Grace Fu

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Grace Fu (2009)

Grace Fu Hai Yien (born March 29, 1964 in Singapore ) is a Singaporean politician ( PAP ). As a member of the ruling People's Action Party, she is Minister for Culture, Community and Youth. After Lim Hwee Hua, she is the second woman in the history of Singapore to hold the status of a full minister and the first to head a ministry.

education

Grace Fu trained at Nanyang Girls' High School and Hwa Chong Junior College before graduating from the National University of Singapore with a Bachelor of Accountancy in 1985 and a Master of Business Administration in 1991 .

Early career

Fu started her career at United Overseas Bank (UOB). There she worked as an auditor from 1985 to 1988. She then moved to the Haw Par Group, where she worked in corporate planning, financial control and business development from 1991 to 1995.

In October 1995, Fu joined PSA International as Deputy Director of Finance. There she took on additional tasks as Vice President of the Marketing Department and in October 1998 took over the position of Financial Controller. In January 1999, she was promoted to Vice President of Finance. In April 2003 Fu took over the Singapore terminals. In 2004 she became General Manager and was responsible for business development for PSA's main terminals in Singapore, Thailand, Brunei and Japan.

Fu has been a non-practicing member of the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants since 1992 .

Political career

Fu was one of 24 new PAP candidates that Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong officially unveiled ahead of the 2006 general election in Singapore . She was elected to the Jurong Group Representation Constituency in June 2006 . On August 1, 2006, Fu was appointed Minister of State for the Ministry of National Development.

On April 1, 2008, Fu was promoted to Senior Minister of State for the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of National Development.

In the 2011 general election in Singapore , Fu was elected as a MP for the Yuhua constituency. After the election, she was appointed chief minister of state in the Ministry of Information, Communication and Art and in the Ministry of Environment and Water Resources.

In January 2012, Fu expressed concern about the planned income cuts for ministers, saying that further cuts in ministerial salaries would "make it more difficult for anyone considering political office". Their comments contributed to the ongoing public debate about officials' compensation and motivation, and were criticized by Internet users in Singapore. Others defended her remark as fair and supported her position that loss of privacy and public control means a high level of personal expense on public figures that cannot be found in the private sector.

On July 31, 2012, Fu was promoted to full minister together with Josephine Teo . After Lim Hwee Hua, she is the second woman in the history of Singapore to hold this status. Fu was Minister in the State Chancellery, Second Minister for Environment and Water Resources, and Second Minister for Foreign Affairs from 2012 to 2015.

Personal life

Fu is married to technician Ivan Lee and has three sons. Her grandmother, Liew Yuen Sien, was the headmistress of Nanyang Girls' High School. Her father, James Fu, was previously a leftist journalist who later became the press secretary for then Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew . Her mother was a nurse. One of her sons received the Singapore Armed Forces Overseas Scholarship to study physics at the University of Oxford .

Individual evidence

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  2. ^ Teachers, ex-students, now colleagues. Retrieved November 24, 2019 .
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  4. ↑ a b c People's Action Party GE Portal - People's Action Party. May 3, 2011, accessed November 24, 2019 .
  5. ↑ a b c d MP | Parliament Of Singapore. Retrieved November 24, 2019 .
  6. ↑ Grace Fu criticized over Facebook comments on pay review - Channel NewsAsia. January 8, 2012, accessed November 24, 2019 .
  7. ↑ Furore over minister's pay-cut post. January 27, 2012, accessed on November 24, 2019 .
  8. ↑ TODAYonline | Singapore | Grace Fu clarifies Facebook post on ministerial pay. January 8, 2012, accessed November 24, 2019 .
  9. ↑ PAP mood turns sour over pay cuts. January 8, 2012, accessed November 24, 2019 .
  10. ↑ Singapore's Lee Fights Voter Grievances by Accepting Pay Cut - Businessweek. January 8, 2012, accessed November 24, 2019 .
  11. ↑ Public misunderstood my comments: Grace Fu. Retrieved November 24, 2019 (en-SG).
  12. ↑ TODAYonline | Hot News | Deep cuts proposed to pay of political leaders. January 9, 2012, accessed November 24, 2019 .
  13. ↑ Singapore reshuffles Cabinet - Channel NewsAsia. October 5, 2012, accessed November 24, 2019 .
  14. ↑ When a woman outshines her man. March 9, 2015, accessed November 24, 2019 .
  15. ↑ PAP - News & Stories. September 27, 2007, accessed November 24, 2019 .
  16. ↑ a b c d If Only: If Only Singaporeans Stopped to Think: Grace Fu: Steely leader sticks to her convictions. In: If Only Singaporeans Stopped to Think. August 13, 2012, accessed November 24, 2019 .
  17. ↑ Cherian George: Freedom from the Press: Journalism and State Power in Singapore . NUS Press, 2012, ISBN 978-9971-69-594-1 ( google.de [accessed November 24, 2019]).
  18. ^ Migration: First among equals: Mr Lee Kuan Yew led a tiny island nation from Third World to First. March 24, 2015, accessed November 24, 2019 .
  19. ↑ Myanmar-born SAF officer cadet wins scholarship | Asiaone News. August 4, 2013, accessed November 24, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Fu, Grace
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Fu, Grace Hai Yien (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Singaporean politician
DATE OF BIRTH March 29, 1964
PLACE OF BIRTH Singapore