He Ting Ru
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| He Ting Ru 何廷儒 | |
|---|---|
| Party Affiliation | |
| Current Role | • MP for Sengkang GRC |
| Past Roles | • Pending |
| Others | • Secretary of WP Youth Wing • Pending |
| Background | |
| Education | • University of Cambridge • Raffles Junior College • CHIJ St. Nicholas Girls' School |
| Personal Details | |
| Age | 41-
42 |
| Others | • Pending • has third child 2020 |
He Ting Ru (Chinese: 何廷儒; pinyin: Hé Tíngrú; born 16 June 1983) is a Singaporean politician and lawyer. A member of the opposition Workers' Party (WP), she has been serving as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Buangkok division of Sengkang Group Representation Constituency (GRC) since 2020.
Early Life and Education
Ting Ru studied at CHIJ Saint Nicholas Girls' School and Raffles Junior College. She later graduated from the University of Cambridge with a Bachelor of Arts in natural sciences. She then studied law in London and received training at a "Magic Circle" law firm in London, United Kingdom, becoming a qualified solicitor in England and Wales.
Legal career
After completing her studies and training, she became a qualified solicitor of England and Wales. She practiced law in London and Frankfurt before returning to Singapore in 2011 to work as a derivatives lawyer for a European financial institution. Since 2013, she has been the head of legal and communications at an international company headquartered in Singapore, overseeing matters across Asia, North America, Europe, and Africa.
Political career
He Ting Ru began volunteering with the Workers' Party in 2011, participating in Meet-the-People Sessions, grassroots activities, and parliamentary research. She also served as the Secretary of the Workers' Party Youth Wing from 2013 to 2015.
When asked why she decided to return to her home county after working overseas for several years, she replied: "Singapore is where my family is. This is where my roots are."
Her decision to join the WP was based on the argument that everyone has to play his or her part to make Singapore a country Singaporeans want, stressing the need for a balanced democracy.
In the 2015 General Election, she contested as part of the WP team for Marine Parade GRC, which garnered 35.9% of the votes but lost to the People's Action Party (PAP) team led by former Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong.
During the 2020 General Election, He Ting Ru led the WP team contesting in the newly formed Sengkang GRC. The team achieved a historic victory, winning the GRC with 52.13% of the vote, marking only the second time an opposition party secured a GRC since the scheme's introduction in 1988.
Personal life
He Ting Ru is married to Terence Tan, a fellow Workers' Party member. The couple met while volunteering for the party and married in 2016. They have two sons together.