Lee Hong Chuang

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Lee Hong Chuang[a] PBM BBM (born 1970)[1][2] is a Singaporean politician and business executive. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Hong Kah North division of Jurong East–Bukit Batok Group Representation Constituency (GRC) since 2025.

Preceded byConstituency established
Majority69,350 (53.34%)
Born1970 (age 55)
Quick facts Member of the Singapore Parliament for Jurong East–Bukit Batok GRC, Preceded by ...
Lee Hong Chuang
李宏壮
Member of the Singapore Parliament
for Jurong East–Bukit Batok GRC
Assumed office
3 May 2025
Preceded byConstituency established
Majority69,350 (53.34%)
Personal details
Born1970 (age 55)
PartyPeople's Action Party
Occupation
  • Politician
  • businessman
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Career

Lee works in information technology (IT). Outside of IT, he is the vice-president of the Singapore Wushu Dragon and Lion Dance Federation (SWDLDF) and a former national gymnast who proceeded to organise the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics and 2015 SEA Games, among other projects.[3][4]

Lee received the Pingat Bakti Masyarakat (PBM)[b] in 2005. In 2013, he received the Bintang Bakti Masyarakat (BBM)[c] as the chairperson of the T-Net Advisory Council under the People's Association (PA).[3]

Political career

Lee began volunteering in 1989[4][5] and became a PAP activist at the party's Teck Ghee branch in 2004.[1][3]

In September 2014, Lee replaced Desmond Choo as the grassroots advisor[d] for Hougang Single Member Constituency (SMC), a stronghold for the Workers' Party (WP). He was later revealed to be the PAP candidate for the constituency in the leadup to the 2015 general election.[4][2] He was defeated by incumbent Png Eng Huat, obtaining 42.34% of the vote.[8][9]

During the 2020 general election, Lee was fielded again in Hougang SMC; he was defeated by WP candidate Dennis Tan, receiving a decreased 38.79% of the vote.[10][11]

In October 2023, Lee was replaced by Jackson Lam as the grassroots advisor for Hougang SMC.[12]

During the 2025 general election, Lee was announced as a member of the PAP team for the newly created Jurong East–Bukit Batok GRC and assigned to the Hong Kah North division.[1][5] He became an MP after the team defeated Red Dot United (RDU) with 76.67% of the vote.[13][14]

Personal life

Lee was raised in western Singapore and has two children.[5] He can speak dialectal Chinese.[2]

Notes

  1. Chinese: 李宏壮; pinyin: Lǐ Hóngzhuàng
  2. Malay: Public Service Medal
  3. Malay: Public Service Star
  4. An individual appointed for "grassroots engagement and outreach" in a GRC division or SMC who, according to the PA, has to be aligned with the "Government of the day"; in practice, they are a member of the PAP. They do not need to be the elected MP for the area.[6][2][7]

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