Carrie Tan Huimin (Chinese: 陈浍敏; pinyin: Chén Huìmǐn; born 1982)[1] is a Singaporean politician. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), she has been the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Nee Soon South division of Nee Soon GRC since 2020.
Carrie Tan | |
|---|---|
| 陈浍敏 | |
.jpg) Tan in 2020 | |
| Member of Parliament for Nee Soon GRC (Nee Soon South) | |
| Assumed office 10 July 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Lee Bee Wah (PAP) |
| Majority | 33,149 (23.80%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1982 (age 41–42)[1] Singapore |
| Political party | People's Action Party |
| Alma mater | National University of Singapore (BA) Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy (MPA) |
Prior to joining politics, Tan founded Daughters of Tomorrow (DOT), an organisation which enables livelihoods and financial self-sufficiency for underprivileged women in Singapore.[2] She raises awareness about urban poverty in Singapore, and forges collaboration among private, public and non-profit sectors to enable social and economic mobility for vulnerable communities as part of her work with DOT.[3][4][5][6]
Tan is a Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative fellow[7] and her work in women's empowerment and advocacy for collaboration was mentioned by United States President Barack Obama at a press conference during Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's visit to the White House in August 2016.[8]
Early life and education
editTan was born in 1982 in Singapore to a taxi driver-turned-contractor father and a housewife, and has a sister.[9] She was educated at Raffles Girls’ School and Raffles Junior College,[10] before graduating from the National University of Singapore where she majored in history.[10] Tan later went on to obtain a Master of Public Administration degree from the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy.
Professional career
editTan was a headhunter until 2012.[11] After a volunteering trip to South India in 2007, she founded a social enterprise, Daughters of Tomorrow, which provided skills training for underprivileged women in India.[11][12]
In 2014, Tan was featured in a CNA documentary, "A Singaporean Abroad", about her humanitarian work in India, training women from villages, who were rescued from sex-trafficking, in cottage industry skills.[13]
In November 2015, Tan was selected to introduce United States President Barack Obama at a Town Hall meeting in Kuala Lumpur as part of the Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative.[7] In May 2016, she was awarded Honoree for the Children, World Peace and Human Rights category in the Ten Outstanding Young Persons Award by Junior Chambers International in Singapore.[14]
Daughters Of Tomorrow
editTan founded Daughters of Tomorrow (DOT) in 2012.[2] DOT matches low-income women to job opportunities, advocates for their inclusion in government policies and provides job training programs for low-income women.[15][16]
DOT was awarded the Most Investment-worthy Social Enterprise by the Asian Centre for Social Entrepreneurship & Philanthropy (ACSEP) of the National University of Singapore in 2015.[17]
Political career
editTan made her political debut in the 2020 general election when she succeeded Lee Bee Wah to contest in Nee Soon GRC as part of the five-member People's Action Party (PAP) team against the newly-formed Progress Singapore Party (PSP).[18][19] Her running mates were K. Shanmugam, Louis Ng, Faishal Ibrahim, and Derrick Goh.[19]
On 11 July 2020, the PAP team were declared to be elected to represent Nee Soon GRC in the 14th Parliament, garnering 61.9% of the vote. Tan was appointed as Vice-Chairperson of Nee Soon Town Council (NSTC) since 2020. [20]
References
edit- ^ a b "PARL | MP". www.parliament.gov.sg.
- ^ a b Womg, Kim Hoh (11 March 2018). "Ex-headhunter now empowers disadvantaged women with the ability to make a life for themselves". Straits Times. Archived from the original on 25 December 2019. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
- ^ "Carrie Tan, Founder of Daughters Of Tomorrow". The Asian Entrepreneur. Archived from the original on 26 February 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
- ^ Lim, Mary. "Advocates: Carrie Tan She works so that other women can do so, too". Read-a. Archived from the original on 20 September 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
- ^ ""Poverty has a woman's face" - Carrie Tan". The Online Citizen. Archived from the original on 7 April 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
- ^ Lim, Janice. "Continue to be angry productively, say young panellists to other millennials fighting for causes". Today Singapore. Archived from the original on 21 January 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
- ^ a b American Councils for International Education. "Professional Fellows Program: YSEALI Alumna Carrie Tan Introduces President Obama". YouTube. Archived from the original on 18 October 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
- ^ "President Obama and Prime Minister Lee joint Press Conference". Obama White House Archives. White House. 2 August 2016. Archived from the original on 1 June 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
- ^ fhossain (25 June 2020). "Singapore GE2020: Profiles of PAP's new candidates". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 20 July 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- ^ a b "GE 2020: Last batch of eight new faces". People's Action Party. 26 June 2020. Archived from the original on 13 July 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- ^ a b hermes (25 March 2020). "Singapore GE: Could charity founder be in PAP line-up at election?". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 13 July 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- ^ "The Light In Their Eyes | Singapore Magazine". singaporemagazine.sif.org.sg. Archived from the original on 13 July 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- ^ Channel News Asia. "A Singaporean Abroad". Toggle. Channel News Asia. Archived from the original on 25 December 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
- ^ "Past Winners". JCI Singapore. Archived from the original on 13 February 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
- ^ Daughters Of Tomorrow. "Vision & Mission". Daughters Of Tomorrow. Archived from the original on 17 January 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
- ^ Low, Shi Ping (4 March 2017). "Carrie Tan: How to Empower Underprivileged Women". BLLNR. Archived from the original on 12 March 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
- ^ "Learning by Investing @ NUS Grant Presentation Event". Outside in NUS. Archived from the original on 13 February 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
- ^ "PAP's Lee Bee Wah retiring from politics, will not run in GE2020". mothership.sg. Archived from the original on 29 June 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- ^ a b "GE2020: PAP team led by Shanmugam faces contest with PSP newcomers in Nee Soon GRC". CNA. Archived from the original on 13 July 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- ^ hermesauto (11 July 2020). "GE2020 official results: Shanmugam's PAP team retains Nee Soon GRC with 61.9 per cent of the vote". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 13 July 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.