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Cynthia Phua

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Cynthia Phua
潘惜玉
Member of Parliament
for Aljunied GRC
In office
25 October 2001 – 18 April 2011
Preceded byPAP held
Succeeded byWP gain
Personal details
Born
Cynthia Phua Siok Gek

(1958-08-19) 19 August 1958 (age 66)
Singapore
Political partyPeople's Action Party
EducationNational University of Singapore (BSc)
OccupationPolitician

Cynthia Phua Siok Gek (Chinese: 潘惜玉; pinyin: Pān Xīyù, born 19 August 1958) is a Singaporean business executive and former politician. She was a Member of Parliament (MP) representing Aljunied Group Representation Constituency (GRC) for the governing People's Action Party (PAP) from 2001 to 2011.

Career

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Phua was the general manager of NTUC Fairprice Co-operative's real estate business unit and the managing director of estate management company SLF Management Services. She had also served as Chief Executive Officer of Bishan–Toa Payoh Town Council and Chairperson of Aljunied Town Council.[1]

Phua made her political debut in the 2001 general election in Aljunied GRC as part of a five-member PAP team, winning in a walkover.[2] She was then assigned to the Paya Lebar ward.[3]

In the 2011 general election, she stood for reelection in Aljunied GRC, but lost to a Workers' Party (WP) team consisting of Low Thia Khiang, Pritam Singh, Sylvia Lim, Faisal Manap and Chen Show Mao. It was the first time an opposition party had won a GRC since the GRC system was introduced in 1988.[3] The PAP received 45.28% of the vote compared to the WP's 54.72%.[4]

Phua retired from politics after her electoral loss.[5] She joined real estate consultancy Knight Frank Singapore in 2013 as its executive director of retail services,[1] and Viking Offshore And Marine in 2015 as a director.[6][7]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Ex MP Cynthia Phua joins Knight Frank - STProperty". www.stproperty.sg. Archived from the original on 18 September 2015. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  2. ^ "ELD | 2001 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  3. ^ a b "Reasons behind Aljunied swing". www.asiaone.com. Archived from the original on 29 October 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  4. ^ "ELD | 2011 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  5. ^ "Life after GE: Cynthia Phua". www.asiaone.com. Archived from the original on 29 October 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  6. ^ "Viking Offshore And Marine appoints Cynthia Phua Siok Gek as director". Singapore Business Review. Archived from the original on 22 October 2015. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  7. ^ "Phua Siok Gek, Knight Frank Pte Ltd: Profile & Biography". Bloomberg. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
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