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Poh Li San | |
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| 傅丽珊 | |
 Official portrait, 2021 | |
| Member of Parliament for Sembawang West SMC | |
| Assumed office 3 May 2025 | |
| Majority | 1,435 (6.36%) |
| Member of Parliament for Sembawang GRC (Sembawang West) | |
| In office 10 July 2020 – 15 April 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Khaw Boon Wan |
| Majority | 48,341 (34.58%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 November 1975[1] Singapore |
| Alma mater | University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign (BS, BA) |
| Occupation |
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| Military service | |
| Branch/service | Republic of Singapore Air Force |
| Years of service | 1994–2010 |
| Rank | Major |
| Unit | 125 Squadron |
Poh Li San (Chinese: 傅丽珊; pinyin: Fù Lìshān; born 19 November 1975)[1][2] is a Singaporean politician. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), she has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Sembawang West SMC since 2025, and previously the Sembawang West division of Sembawang GRC between 2020 and 2025. [3][4]
A recipient of the Singapore Armed Forces Merit Scholarship (Women),[5] Poh was a helicopter pilot in the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) and the first female aide-de-camp to President S. R. Nathan.[6] After leaving the RSAF in 2010, she joined the Changi Airport Group and rose to the position of Senior Vice President.[5]
Education
Poh attended Dunman High School and Temasek Junior College[7] before graduating from the University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign in 1998 with a Bachelor of Science with highest honours degree in engineering and a Bachelor of Arts with summa cum laude and highest distinction degree in economics.[8] She was awarded the Bronze Tablet for graduating top 3% in her cohort.[9]
Career
Military career
Poh was awarded the Singapore Armed Forces Merit Scholarship (Women) in 1994[5] and began her military career with the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) as a helicopter pilot after completing her education.[10] She flew the Super Puma helicopter in 125 Squadron, Sembawang Airbase. Poh was a Search and Rescue pilot and was part of the SAF Humanitarian and Relief mission to Aceh following the Boxing Day Tsunami.[11]
In 2003, Poh assumed the role of Assistant Director of the Future Systems Technology Directorate under the Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) and led the development of the technologies and formulated long term force development strategies and new war-fighting concepts for the SAF.[12][13] In 2005, Poh was made Flight Commander of 125 Squadron, Sembawang Airbase.[8][12]
In July 2006, Poh was appointed to be the first female aide-de-camp to then President S. R. Nathan.[6] She was responsible for planning and organising state-level visits, meetings, ceremonies, and events.[5]
In May 2010, Poh left the RSAF and attained the rank Major[12] and joined Changi Airport Group.
Post-military career
Poh started her career in Changi Airport Group as Head, Budget Terminal in May 2010. She was in charge of the operations of the Changi Airport Budget Terminal.[8] From 2012 to 2017, Poh led the planning and development of the new Terminal 4 where many new innovations and technologies were implemented to improve passenger experience and productivity. She is the Senior Vice-President of Terminal 5 Systems and is responsible for the planning of specialised airport engineering systems for the new terminal.[8][11][14]
Political career
Poh joined the governing People's Action Party (PAP) as an activist in 2018. She is a grassroots leader in Sembawang GRC, where she helped Member of Parliament (MP) and Minister for Education Ong Ye Kung in his Meet-the-People Sessions every Monday in his Gambas Ward.[4] She is currently the chairman of the PAP Sembawang West Branch of Sembawang GRC and the Grassroots Advisor of Sembawang West Grassroots Organisations.
She was then appointed Deputy Chairperson of Sustainability and Environment, as well as member of the Transport Government Parliament Committees (GPCs) in the 14th Parliament of Singapore.
Poh is appointed as Vice-Chairperson of Sembawang Town Council (SBTC) since 2020.
Prior to the 2025 Singaporean election, Poh's ward of Sembawang West was carved out of Sembawang GRC.[15] As a result, Poh left the GRC team to contest the Sembawang West Single Member Constituency.[16] She won against the Singapore Democratic Party Secretary-General Chee Soon Juan with 53.18% of the vote.[17]
References
- ^ a b "MP | Parliament of Singapore". Archived from the original on 25 April 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- ^ "Grateful to all for your kind birthday wishes and your friendship..." Facebook. 19 November 2024. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
- ^ "ELD | 2020 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 10 July 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- ^ a b "I'm willing to enter politics if offered the chance, says Changi Airport Group vice-president Poh Li San". The Straits Times. 24 March 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Changi Connection Issue 21" (PDF). Changi Airport. Changi Airport Group. September 2013. p. 4. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 July 2019.
- ^ a b "Government And Society | Singapore Book Of Records". Singaporerecords.com. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- ^ "Life cannot be examined in a routine office job" (PDF). 2001. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 April 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Poh Li San's Profile". Poh's LinkedIn Profile.
- ^ "1998 University Honors". University of Illinois Library. 1998. Archived from the original on 7 November 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
- ^ "Mainstream media speculates that SAF scholar and ex-pilot could be fielded as PAP candidate in next GE". Head Topics. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- ^ a b "Air force veteran in pilot's seat of T4 project". The Straits Times. 2 April 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- ^ a b c "Effective Leadership: Contextual and Invariant Dimensions". Journal of the Singapore Armed Forces: 26. 2007. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.471.8043.
- ^ "MINDEF Singapore". www.mindef.gov.sg. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- ^ "Interview: Changi Airport's VP of Terminal 5 Planning on offering excellent airport experience". Aviation Festival Asia. 15 May 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- ^ "GE2025: Six new SMCs created as the EBRC lays out changes to constituencies". CNA. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
- ^ Begum, Shabana (22 April 2025). "GE2025: Poh Li San to contest new Sembawang West SMC, against SDP's Chee Soon Juan". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
- ^ https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/politics/ge2025-poh-li-san-edges-out-chee-soon-juan-in-sembawang-west-smc-with-53-19-of-the-vote
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