250324120724/https://www.theonlinecitizen.com/2023/02/11/workers-party-rebuts-out-of-context-narrative-spread-by-paps-social-media-channels-on-its-2019-housing-paper/</ref> | The letter came three days after the WP responded to the PAP social media channels regarding the 2019 Housing Paper. The WP accused the PAP social media channels of misinterpreting the context by posting one paragraph at page 47 of the Workers’ Party’s 2019 Housing Paper, “Counting Down to Zero: Are there Alternatives to VERS”, and narrowly interpreted it as a call to build fewer BTO flats.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20250324120724/https://www.theonlinecitizen.com/2023/02/11/workers-party-rebuts-out-of-context-narrative-spread-by-paps-social-media-channels-on-its-2019-housing-paper/</ref> | ||