Victor Lye

The Honourable
Victor Lye
BBM
The Honourable Victor Lye BBM
赖添发
Member of the Singapore Parliament; for Ang Mo Kio GRC
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 3 May 2025
Preceded by	PAP held
Majority	99,688 (68.10%)
Personal details
Born	Victor Lye Thiam Fatt; 1962 (age 62–63); Singapore
Political party	People's Action Party
Children	2
Alma mater	University of Adelaide

Victor Lye Thiam Fatt^[1] BBM (Chinese: 赖添发; pinyin: Lài Tiānfā; born 1962) is a Singaporean politician. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Buangkok–Fernvale South division^[2] of Ang Mo Kio Group Representation Constituency (GRC) since 2025.

Early life and education

Lye was born in 1962 to a Hakka family with 4 siblings. His family rented in Ang Mo Kio until they were allotted a public housing unit.^[3]

A Colombo Plan Scholar, Lye achieved a first class honors in Economics at the University of Adelaide.^[4]

Career

Lye was previously head of Singapore sales at Crosby Securities Group.^[5] In 1996, he left the company.^[5]

Political career

Lye was appointed in 2012 as PAP branch chairman for the Bedok Reservoir–Punggol division of Aljunied GRC. He first contested in 2015 in the GRC as part of a five-member PAP team, but lost with 49.05% of the vote to the incumbent Workers' Party (WP) after a recount requested by the PAP team.^[6]

In 2020, Lye contested Aljunied GRC again, losing to WP with 40.05% of the vote.^[7] He was co-opted into the PAP's Central Executive Committee (CEC) in the same year.^[8]

In February 2025, Lye stepped down as PAP branch chairman for Bedok Reservoir–Punggol.^[9] During the 2025 general election, he was announced as part of a five-member PAP team for Ang Mo Kio GRC led by Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong.^[9] Lye became a Member of Parliament after the PAP won 78.95% of the vote against the Singapore United Party (SUP) and People's Power Party (PPP).^[10]

Personal life

Lye is a Roman Catholic. He is married with two children.^[4]

References

^ "Appointment of Mr. Lye Thiam Fatt Joseph Victor as Lead Independent Director". links.sgx.com. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
^ "Victor Lye". People's Action Party. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
^ guitar singapore travels Rapture! (28 August 2015). Victor Lye Part of PAP Aljunied Team General Election 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2025 – via YouTube.
^ ^a ^b "Mr Victor Lye's Personal CV". 4 March 2013. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
^ ^a ^b McDermott, Darren; Journal, Indrani DattaguptaStaff Reporters of The Wall Street (2 August 1996). "Key Crosby Producers And Analysts Resign". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 20 May 2025. Several of the firm's top producers and research analysts have said they are leaving the firm, and more departures will be made public as soon as Friday, said the executive, who spoke on condition that he not be identified. Among the executives made public so far are Gan Seow Ann, managing director of the Singapore office; Victor Lye, head of Singapore sales;
^ "GE2O15: Workers' Party retains Aljunied GRC with 50.95 per cent of the vote". The Straits Times. 12 September 2015. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
^ "GE2020 results: Pritam Singh leads Workers' Party to victory in Aljunied GRC with higher margin than in 2015". The Straits Times. 11 July 2020. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
^ "NTUC chief Ng Chee Meng, Aljunied GRC candidate Victor Lye co-opted into PAP's CEC". Yahoo News. 20 November 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
^ ^a ^b "GE2025: SM Lee to lead PAP in Ang Mo Kio with 2 new team members, including ex-Aljunied candidate Victor Lye". CNA. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
^ Pillai, Sharanya (4 May 2025). "Singapore election 2025: SM Lee's team wins Ang Mo Kio GRC with new high of 78.95%". The Business Times. Retrieved 3 May 2025.

Parliament of Singapore
Preceded by Nadia Ahmad Samdin Ng Ling Ling Gan Thiam Poh Darryl David Lee Hsien Loong	Member of Parliament for Ang Mo Kio GRC 2025–present Served alongside: (2025 - present): Nadia Ahmad Samdin, Jasmin Lau, Darryl David, Lee Hsien Loong	Incumbent

[1] "Appointment of Mr. Lye Thiam Fatt Joseph Victor as Lead Independent Director". links.sgx.com. Retrieved 5 May 2025.

[2] "Victor Lye". People's Action Party. Retrieved 25 June 2025.

[3] uitar singapore travels Rapture! (28 August 2015). Victor Lye Part of PAP Aljunied Team General Election 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2025 – via YouTube.

[cv-4] "Mr Victor Lye's Personal CV". 4 March 2013. Retrieved 5 May 2025.

[:1-5] McDermott, Darren; Journal, Indrani DattaguptaStaff Reporters of The Wall Street (2 August 1996). "Key Crosby Producers And Analysts Resign". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 20 May 2025. Several of the firm's top producers and research analysts have said they are leaving the firm, and more departures will be made public as soon as Friday, said the executive, who spoke on condition that he not be identified. Among the executives made public so far are Gan Seow Ann, managing director of the Singapore office; Victor Lye, head of Singapore sales;

[6] "GE2O15: Workers' Party retains Aljunied GRC with 50.95 per cent of the vote". The Straits Times. 12 September 2015. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 25 June 2025.

[7] "GE2020 results: Pritam Singh leads Workers' Party to victory in Aljunied GRC with higher margin than in 2015". The Straits Times. 11 July 2020. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 25 June 2025.

[8] "NTUC chief Ng Chee Meng, Aljunied GRC candidate Victor Lye co-opted into PAP's CEC". Yahoo News. 20 November 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2025.

[:0-9] "GE2025: SM Lee to lead PAP in Ang Mo Kio with 2 new team members, including ex-Aljunied candidate Victor Lye". CNA. Retrieved 16 May 2025.

[10] Pillai, Sharanya (4 May 2025). "Singapore election 2025: SM Lee's team wins Ang Mo Kio GRC with new high of 78.95%". The Business Times. Retrieved 3 May 2025.

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