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Teo Ser Luck
张思乐
Teo giving a speech at Park View Primary School in May 2008
Minister of State for Manpower
In office
1 October 2015 – 30 April 2017
Serving with Sam Tan
Prime MinisterLee Hsien Loong
MinisterLim Swee Say
Minister of State for Trade and Industry
In office
21 May 2011 – 30 September 2015
Prime MinisterLee Hsien Loong
MinisterLim Hng Kiang
Mayor of North East District
In office
31 May 2009 – 26 May 2017
Prime MinisterLee Hsien Loong
Preceded byZainul Abidin
Succeeded byDesmond Choo
Member of Parliament
for
In office
7 May 2011 – 23 June 2020
Preceded byCharles Chong
Succeeded byRaeesah Khan (WP)
He Ting Ru (WP)[1][2]
Majority45,914 (25.7%)
Member of Parliament
for Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC
(Punggol South)
In office
2 November 2006 – 19 April 2011
Preceded byMichael Lim
Succeeded byGan Thiam Poh (PAP)
Majority61,704 (37.4%)
Personal details
Born (1968-06-08) 8 June 1968 (age 56)
Singapore
Political partyPeople's Action Party
Children2
RelativesTeo Ser Lee (sister)
Alma materNanyang Technological University (BAcy)

Teo Ser Luck (Chinese: 张思乐; pinyin: Zhāng Sīlè; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tiuⁿ Su-lo̍k; Teochew pronunciation in Tâi-lô: Tionn Sir-la̍k; born 8 June 1968) is a Singaporean former politician who served as Minister of State for Manpower between 2015 and 2017, Minister of State for Trade and Industry between 2011 and 2015 and Mayor of North East District between 2009 and 2017.[3][4] A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he was the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Punggol South ward of Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC between 2006 and 2011 and the Punggol Central ward between 2011 and 2020.

Career

After working at Nike Singapore and Coopers & Lybrand, Teo served as a Vice-President and Managing Director at Menlo Worldwide from 1995 to 2005. From 2005 to 2006, he was the Country Manager and General Manager at DHL Express Singapore. Teo was recognised as a "Young Global Leader" by the World Economic Forum in 2007 for his contributions to the business and community services sectors.[5]

Political career

Teo was first elected to Parliament at the 2006 general election as a member of the PAP's six-member team in the Pasir Ris–Punggol Group Representation Constituency (GRC). The PAP team, which was led by the Minister for Defence, Teo Chee Hean, defeated the team from the Singapore Democratic Alliance by 113,322 votes (68.7%) to 51,618 (31.3%). In Parliament, Teo represents the Punggol Central ward within the constituency.

Following his election, Teo was appointed a Parliamentary Secretary at the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports (MCYS). In 2008, he was promoted to Senior Parliamentary Secretary at the MCYS and the Ministry of Transport.[6] In 2009, he took on the addition role of Mayor of the North East Community Development Council.

Teo has also served as the Chairman of the National Youth Council and the Chairman of the Young PAP (the youth wing of the party). He was also heavily involved in the organisation of the inaugural Youth Olympic Games in Singapore in 2010. He led Singapore's successful bid for the games and was an advisor to the organising committee.

Teo was re-elected as an MP for Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC at the 2011 general election. Following the election, he was made a Minister of State at the Ministry of Trade and Industry. He continued to serve as Mayor of the North East District.

In 2012, Teo appeared in the Channel 8 drama called Pillow Talk where he shared about his opinion about love.

Post political career

Teo stepped down as Mayor on 26 May 2017 when his term ended and also relinquished his appointment as Minister of State on 30 June 2017 as he had planned to return to the private sector. He remained as the MP for his constituency until 2020 when he did not stand for the 2020 Singaporean general election.[7][8]

After public office, he is serving on the boards of the following companies: BRC Asia Limited, Serial System Ltd, China Aviation Oil (Singapore) Corporation Ltd, MindChamps PreSchool Limited and Straco Corporation Limited.[9]

Education

Teo attended Rosyth School, Victoria School and Nanyang Junior College, before graduating from the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) with a Bachelor of Accountancy degree in 1992. He subsequently went on to complete a postgraduate diploma at Temasek Polytechnic.

Teo is a former president of the Old Victorians' Association—the alumni body of Victoria School and Victoria Junior College.[10]

In 2007, he received the "Outstanding Young Alumni Award" from Nanyang Technological University (NTU).

Personal life

A Roman Catholic,[11] Teo is married and has two children.[12]

Notes

  1. ^ @wpsg (19 July 2020). "Check out our new divisional map of Sengkang GRC!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. ^ "Ripe for revision".
  3. ^ "PM Lee announces sweeping changes to Cabinet". Channel News Asia. Archived from the original on 2012-10-22. Retrieved 2011-05-29.
  4. ^ hermes (2017-05-24). "Teo Ser Luck bids farewell as mayor of North East District". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
  5. ^ Teo Ser Luck Archived 2012-06-05 at the Wayback Machine, local.pap.org.sg, retrieved 17 March 2011.
  6. ^ "Senior Parliamentary Secretary, Mr Teo Ser Luck". Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports.
  7. ^ "Teo Ser Luck returns to private sector to help start-ups and businesses". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  8. ^ hermesauto (2020-06-30). "Singapore GE2020: Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC to see three-cornered fight for first time since 1992". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2020-06-30.
  9. ^ "MR. TEO SER LUCK". Yanlord. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
  10. ^ "Our People, Our MPs". Pasir Ris–Punggol Town Council. Archived from the original on 2012-04-01.
  11. ^ "PM cites St Vincent de Paul as example of how groups can help needy". The Straits Times. 29 September 2013.
  12. ^ "Teo Ser Luck | Parliament Of Singapore". 2016-04-14. Archived from the original on 14 April 2016. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
Parliament of Singapore
Preceded by Member of Parliament for
Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC (Punggol South)

2006 – 2011
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for
Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC (Punggol Central)

2011 – 2015
Succeeded by
Himself
as MP (Sengkang Central)
Preceded by
Himself
as MP (Punggol Central)
Member of Parliament for
Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC (Sengkang Central)

2015 – 2020
Succeeded byas MPs for Sengkang GRC (Compassvale) and (Buangkok)
Government offices
Preceded by Mayor of North East district
2009 – 2017
Succeeded by
Party political offices
Preceded by Chairman of Young PAP
2008 – 2012
Succeeded by