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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 | '''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. | 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. | ||
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=== '''Entry into Politics (1997–2001)''' === | === '''Entry into Politics (1997–2001)''' === | ||
Heng made his political debut in the '''1997 general election''' as a PAP candidate contesting '''Hougang SMC''' against the | 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'''. | 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'''. | ||