Peh Chin Hua

Peh Chin Hua (Chinese: 白振华; pinyin: Bái Zhènhuá; born 1947) is a former Singaporean politician. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he served as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Jalan Besar GRC from 1988 to 2001. He retired from politics in 2001.[1]

Peh Chin Hua
白振华
Member of the Singapore Parliament
for Jalan Besar GRC (Geylang West)
In office
14 December 1986 – 18 October 2001
Acting: 14 December 1986 – 2 September 1988
Preceded byTeh Cheang Wan (Geylang West SMC)
Succeeded byConstituency dissolved and absorbed into Kolam Ayer and Jalan Besar ward
Personal details
Born1947 (age 75–76)
Colony of Singapore
NationalitySingapore
Political partyPeople's Action Party (1986-2015)
Children3
EducationAi Tong School
Nan Chiau High School
River Valley High School
The Chinese High School
Alma materNational University of Singapore (NUS)
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Politician
In this Chinese name, the family name is Peh.

Political career

Peh's career in public service spanned 25 years. He started out as the member of the Kim Seng Grassroots Organisation in 1973. He was appointed honorary secretary of the Kim Seng Community Centre Management Committee, and later served as the Chairman of the Kim Seng Citizens' Consultative Committee.[2][3]

Peh was first elected to the Singapore Parliament in 1988, when he won the constituency seat for Geylang West in the Jalan Besar GRC with 62.68% of total votes cast.[4] He was re-elected in 1991 without contest and in 1997 with a landslide win against Singapore Democratic Party. He retired from politics on 3 November 2001.[5]

Business career

Peh was the founder and executive chairman of Singapore's public-listed Dragon Land Limited from 1992 to 2005, overseeing several real estate projects in various coastal cities in China.[6] He is currently the executive chairman of White Group.[7]

Personal life

Peh is an alumnus of the National University of Singapore, holding an Executive master's degree in Business Administration.[8] He is also an alumnus of Nan Chiau High School, River Valley High School, and The Chinese High School.[9][10] He is married with three children and four grandchildren.[11]

References
  1. 孙, 景峰. "人民行动党与新加坡政治——新加坡前国会议员白振华访谈录 The People's Action Party and the Singapore's Politics——Interviews with the Former Member of Parliament of Singapore Peh Chin-hua". www.hnsk.chinajournal.net.cn. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  2. "Peh Chin Hua's Homepage - 政治了望". www.pehchinhua.com. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  3. "Portrait of Mr. Peh Chin Hua, former Member of Parliament for Jalan Besar GRC - BookSG - National Library Board, Singapore". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  4. "Singapore Elections Department - 1988 Parliamentary Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 18 October 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  5. Chan, Chao Peh (20 October 2001). "Look who's gunning for straight As". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Singapore Press Holdings. Singapore Press Holdings. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  6. "About". pehchinhua.com. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  7. Low, Aaron (11 June 2013). "Singapore firm inks $12b deal to develop township in China". The Straits Times. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  8. "NUS Business Leads". www2.bschool.nus.edu.sg. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  9. Tan, Yi-ling (4 March 1997). "Nan Chiau alumni to mark school's 50 years". The Straits Times. pp. L6.
  10. "MP calls for Nan Chiau High to go independent". The Straits Times. 5 March 1990.
  11. "我的家庭 - Peh Chin Hua's Homepage". www.pehchinhua.com. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
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