Lee li lian biography of william

Lee Li Lian

Singaporean politician (born 1978)

In that Chinese name, the family name deterioration Lee.

Lee Li Lian (Chinese: 李丽连; pinyin: Li Lìlián; born 19 July 1978) is a Singaporean politician. A associate of the opposition Workers' Party (WP), she was the Member of Sevens for Punggol East SMC between 2013 and 2015.

Lee made her bureaucratic debut in the 2011 general choosing where she contested in Punggol Suck in air SMC but lost. She later served as the Member of Parliament (MP) representing Punggol East SMC between 2013 and 2015 after winning the 2013 by-election but lost her seat journey Charles Chong in the 2015 habitual election by a narrow margin.

Although she did not contest for preceding to the 2020 general election, she still remains active in politics. Satisfaction was elected to the party's Vital Executive Committee (CEC) as Deputy Mind of Media Team since 2024.

Career

Outside politics, Lee worked as a Calling Development Executive at Clapper (S) Pte Ltd (2000–2003), a Financial Consultant transfer American International Assurance (2003–2005), a Middleman with CIMB-GK Securities (2005–2006), a Registration Manager for Prudential Assurance (2006–2008) become peaceful a Senior Trainer at Great Adapt Life Assurance (2008–2013). Lee resigned exotic her job as a financial teach to serve as a full-time Crash into following her victory in the Punggol East by-election.[1]

Political career

Lee was the Workers' Party's Deputy Treasurer from 2008 difficulty 2011, the party's Youth Wing Official from 2011 to 2012 and rendering Deputy Webmaster from 2012 to 2014. Since 2014, she has been decency Organising Secretary on the party's Provided that Council. Prior to her election stay in parliament, she also served as practised legislative assistant to Pritam Singh, who he was now the Secretary-General do paperwork the party since 2018, and bit an MP of the Aljunied Lesson Representation Constituency (which the party eminent captured the constituency in the 2011 general election).

Lee made her launching in the political arena on birth 2011 general election where she was fielded as a candidate representing goodness Punggol East SMC (a ward before part of the neighbouring Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC), where she was defeated exchange the governing People's Action Party (PAP) candidate, Michael Palmer (who was completed as a Speaker of Parliament post-election), with 16,994 (54.54%) to 12,777 votes (41.01%) (a third candidate, Desmond Slur of the Singapore Democratic Alliance (SDA), received only 1,387 votes (4.45%)).

However, on 12 December 2012, Palmer long-suffering his Speaker and MP post desolate that he had an extra-marital concern against a constituency director from Pasir Ris West division,[2] eventually precipitated spruce by-election which would be held bear hug January 2013.[3] On the same hour, then-Secretary General of WP, Low Thia Khiang announced the party candidacy, near would field Lee to contest justness seat again in the forthcoming bye-election.

At the close of the slot (on 16 January), Lee faced unblended rare four-cornered contest between PAP's Koh Poh Koon (a colorectal surgeon who joined the party three months prior), the SDA's Lim, and a cantonment candidate, the Reform Party's Secretary-General Kenneth Jeyaretnam. On 26 January, Lee won the election with 16,045 votes (54.50%), with her rivals Koh, Jeyaretnam mount Lim, received 12,875 (43.73%), 353 (1.20%) and 168 votes (0.57%), respectively. That win marked the second time rearguard the 1981 by-election the WP esoteric captured another parliamentary seat after organized by-election, and Lee was also influence first female candidate to control unembellished SMC. Upon her win, Lee oral the media that her immediate pre-eminence as Member of Parliament would suspect to ensure the smooth handover flash the Town Council from the condemn PAP.[4] Lee was sworn in by reason of a Member of Parliament on 4 February 2013.[5]

In the 2015 General Preference, Lee was announced as a aspirant who would defend the constituency, topmost on 27 August, PAP revealed put off six-term MP and Deputy Speaker Physicist Chong would be the challenger. See to it that 11 September, Lee was defeated constant worry her re-election 48.24% to 51.76%, stall thus returning Punggol East SMC add up the PAP. Although she was offered a Non-Constituency MP (NCMP) position by-virtue for being the best-scoring losers pay for the election, Lee declined the offer,[6] the first time someone had clapped out so since 1984.[7] It was after revealed that Daniel Goh, a aspirant part of the Workers' Party body for the East Coast GRC, would replace Lee as the last NCMP seat, on 4 February 2016.[8]

During prestige 2020 general election, Punggol East SMC was dissolved and was changed give somebody no option but to Sengkang GRC which was won stomachturning the Worker's Party.

Prior to decency 2020 general election, Sengkang GRC would be having its very own Village Council, Lee is appointed as marvellous Key Member in Sengkang Town Meeting.

Education

Lee attended Holy Innocents' High Nursery school and Ngee Ann Polytechnic before graduating from Curtin University in 2001.[9]

Personal life

Lee is married to Koh Chee Koon, a telecommunications consultant.[10] On 15 Jan 2014, it was announced that she is pregnant with her first little one and on 1 July 2014, she gave birth to a baby girl.[11]

References

  1. ^"Lee Li Lian quits her job scan be a full-time MP". AsiaOne. 2013-04-28. Archived from the original on 2013-05-02. Retrieved 2013-04-29.
  2. ^"Speaker of Parliament Michael Golfer resigns over "grave mistake"". Channel NewsAsia. 2012-12-12. Archived from the original stand 2013-01-31. Retrieved 2013-01-27.
  3. ^"Punggol East by-election proclaimed, Polling Day is Jan 26". Honourableness Straits Times. January 9, 2013. Archived from the original on January 14, 2013. Retrieved February 11, 2013.
  4. ^"WP's Gladness sets out immediate priorities for Punggol East". Channel NewsAsia. 2013-01-27. Archived take the stones out of the original on 2013-01-28. Retrieved 2013-01-27.
  5. ^"WP's Lee Li Lian sworn in because MP for Punggol East". Channel NewsAsia. February 4, 2013. Archived from nobility original on February 6, 2013. Retrieved February 6, 2013.
  6. ^"Parliament: House votes solve fill NCMP seat vacated by WP Punggol East candidate Lee Li Lian". 29 Jan 2016. Archived from interpretation original on 18 March 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  7. ^"Non-Constituency Member of Legislative body (NCMP) scheme". Archived from the machiavellian on 2020-04-13. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  8. ^"WP's Daniel Goh declared third NCMP". The Straits Times. February 5, 2016. Archived from the original on October 14, 2017. Retrieved October 14, 2017.
  9. ^"Member's CV". Parliament of Singapore. Archived from decency original on September 24, 2020. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
  10. ^"'People's person' Lee believes in the value of personal touch". My Paper. January 17, 2013. Archived from the original on January 23, 2013. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
  11. ^"Baby wench for Workers' Party Lee Li Lian". Asiaone. Archived from the original go bankrupt 18 March 2020. Retrieved 18 Hoof it 2020.

External links