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The Honourable
David Hoe
许德财
Member of Parliament
for Jurong East–Bukit Batok GRC
(Clementi)
Incumbent
Assumed office
3 May 2025
Preceded byTan Wu Meng (as Jurong GRC)
Majority69,350 (53.34%)
Personal details
Born (1987-12-31) 31 December 1987 (age 37)[1]
Singapore
Political partyPeople's Action Party
Children2
Alma materNational University of Singapore
Singapore Management University
Occupation
  • Politician
  • charity director
In this Chinese name, the family name is Hoe.

David Hoe Teck Chye (Chinese: 许德财; pinyin: Xǔ Décái; born 31 December 1987) is a Singaporean politician, charity director, and former educator. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Clementi division of Jurong East–Bukit Batok GRC since 2025.[2][3][4]

Hoe is a District Councillor with the Central Singapore Community Development Council[5] and the co-chair of the Education Roundtable at Advisory Singapore, a youth-led non-profit organisation.[6] He is recognised as a community leader for his efforts in youth empowerment and advocacy for equal access to opportunities. He is also a Philip Yeo Initiative (PYI) Fellow,[7] a former educator at Eunoia Junior College,[8] and a former council member of the National Youth Council.[9]

Education

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Hoe attended Beatty Secondary School, where he was placed in the Normal (Technical) stream after scoring 110 on the Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE), having come from the EM3 stream in primary school.[10][11][12]

After completing his GCE 'N' Levels, he received the Lee Kuan Yew Award for Outstanding Normal Course students in 2005.[13] He later wrote to then-Minister for Education Tharman Shanmugaratnam and was granted permission to repeat Secondary 3 and 4 in the Express stream to qualify for entry into the teaching profession.[14]

Hoe subsequently attended Catholic Junior College,[15] and received a teaching scholarship from the Ministry of Education.[16]

He earned a Bachelor of Social Sciences in Economics from the National University of Singapore (NUS), where he was part of the Tembusu College residential programme.[16] He later obtained a Postgraduate Diploma in Education (PGDE) from Nanyang Technological University and a Master of Science in Applied Economics from Singapore Management University.[17]

Career

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Hoe began his career teaching Economics at Eunoia Junior College, where he also served as Deputy Head for Student Leadership and Talent Management.[17] He subsequently joined the Ministry of Education’s UPLIFT Programme Office, working on initiatives supporting students from disadvantaged backgrounds.[17]

In 2021, he joined YTL PowerSeraya as a business analyst and was appointed Principal Business Architect in 2022.[17] In 2025, Hoe joined The Majurity Trust, a philanthropic organisation focused on community impact in Singapore, as Director of Philanthropy.[18]

Ahead of the 2025 Singaporean general election, Hoe was announced as a candidate for the People's Action Party (PAP).[19] He was elected to the Parliament of Singapore on 3 May 2025, representing the newly created Jurong East–Bukit Batok Group Representation Constituency.[19]

Social Initiatives

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Hoe has led several social initiatives aligned with his personal motto, "Paying it Forward".[20]

  • I Am Talented (IAT): Founded in 2011, IAT provides secondary school students with opportunities to explore interests such as songwriting, fashion design, and robotics. It has reached over 2,000 students from disadvantaged backgrounds.[21]
  • Collaborate: This initiative connects pre-university students with early-career professionals using a Human Library model, encouraging informed educational and career choices.[21]
  • My Firsts Series: A programme focused on imparting essential life skills to youth transitioning into adulthood.
  • Project Stable Staples: Co-founded during the COVID-19 pandemic, this initiative raised over S$150,000 to support approximately 3,000 low-income families with essential supplies.[22]

In addition, Hoe has held leadership roles in local community organisations. As a District Councillor with the Central Singapore Community Development Council, he co-led Dots Academy @ Central,[23] which provides coaching and exposure opportunities for youth. He also chairs Horizons @ Jalan Besar,[24] a youth leadership programme offering overseas experiential learning.

Awards

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  • 2005: Lee Kuan Yew Award for Outstanding Normal Course students.[16]
  • 2011: Ministry of Education teaching scholarship.[25]
  • 2015: Finalist, inaugural The Straits Times Singaporean of the Year award.[26]
  • 2021: President's Volunteerism & Philanthropy Award (Leader of Good – Youth), presented by the National Volunteer and Philanthropy Centre.[27]
  • 2022: ASEAN Plus Youth Volunteer Award for contributions to community initiatives.[28]

Personal life

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Hoe is married and has two children, a daughter and a son.[29] During his early years, following his parents’ divorce and his mother’s loss of eyesight, he sold tissues in hawker centres and on the streets. His mother died from a stroke when he was 12, after which he lived with his father and older brother.[16][30]

References

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  1. ^ "PARL | MP". www.parliament.gov.sg.
  2. ^ "GE Newbies Watch: MDDI director among PAP fresh faces; WP, PPP and RDU work the ground". CNA. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
  3. ^ Goh, Yan Han; Ng, Wei Kai (15 March 2025). "GE2025: Three PAP new faces redeployed to other constituencies ahead of election". The Straits Times. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
  4. ^ Ng, Wei Kai; Goh, Yan Han (11 November 2024). "New faces emerge across constituencies ahead of the next GE: Who are they so far?". The Straits Times. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
  5. ^ "My journey from aspiring to be a chicken rice seller to becoming a teacher and igniting sparks in children". TODAY. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
  6. ^ "About Us". Advisory Singapore. 15 May 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
  7. ^ "Meet Our Community". Philip Yeo Initiative. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
  8. ^ "Economics Department – Eunoia Junior College". 19 July 2018. Archived from the original on 19 July 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
  9. ^ Bose, Durva Simone. "Everyday Heroes: Why Singaporean Teacher David Hoe Encourages His Students to Pay it Forward". Tatler Asia. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
  10. ^ "Ex-teacher in S'pore who scored 110 for PSLE: 'Not everyone has access to equal opportunities'". Mothership.sg. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
  11. ^ "Our Illustrious Alumni". Beatty Secondary School. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
  12. ^ "Speech by Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Minister for Education, at May Day Dinner 2006". National Archives of Singapore. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
  13. ^ "My journey from aspiring to be a chicken rice seller to becoming a teacher and igniting sparks in children". TODAY. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
  14. ^ "Boy who exposed—and fought—the education monster". The Independent Singapore. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
  15. ^ "CJC Yearbook 2009". Issuu. 31 March 2010. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
  16. ^ a b c d "How David Hoe fought his way to university". FASS News. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
  17. ^ a b c d Hoe, David. "David Hoe". LinkedIn. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
  18. ^ "Who we are". The Majurity Trust. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
  19. ^ a b "GE2025: PAP scores big wins in newly formed Jurong East-Bukit Batok GRC, Jurong Central SMC". The Straits Times. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
  20. ^ TEDx Talks (1 December 2021). Paying It Forward – David Hoe – TEDxYouth@NgeeAnnPolytechnic. Retrieved 26 March 2025 – via YouTube.
  21. ^ a b "I Am Talented". Retrieved 26 March 2025.
  22. ^ "Project Stable Staples — Moving forward as a community". The Best of You. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
  23. ^ "DOTS Academy @ Central". Retrieved 26 March 2025.
  24. ^ "Horizons @ Jalan Besar". 16 December 2024. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
  25. ^ "-Past Years- Archives". Tembusu College. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
  26. ^ Ho, Olivia (13 July 2015). "A head for figures, a heart for others". The Straits Times. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
  27. ^ "National Volunteer & Philanthropy Centre". Retrieved 26 March 2025.
  28. ^ "ASEAN Plus Youth Volunteer Award 2022 recognises youths' achievements". Retrieved 26 March 2025.
  29. ^ Hoe, David. "David Hoe (许德财)". Facebook. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
  30. ^ Ho, Olivia (13 July 2015). "A head for figures, a heart for others". The Straits Times. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
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