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|othername=杨莉明 | |othername=杨莉明 | ||
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Born on 8 July 1968, '''Josephine Teo nee Yong Li Min''' is currently MP for Jalan Besar GRC. | Born on 8 July 1968, '''Josephine Teo nee Yong Li Min''' is currently MP for Jalan Besar GRC since 2020. | ||
* from 2024 - appointed Minister for Digital Development and Information | |||
* from 2017 - Second Minister for Home Affairs | |||
* from 2021 - Minister-in-charge of the Cyber Security Agency and Smart Nation Initiative | |||
For a full list of positions, see [https://web.archive.org/web/20250220124204/https://www.parliament.gov.sg/mps/list-of-current-mps/mp/details/josephine-teo PARL link]. | For a full list of positions, see [https://web.archive.org/web/20250220124204/https://www.parliament.gov.sg/mps/list-of-current-mps/mp/details/josephine-teo PARL link]. | ||
She first contested in the GE2006 in Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC as part of a five-member PAP team, but it was an uncontested walkover. Thereafter she moved to Jalan Besar GRC in 2020 and retained her MP post. | |||
==Early Life and Education== | ==Early Life and Education== | ||
* Dunman High School | |||
* Raffles Junior College | |||
* 1990 - graduated from the National University of Singapore (NUS) with a Bachelor of Arts degree | |||
* 1991 - obtained a Bachelor of Social Sciences with honours | |||
* 1992 - obtained a Master of Science degree in economics at the London School of Economics in under the Economic Development Board–Glaxo Scholarship Programme.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20090210084124/http://www.parliament.gov.sg/AboutUs/Org-MP-CV-JosephineTeo.htm</ref> | |||
==Controversies== | ==Controversies== | ||
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** But to have a child, some say they need to have a flat first | ** But to have a child, some say they need to have a flat first | ||
* to which Josephine Teo replied, "You need a very small space to have sex."<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20250319111808/https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/ministers-rejoinder-to-no-flat-no-child-belief</ref> | * to which Josephine Teo replied, "You need a very small space to have sex."<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20250319111808/https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/ministers-rejoinder-to-no-flat-no-child-belief</ref> | ||
* She was widely | * She was widely criticized as being childish, insensitive, and unrealistic<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20250319114553/https://www.theonlinecitizen.com/2016/10/14/citizens-voice-their-disagreement-with-josephine-teos-views-on-flat-ownership-and-parenthood/</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20250319114834/https://www.theonlinecitizen.com/2016/10/12/couples-need-a-flat-before-they-can-have-kids-no-you-need-a-very-small-space-to-have-sex/</ref> | ||
===Comment that no migrant worker demanded apology=== | ===Comment that no migrant worker demanded apology=== | ||
* May 2020 - the massive outbreak of COVID-19 in dormitories, from 31 in April 2020 to over 15,000 in May, before more than doubling to 33,000 in June | * May 2020 - the massive outbreak of COVID-19 in dormitories, from 31 in April 2020 to over 15,000 in May, before more than doubling to 33,000 in June<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20250319123920/https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/health/how-spore-tamed-a-covid-19-outbreak-at-workers-dorms-avoiding-a-major-disaster</ref> | ||
* [[Lawrence Wong]] helmed the National Development Ministry and co-chairs the Multi-Ministry Taskforce tackling the spread of the Covid-19 virus.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20250319115328/https://sg.news.yahoo.com/covid-19-migrant-workers-were-on-mo-ms-radar-since-january-josephine-teo-083406682.html</ref> | * [[Lawrence Wong]] helmed the National Development Ministry and co-chairs the Multi-Ministry Taskforce tackling the spread of the Covid-19 virus.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20250319115328/https://sg.news.yahoo.com/covid-19-migrant-workers-were-on-mo-ms-radar-since-january-josephine-teo-083406682.html</ref> | ||
* NMP [[Anthea Ong]] asked whether tbe authorities would apologise for the large number of COVID-19 cases in the dormitories. | * NMP [[Anthea Ong]] asked whether tbe authorities would apologise for the large number of COVID-19 cases in the dormitories. | ||
* Josephine Teo's answer, "I have not come across one single migrant worker himself that has demanded an apology." | * Josephine Teo's answer, "I have not come across one single migrant worker himself that has demanded an apology." | ||
<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20250319115328/https://sg.news.yahoo.com/covid-19-migrant-workers-were-on-mo-ms-radar-since-january-josephine-teo-083406682.html</ref> | <ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20250319115328/https://sg.news.yahoo.com/covid-19-migrant-workers-were-on-mo-ms-radar-since-january-josephine-teo-083406682.html</ref> | ||
===Allegations of conflict of interest and profiteering=== | |||
* May 2020- allegations surfaced about corruption and profiteering about development of the Covid-19 community care facilities (CCF) such as the one by Surbana Jurong at Singapore Expo | |||
* Josephine Teo's husband was Chief Executive Officer of Surbana Jurong back then | |||
* MP Desmond Choo and Yaacob Ibrahim were also Surbana Jurong board members | |||
* then-Minister for Manpower Josephine Teo instructed her lawyers to issue formal letters of demand to the two persons who made raised the claims, [[Jolovan Wham]] and Donald Liew | |||
* however, she did not ask for damages and instead requested the two to make a donation of $1,000 each to the Migrant Workers' Assistance Fund | |||
* A separate joint statement by MOH and MND said the Government had asked Singapore investment company Temasek to help set up a CCF for those with mild or no symptoms of Covid-19 and recovering patients they believed because Temasek had the necessary resources to do so at short notice through its subsidiaries, including PSA International, Singapore Technologies Engineering and Sheares Healthcare. | |||
* statement added that the Ministry of Manpower and Mrs Teo were not involved in the selection of Surbana Jurong, nor were they involved in the process of managing the project costs. | |||
==Personal Life== | |||
Josephine Teo is married to Teo Eng Cheong, the former Chief Executive Officer of Surbana Jurong (starting 1 January 2016), who is now Chief Executive Officer of Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-City and Investment Development Co (SSTEC), and concurrently acts as Advisor on the China-Singapore Tianjin Eco-City matters within the Ministry of National Development of Singapore.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20250319125518/https://www.surbanajurong.com.cn/perspective/teo-eng-cheong/</ref> | |||
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