Gan Siow Huang
Gan Siow Huang PPA(P) (Chinese: 颜晓芳; pinyin: Yán Xiǎofāng; born 1974) is a Singaporean politician and former brigadier-general who has been serving as Minister of State for Education and Minister of State for Manpower concurrently since 2020. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), she has been the Member of Parliament (MP) representing Marymount SMC since 2020.
The Honourable Gan Siow Huang PPA(P) | |
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颜晓芳 | |
Gan in 2016 | |
| Minister of State for Education | |
| Assumed office 27 July 2020 Serving with Sun Xueling (2020–2022) | |
| Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong |
| Minister | Lawrence Wong (2020–2021) Chan Chun Sing (2021–present) |
| Preceded by | Chee Hong Tat |
| Minister of State for Manpower | |
| Assumed office 27 July 2020 | |
| Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong |
| Minister | Josephine Teo (2018–2021) Tan See Leng (2021–present) |
| Preceded by | Zaqy Mohamad |
| Member of Parliament for Marymount SMC | |
| Assumed office 10 July 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Majority | 2,225 (10.08%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1974 (age 49–50) Singapore |
| Political party | People's Action Party |
| Spouse | Lee Jek Suen |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | London School of Economics (BS) New Zealand Defence College Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MBA) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | Republic of Singapore Air Force |
| Years of service | 1993–2020 |
| Rank | Brigadier-General |
| Commands | Chief of Staff – Air Staff Commander, Air Power Generation Command Head, Joint Manpower Department Commander, Air Surveillance and Control Group Commanding Officer, 203 Squadron |
Before entering politics, Gan served in the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) and attained the rank Brigadier-General, becoming the first woman to hold a general rank in the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF). She served as Chief of Staff – Air Staff between 2019 and 2020.
Gan made her political debut in the 2020 general election when she contested as a PAP candidate in Marymount SMC and won with 55.04% of the vote against Progress Singapore Party's Ang Yong Guan. After being elected, she was appointed Minister of State for Education and Manpower.