Louis Chua
Louis Chua | |
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蔡庆威 | |
Official portrait, 2021 | |
| Member of Parliament for Sengkang GRC | |
| Assumed office 10 July 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | Chua Kheng Wee 1987 (age 38–39)[1] |
| Party | Workers' Party |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Singapore Management University (BAcy, BBM) |
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Louis Chua Kheng Wee[a] (born 1987)[1] is a Singaporean politician and equity research analyst. A member of the Workers' Party (WP), Chua has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Rivervale division of Sengkang Group Representation Constituency (GRC) since 2020.
Early life
Chua attended Townsville Primary School and Anderson Secondary School. He subsequently attended Hwa Chong Institution.[2]
Prior to starting his career, Chua obtained a double degree in accountancy and business at the Singapore Management University. He is a certified chartered accountant in Singapore and ASEAN.[3]
Career
Chua is an equity research analyst.[4]
Politics
During the 2020 general election, Chua was fielded as part of the WP team for Sengkang GRC alongside He Ting Ru, Raeesah Khan and Jamus Lim against Ng Chee Meng and his team representing the governing People's Action Party (PAP).[4] The WP defeated the PAP in an upset victory after garnering 52.12% of the vote.[5]
Chua was elected to the Central Executive Committee (CEC) of the WP as Head of Media Team in 2020.[6][7]
During the 2025 general election, Chua was in a four-member WP team and contested in Sengkang GRC with He Ting Ru, Jamus Lim, and Abdul Muhaimin and won the GRC with 56.32% of the votes. Chua was elected as Member of Parliament representing Sengkang GRC in the 15th Parliament.[5][8][9]
Political positions
On 3 September 2020, Lim gave his maiden speech in Parliament. He asserted that there was "insufficient compassion in our policymaking process" and proposed that Singapore could implement a "simple, across-the-board minimum wage".[10]
Personal life
Chua has been married since 2017 and is a father of two boys, born in September 2019 and November 2021, respectively.[11]
Notes
References
- ^ a b "PARL | MP". www.parliament.gov.sg.
- ^ "PARL | MP". www.parliament.gov.sg. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
- ^ "Louis Chua Kheng Wee". The Workers' Party of Singapore.
- ^ a b Toh, Wen Li (30 June 2020). "Singapore GE2020: Labour chief Ng Chee Meng leads Sengkang GRC battle against Workers' Party". The Straits Times. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ^ a b "GE2025: WP wins in Sengkang GRC with 56.31%, improving on 2020 showing". The Straits Times. 4 May 2025. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
- ^ Tan, Audrey (25 June 2020). "Singapore GE2020: Workers' Party introduces first batch of candidates for election, including Nicole Seah". Straits Times. OCLC 8572659.
- ^ "MP | Parliament Of Singapore - Mr Louis Chua Kheng Wee". www.parliament.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 15 July 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
- ^ "ELD | 2025 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
- ^ "GE2025: Workers' Party incumbents face PAP team led by Lam Pin Min in Sengkang GRC". CNA. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
- ^ Kurohi, Rei (3 September 2020). "Parliament: WP's Jamus Lim quizzed by PAP MPs on minimum wage and 'compassionate policymaking'". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 4 September 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ^ "White Paper on Singapore Women's Development: Louis Chua on more equitable parental leave". CNA. Retrieved 27 July 2022.