Charles Chong

Charles Chong You Fook
Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore
Incumbent
Assumed office
17 October 2011
(Serving together with Seah Kian Peng)
(Acting Speaker: 12 December 2012 to 14 January 2013)
Preceded by Indranee Rajah
Member of Parliament
for Joo Chiat SMC
Incumbent
Assumed office
7 May 2011
Preceded by Chan Soo Sen
Majority 388 (2.02%)
Member of Parliament
for Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC (Punggol Central ward)
In office
4 November 2001 – 7 May 2011
Preceded by Michael Lim Chun Leng (Cheng San GRC: Punggol Central ward)
Succeeded by Teo Ser Luck
Majority 61,704 (37.4%)
Member of Parliament
for Pasir Ris GRC (Pasir Ris Elias ward)
In office
3 January 1997 – 3 November 2001
Preceded by Seat Created
Succeeded by Seat abolished
Member of Parliament
for Eunos GRC (Pasir Ris ward)
In office
31 August 1991 – 2 January 1997
Preceded by Seat created
Succeeded by Seat abolished
Member of Parliament
for Sembawang GRC
In office
3 September 1988 – 31 August 1991
Preceded by Seat created
Succeeded by Ho Peng Kee
Personal details
Born 24 June 1953
Nationality Singaporean
Political party People's Action Party
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Chong.

Charles Chong You Fook (simplified Chinese: 张有福; traditional Chinese: 張有福; pinyin: Zhāng Yǒufú, born 24 June 1953) is a Singaporean politician. A member of the country's governing People's Action Party (PAP), Chong is a Member of Parliament representing Joo Chiat Single Member Constituency (Joo Chiat SMC) and a Deputy Speaker of Parliament. He was previously Chairman of the National Police Cadet Corps (NPCC) Council, which governs the NPCC and National Civil Defence Cadet Corps.

Career

Chong represented Sembawang Group Representation Constituency (Sembawang GRC) from 1988 to 1991, and Eunos GRC between 1991 and 1996.

In the 2006 general elections, the PAP contested Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC against the Singapore Democratic Alliance. The PAP won with 68.70% of the votes in this GRC. In the 2001 general elections, the GRC was not contested and resulted in a walkover for Chong and his party in this GRC.

Chong contested the Joo Chiat Single Member Constituency (Joo Chiat SMC) in the 2011 general elections after its incumbent MP, Chan Soo Sen, retired from politics.[1] He won 9,666 or 51.02% of the votes against Yee Jenn Jong from the Workers' Party. Chong was elected Deputy Speaker in the 12th Parliament. He will also be retired from Singapore Airlines in 2015.

Personal life

Chong received his primary education in St. Michael's School and secondary education at Saint Joseph's Institution. He studied aircraft engineering at Sydney Technical College.

Chong is married and has two children.

References

  1. ↑ "GE: Charles Chong to stand in Joo Chiat SMC". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved March 28, 2011.

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