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SGPolitico (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Grace Fu Hai Yien''' DCMG (Chinese: 傅海燕; pinyin: ''Fù Hǎiyàn''; born 29 March 1964) is a Singaporean accountant and politician who has been serving as the '''Minister for Sustainability and the Environment''' since 2020 and '''Minister-in-charge of Trade Relations''' since 2024. A member of the governing '''People's Action Party''' (PAP), she has been the '''Member of Parliament''' (MP) representing '''Yuhua SMC''' since 2011. === Early Life and Education ==...") |
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=== Public Remarks === | === Public Remarks === | ||
==== Ministerial salaries ==== | |||
In January 2012, Fu's comments on ministerial salary cuts drew public attention and sparked debate on compensation for public officeholders. | In January 2012, Fu's comments on ministerial salary cuts drew public attention and sparked debate on compensation for public officeholders. | ||
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Lee Hsien Loong, who was the Prime Minister in 2012, defended her position, saying in his [https://www.pmo.gov.sg/Newsroom/speech-prime-minister-lee-hsien-loong-ministerial-salaries-parliament-17-january-2012 ministerial speech], "Grace Fu was completely right in this point when she posted on her blog to say that this salary revision is okay, but if you go too far, I think that is going to be a problem for many Singaporeans. She got flamed online, but she was right, and she was honest to point this out." | Lee Hsien Loong, who was the Prime Minister in 2012, defended her position, saying in his [https://www.pmo.gov.sg/Newsroom/speech-prime-minister-lee-hsien-loong-ministerial-salaries-parliament-17-january-2012 ministerial speech], "Grace Fu was completely right in this point when she posted on her blog to say that this salary revision is okay, but if you go too far, I think that is going to be a problem for many Singaporeans. She got flamed online, but she was right, and she was honest to point this out." | ||
Her [https://www.facebook.com/gracefu.hy/posts/227076997368383 Facebook post] was later removed from public view. | |||
=== Personal Life === | === Personal Life === | ||