Hany Soh

Hany Soh Hui Bin (Chinese: 苏慧敏; pinyin: Sū Huìmǐn; born 1987)[1] is a Singaporean politician and lawyer. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), she has been the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Woodgrove division of Marsiling–Yew Tee GRC since 2020.

The Honourable
Hany Soh
苏慧敏
Soh in 2021
Member of Parliament
for Marsiling–Yew Tee GRC
(Woodgrove)
Assumed office
10 July 2020
Preceded byOng Teng Koon
Majority29,081 (26.36%)
Personal details
Born1987 (age 35–36)[1]
Singapore
Political partyPeople's Action Party
Children2
Alma materUniversity of Liverpool (LLB)
Occupation
  • Politician
  • lawyer
In this Chinese name, the family name is Soh.

Education

Soh attended Bendemeer Secondary School under the Normal (Academic) stream before graduating from Temasek Polytechnic after her O-Level with a diploma in law and management.[2][3][4]

She subsequently went on to complete a Bachelor of Laws degree at the University of Liverpool in 2011.[2][4]

Career

Soh joined MSC Law Corporation in 2016 and became its director in 2017.[2]

Political career

Following her graduation in 2011, Soh had been a volunteer, along with other grassroots members of Bukit Panjang with the support of Teo Ho Pin, Mayor of North West District.[5]

In 2013, she was called to the Singapore Bar as an Advocate and Solicitor of the Supreme Court.[2][4] In 2014, she established the first Community Legal Clinic in a Residents' Committee centre.[2][5]

Soh joined the governing People's Action Party (PAP) and served as a member of the PAP HQ Executive Committee between 2017 and 2018.[2][4]

During the 2020 general election, Soh was fielded as part of a four-member PAP team contesting in Marsiling–Yew Tee GRC.[3] On 5 July, during her election campaign, she fell and fractured her foot.[6][7] She and the PAP team in Marsiling–Yew Tee GRC were eventually elected into Parliament after defeating the opposition Singapore Democratic Party with 63.18% of the vote.[8]

References
  1. "MP | Parliament of Singapore".
  2. "PAP's new GE2020 candidate Hany Soh is a Normal-stream student-turned-lawyer". 24 June 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  3. "Singapore GE2020: Lawrence Wong continues to head PAP's Marsiling-Yew Tee GRC team, new face Hany Soh replaces Ong Teng Koon". 28 June 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  4. "Hany Soh". Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  5. "GE2020: PAP's new prospective candidates include former public servants, lawyer and banker". 24 June 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  6. "PAP Marsiling-Yew Tee GRC new candidate Hany Soh fractures foot during house visits". 6 July 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  7. "PAP new face Hany Soh fractures foot on house visits". 7 July 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  8. "GE2020 official results: PAP team led by Lawrence Wong beats SDP in Marsiling-Yew Tee with 63.18% of votes". 11 July 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
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