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NovaExplorer (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Sim Ann''' ( Hanzi:沈颖; Pinyin: Shěn Yǐng; born 12 March 1975) is a Singaporean politician from the ruling People's Action Party (PAP) and a former civil servant. She has been the Senior Minister of State for National Development since 2020 and the Senior Minister of State for Foreign Affairs since 2021. She has also been the MP for the Bukit Timah division of Holland–Bukit Timah GRC since 2011. Sim received the President's Scholarship and started her career...") |
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Education | === Education === | ||
Sim received her early education at Raffles Girls' School and Hwa Chong Junior College before obtaining a Bachelor of Arts degree from Exeter College at the University of Oxford in 1997. The degree was promoted to Master of Arts based on seniority) in philosophy, politics, and economy (PPE). | Sim received her early education at Raffles Girls' School and Hwa Chong Junior College before obtaining a Bachelor of Arts degree from Exeter College at the University of Oxford in 1997. The degree was promoted to Master of Arts based on seniority) in philosophy, politics, and economy (PPE). | ||
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=== Early career in civil service === | |||
Early career in civil service | |||
Sim began her career as a civil servant. From 1998 to 2000, she was the Assistant Director for Finance Policy and Planning at the Ministry of Health. Later, she became the Assistant Director for Implementation Planning at the Ministry of Home Affairs from 2000 to 2003. She moved to the Ministry of Trade and Industry and became the Deputy Director for Trade. | Sim began her career as a civil servant. From 1998 to 2000, she was the Assistant Director for Finance Policy and Planning at the Ministry of Health. Later, she became the Assistant Director for Implementation Planning at the Ministry of Home Affairs from 2000 to 2003. She moved to the Ministry of Trade and Industry and became the Deputy Director for Trade. | ||
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She later became the Director of the National Population Secretariat and, from 2009 to 2011, led its restructuring into the National Population and Talent Division under the Prime Minister's Office. | She later became the Director of the National Population Secretariat and, from 2009 to 2011, led its restructuring into the National Population and Talent Division under the Prime Minister's Office. | ||
=== Political career === | |||
Political career | |||
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She joined a four-member PAP team contesting in the Holland-Bukit Timah GRC again in the 2020 election. The team won the election by gaining 66.36 percent of the votes against Singapore's Democratic Party. On 27 July 2020, Sim was appointed the Senior Minister at the Ministry of National Development and Communication and Information. On 15 May 2021, she released her appointment at the Ministry of Communication and Information. She became the Senior Minister of State for Foreign Affairs while continuing her duty as the Senior Minister of State for the Ministry of National Development. | She joined a four-member PAP team contesting in the Holland-Bukit Timah GRC again in the 2020 election. The team won the election by gaining 66.36 percent of the votes against Singapore's Democratic Party. On 27 July 2020, Sim was appointed the Senior Minister at the Ministry of National Development and Communication and Information. On 15 May 2021, she released her appointment at the Ministry of Communication and Information. She became the Senior Minister of State for Foreign Affairs while continuing her duty as the Senior Minister of State for the Ministry of National Development. | ||
=== Personal Life === | |||
Personal Life | |||
Sim is married and has one son and one daughter. Her husband is Mok Ying Jang, a doctor and Operational Deputy at the Healthcare National Polyclinic Group. Mok was one of the team members who climbed Mount Everest in 1998. | Sim is married and has one son and one daughter. Her husband is Mok Ying Jang, a doctor and Operational Deputy at the Healthcare National Polyclinic Group. Mok was one of the team members who climbed Mount Everest in 1998. | ||
Ministerial work | === Ministerial work === | ||
In 2023, Sim planned to double the Parenthood Provisional Housing Scheme (PPHS) supply to 4,000 units over the next two years. This scheme aims to provide temporary houses for families awaiting the completion of the new flats. | |||
Speaking at the Institute of Policy Studies 35th-anniversary conference, Sim explained that the Housing and Development Board (HDB) had met its goal of increasing the PPHS flat supply from 800 units in 2021 to 1,800 in 2023, with an additional 2,000 units planned by the end of the year. | |||
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