Low Yen Ling
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Low Yen Ling is a Singaporean politician who is a member of the People's Action Party (PAP). She has been Mayor of South West District since 2014, Senior Minister of State for Culture, Community and Youth and Senior Minister of State for Trade and Industry concurrently since 2024. As a Member of Parliament (MP), she has represented the Bukit Gombak division of Chua Chu Kang GRC since 2011.
For the full list of positions, refer to https://www.parliament.gov.sg/mps/list-of-current-mps/mp/details/low-yen-ling
Early education
Low attended Dunman High School and Temasek Junior College. She earned a Bachelor of Business with second upper honours in financial analysis from the Nanyang Technological University.
Career
Low started her career in the banking industry at Keppel TatLee Bank and United Overseas Bank. She handled commercial lending accounts for both banks. Then, she moved to a start-up, AuthoHub Private Limited, which reportedly collapsed. She subsequently joined the Economic Development Board in 2011 and was the director of three departments. She left the Economic Development Board in April 2011 and served as CEO of Business China two months later.
Politics
Low entered politics when she was nominated as a PAP candidate on 4 April 2011. She was one of the five-member team parts representing the Chua Chu Kang GRC in the 2011 election. The team won 61.2% of the vote against the National Solidarity Party (NSP). Low was elected as the MP representing the Bukit Gombak ward of Chua Chu Kang GRC. Low became Parliamentary Secretary at the Ministry of Social and Family Development two years later. In May 2014, she was appointed Parliamentary Secretary at the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth, Mayor of the South West District, and Chairperson of the Mayors' Committee.
Parliamentary and Ministerial Works
When she was MOE's Senior Parliamentary Secretary, she pioneered the ministry's effort to enhance the foundations of students in learning the Chinese language. As the chairperson of the Committee to Promote Chinese Language Learning (CPCLL) and the vice-chairperson of the Lee Kuan Yew Fund for Bilingualism, she pushed for bilingual education initiatives.[1]
She also initiated efforts to boost public awareness regarding SkillsFuture, a lifelong learning movement. She ensured that SkillsFuture's training programs could align with industrial's needs.
Personal life
In her free time, Low spends time with his family. She is a mother of two sons.
Conflict with PSP
Low denied allegations that PAP members harassed members and volunteers of the Progress Singapore Party (PSP) during the outreach activity in Bukit Gombak on 4 January 2025.[2]
According to Low, the PSP side had distorted the truth, claiming that what happened was the opposite. However, evidence shown from PSP videos debunked her statements.
Yet, videos shown by the PSP did not detail that the culprits were wearing PAP official outfits.