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Heng Chee How 王志豪;

Party Affiliation	PAP
Current Role	• Pending •
Past Roles	• Pending •
Others	• Pending • Pending
Background
Education	• John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University • Fitzwilliam College, University of Cambridge
Personal Details
Age	63
Marital status	Married with one daughter

Heng Chee How (Chinese: 王志豪; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Hêng Chì-hâu; pinyin: Wáng Zhìháo; born 14 July 1961) is a Singaporean politician, union leader, and former police officer who has been serving as Senior Minister of State for Defence since 2018 and as Deputy Secretary-General of the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) since 1999. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Whampoa division of Jalan Besar GRC since 2001.

Prior to his political career, Heng served in the Singapore Police Force (SPF) before joining the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC), where he took on key leadership roles in Singapore's labour movement.

Early Life and Education

Heng was born into a Chinese Singaporean family of Teochew descent. He studied at Raffles Institution before earning a Bachelor of Arts in economics with second upper-class honours from Fitzwilliam College, University of Cambridge, under a Singapore Police Force scholarship in 1983.

He later obtained a Master of Public Administration from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University in 1992, funded by a postgraduate scholarship from the Singapore Police Force.

During his studies, Heng received several notable fellowships and awards, including the Edward S. Mason Fellowship in 1990, the Lucius Littauer Fellowship Award in 1992, and the Eisenhower Fellowship in 2001.

Career

Singapore Police Force

Heng began his career in the Singapore Police Force (SPF) in 1983, where he held various leadership positions, including Director of Manpower and Commander of the Geylang Police Division. By the time he left the force in 1995, he had attained the rank of Superintendent.

National Trades Union Congress (NTUC)

After leaving the police force, Heng joined the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) in 1995. He held various roles in the labour movement, including:

Chief Executive Officer of NTUC Club (1995–1998)
Executive Secretary of the Singapore Industrial and Services Employees' Union
Executive Secretary of the United Workers of Electronic and Electrical Industries
Divisional Director, overseeing industrial relations, skills development, and employment assistance

He was appointed Assistant Secretary-General of NTUC in 1997 and promoted to Deputy Secretary-General in 1999, a role he continues to hold.

Political career

Entry into Politics (1997–2001)

Heng made his political debut in the 1997 general election as a PAP candidate contesting Hougang SMC against the Workers' Party's Low Thia Khiang. He lost the election, receiving 41.98% of the vote against Low's 58.02%.

In the 2001 general election, Heng was fielded as part of a five-member PAP team contesting Jalan Besar GRC. The PAP team won with 74.48% of the vote, and Heng was elected as the MP for Whampoa ward.

He also served as Mayor of Central Singapore District from 2001 to 2006.

Ministerial Positions (2004–2015)

Heng was appointed Minister of State for Trade and Industry on 12 August 2004, before being reappointed as Minister of State for National Development on 1 May 2005.

In the 2006 general election, Heng and his PAP team won 69.26% of the vote in Jalan Besar GRC.

Following the election, he was appointed Minister of State for Health on 30 May 2006 and later Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office on 1 April 2008.

After the 2011 general election, in which he won Whampoa SMC with 66.1% of the vote, Heng was promoted to Senior Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office on 21 May 2011. He also served as Deputy Leader of the House in Parliament from 2011 to 2015.

Senior Minister of State for Defence (2018–Present)

In the 2015 general election, Whampoa SMC was absorbed back into Jalan Besar GRC. Heng contested as part of a four-member PAP team, which won 67.75% of the vote.

On 1 May 2018, Heng was appointed Senior Minister of State for Defence, a position he has held since then. He was re-elected in 2020, when his PAP team secured 65.36% of the vote in Jalan Besar GRC.

For the full list of positions, refer to https://www.parliament.gov.sg/mps/list-of-current-mps/mp/details/heng-chee-how

Personal life

Heng is married to Goh Soon Poh, who served as the Auditor-General of Singapore.^[1] She has held various senior government positions, including Deputy Secretary (Corporate) at the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Prime Minister's Office. The couple has one daughter.

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References

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14th Parliament
MP	:	Ang Wei Neng • Baey Yam Keng • Cheryl Chan Wei Ling • Chan Chun Sing • Chee Hong Tat • Cheng Li Hui • Edward Chia Bing Hui • Chong Kee Hiong • Desmond Choo • Chua Kheng Wee Louis • Eric Chua • Darryl David • Christopher de Souza • Foo Mee Har • Grace Fu Hai Yien • Gan Kim Yong • Gan Siow Huang • Gan Thiam Poh • Derrick Goh • He Ting Ru • Heng Chee How • Heng Swee Keat • Shawn Huang Wei Zhong • Indranee Rajah • S Iswaran • Janil Puthucheary • Amy Khor Lean Suan • Koh Poh Koon • Kwek Hian Chuan Henry • Desmond Lee • Lee Hsien Loong • Liang Eng Hwa • Lim Biow Chuan • Jamus Jerome Lim • Sylvia Lim • Lim Wee Kiak • Low Yen Ling • Mariam Jaafar • Masagos Zulkifli Bin Masagos Mohamad • Mohamad Maliki Bin Osman • Mohd Fahmi Bin Aliman • Muhamad Faisal Bin Abdul Manap • Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim • Murali Pillai • Nadia Ahmad Samdin • Ng Eng Hen • Ng Ling Ling • Louis Ng Kok Kwang • Rachel Ong • Ong Ye Kung • Joan Pereira • Leon Perera • Denise Phua Lay Peng • Poh Li San • Pritam Singh • Raeesah Khan • Rahayu Mahzam • Saktiandi Supaat • Seah Kian Peng • K Shanmugam • Sharael Taha • Sim Ann • Sitoh Yih Pin • Hany Soh • Sun Xueling • Alvin Tan • Carrie Tan • Tan Chuan-Jin • Dennis Tan Lip Fong • Desmond Tan • Jessica Tan Soon Neo • Tan Kiat How • Tan See Leng • Tan Wu Meng • Patrick Tay Teck Guan • Teo Chee Hean • Josephine Teo • Tharman Shanmugaratnam • Tin Pei Ling • Edwin Tong Chun Fai • Vikram Nair • Vivian Balakrishnan • Wan Rizal • Don Wee • Lawrence Wong • Xie Yao Quan • Alex Yam Ziming • Yeo Wan Ling • Yip Hon Weng • Melvin Yong Yik Chye • Zaqy Mohamad • Zhulkarnain Abdul Rahim
NCMP	:	Leong Mun Wai • Hazel Poa

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-'''Heng Chee How''' (Chinese: 王志豪; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Hêng Chì-hâu; pinyin: Wáng Zhìháo; born 14 July 1961) is a Singaporean politician, union leader, and former police officer who has been serving as '''Senior Minister of State for Defence''' since 2018 and as '''Deputy Secretary-General of the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC)''' since 1999. A member of the governing '''People's Action Party (PAP)''', he has been the '''Member of Parliament (MP)''' representing the '''Whampoa division''' of '''Jalan Besar GRC''' since 2001.
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+'''Heng Chee How''' (Chinese: 王志豪; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Hêng Chì-hâu; pinyin: Wáng Zhìháo; born 14 July 1961) is a Singaporean politician, union leader, and former police officer who has been serving as '''Senior Minister of State for Defence''' since 2018 and as '''Deputy Secretary-General of the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC)''' since 1999. A member of the governing [[People's Action Party]] (PAP), he has been the '''Member of Parliament (MP)''' representing the '''Whampoa division''' of '''Jalan Besar GRC''' since 2001.
 Prior to his political career, Heng served in the '''Singapore Police Force (SPF)''' before joining the '''National Trades Union Congress (NTUC)''', where he took on key leadership roles in Singapore's labour movement.
-=== Early Life and Education ===
-Heng was born into a Chinese Singaporean family of Teochew descent. He studied at '''Raffles Institution''' before earning a '''Bachelor of Arts''' in economics with second upper-class honours from '''Fitzwilliam College, University of Cambridge''', under a '''Singapore Police Force scholarship''' in 1983. He later obtained a '''Master of Public Administration''' from the '''John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University''' in 1992, funded by a postgraduate scholarship from the '''Singapore Police Force'''.
-During his studies, Heng received several notable fellowships and awards, including the '''Edward S. Mason Fellowship''' in 1990, the '''Lucius Littauer Fellowship Award''' in 1992, and the '''Eisenhower Fellowship''' in 2001.
+== Early Life and Education ==
+Heng was born into a Chinese Singaporean family of Teochew descent. He studied at Raffles Institution before earning a Bachelor of Arts in economics with second upper-class honours from Fitzwilliam College, University of Cambridge, under a Singapore Police Force scholarship in 1983.
+He later obtained a Master of Public Administration from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University in 1992, funded by a postgraduate scholarship from the Singapore Police Force.
+During his studies, Heng received several notable fellowships and awards, including the Edward S. Mason Fellowship in 1990, the Lucius Littauer Fellowship Award in 1992, and the Eisenhower Fellowship in 2001.
+== Career ==
+== Singapore Police Force ==
+Heng began his career in the Singapore Police Force (SPF) in 1983, where he held various leadership positions, including Director of Manpower and Commander of the Geylang Police Division. By the time he left the force in 1995, he had attained the rank of Superintendent.
-=== Career ===
+== National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) ==
+After leaving the police force, Heng joined the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) in 1995. He held various roles in the labour movement, including:
-=== '''Singapore Police Force''' ===
+* Chief     Executive Officer of NTUC Club (1995–1998)
-Heng began his career in the '''Singapore Police Force (SPF)''' in 1983, where he held various leadership positions, including '''Director of Manpower''' and '''Commander of the Geylang Police Division'''. By the time he left the force in 1995, he had attained the rank of '''Superintendent'''.
+* Executive     Secretary of the Singapore Industrial and Services Employees' Union
+* Executive     Secretary of the United Workers of Electronic and Electrical     Industries
+* Divisional     Director, overseeing industrial relations, skills development, and     employment assistance
-=== '''National Trades Union Congress (NTUC)''' ===
+He was appointed Assistant Secretary-General of NTUC in 1997 and promoted to Deputy Secretary-General in 1999, a role he continues to hold.
-After leaving the police force, Heng joined the '''National Trades Union Congress (NTUC)''' in 1995. He held various roles in the labour movement, including:
-* '''Chief     Executive Officer of NTUC Club (1995–1998)'''
+== Political career ==
-* '''Executive     Secretary''' of the '''Singapore Industrial and Services Employees' Union'''
-* '''Executive     Secretary''' of the '''United Workers of Electronic and Electrical     Industries'''
-* '''Divisional     Director''', overseeing industrial relations, skills development, and     employment assistance
-He was appointed '''Assistant Secretary-General of NTUC''' in 1997 and promoted to '''Deputy Secretary-General''' in 1999, a role he continues to hold.
+== Entry into Politics (1997–2001) ==
+Heng made his political debut in the 1997 general election as a PAP candidate contesting Hougang SMC against the Workers' Party's Low Thia Khiang. He lost the election, receiving 41.98% of the vote against Low's 58.02%.
-=== Political Career ===
+In the 2001 general election, Heng was fielded as part of a five-member PAP team contesting Jalan Besar GRC. The PAP team won with 74.48% of the vote, and Heng was elected as the MP for Whampoa ward.
-=== '''Entry into Politics (1997–2001)''' ===
+He also served as Mayor of Central Singapore District from 2001 to 2006.
-Heng made his political debut in the '''1997 general election''' as a PAP candidate contesting '''Hougang SMC''' against the '''Workers' Party's Low Thia Khiang'''. He lost the election, receiving '''41.98%''' of the vote against Low's '''58.02%'''.
-In the '''2001 general election''', Heng was fielded as part of a five-member PAP team contesting '''Jalan Besar GRC'''. The PAP team won with '''74.48%''' of the vote, and Heng was elected as the '''MP for Whampoa ward'''.
+== Ministerial Positions (2004–2015) ==
+Heng was appointed Minister of State for Trade and Industry on 12 August 2004, before being reappointed as Minister of State for National Development on 1 May 2005.
-He also served as '''Mayor of Central Singapore District''' from 2001 to 2006.
+In the 2006 general election, Heng and his PAP team won 69.26% of the vote in Jalan Besar GRC.
-=== '''Ministerial Positions (2004–2015)''' ===
+Following the election, he was appointed Minister of State for Health on 30 May 2006 and later Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office on 1 April 2008.
-Heng was appointed '''Minister of State for Trade and Industry''' on '''12 August 2004''', before being reappointed as '''Minister of State for National Development''' on '''1 May 2005'''.
-In the '''2006 general election''', Heng and his PAP team won '''69.26%''' of the vote in '''Jalan Besar GRC'''. Following the election, he was appointed '''Minister of State for Health''' on '''30 May 2006''' and later '''Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office''' on '''1 April 2008'''.
+After the 2011 general election, in which he won Whampoa SMC with 66.1% of the vote, Heng was promoted to Senior Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office on 21 May 2011. He also served as Deputy Leader of the House in Parliament from 2011 to 2015.
-After the '''2011 general election''', in which he won '''Whampoa SMC''' with '''66.1%''' of the vote, Heng was promoted to '''Senior Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office''' on '''21 May 2011'''. He also served as '''Deputy Leader of the House in Parliament''' from 2011 to 2015.
+Senior Minister of State for Defence (2018–Present)
-'''Senior Minister of State for Defence (2018–Present)'''
+In the 2015 general election, Whampoa SMC was absorbed back into Jalan Besar GRC. Heng contested as part of a four-member PAP team, which won 67.75% of the vote.
-In the '''2015 general election''', Whampoa SMC was absorbed back into '''Jalan Besar GRC'''. Heng contested as part of a four-member PAP team, which won '''67.75%''' of the vote.
+On 1 May 2018, Heng was appointed Senior Minister of State for Defence, a position he has held since then. He was re-elected in 2020, when his PAP team secured 65.36% of the vote in Jalan Besar GRC.
-On '''1 May 2018''', Heng was appointed '''Senior Minister of State for Defence''', a position he has held since then. He was re-elected in '''2020''', when his PAP team secured '''65.36%''' of the vote in Jalan Besar GRC.
+For the full list of positions, refer to https://www.parliament.gov.sg/mps/list-of-current-mps/mp/details/heng-chee-how
-=== Personal Life ===
+== Personal life ==
-Heng is married to '''Goh Soon Poh''', who currently serves as the '''Auditor-General of Singapore'''. She has held various senior government positions, including '''Deputy Secretary (Corporate) at the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Prime Minister's Office'''. The couple has one daughter.
+Heng is married to Goh Soon Poh, who served as the Auditor-General of Singapore.<ref>https://www.pmo.gov.sg/Newsroom/Appointment-of-Auditor-General-Jan-2025</ref> She has held various senior government positions, including Deputy Secretary (Corporate) at the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Prime Minister's Office. The couple has one daughter.
-=== Social Media Pages ===
+== Social Media Pages ==
 [https://www.instagram.com/hengcheehow/ Instagram]
 [https://web.facebook.com/heng.how.1/?_rdc=1&_rdr# Facebook]
+==References==
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