Cheng Li Hui

Singaporean politician

钟丽慧

Cheng in 2021

Member of Parliament
for Tampines GRC
(Tampines East)In office
11 September 2015 – 17 July 2023Preceded byMah Bow TanSucceeded byMasagos Zulkifli
Baey Yam Keng
Koh Poh Koon
Desmond ChooMajority46,742 (32.82%) Personal detailsBorn1976 (age 47–48)
SingaporePolitical partyIndependentOther political
affiliationsPeople's Action Party (2015–2023)Alma materNational University of Singapore (BA)
Macquarie University (MAppFin)OccupationBusinesswoman, politician

Cheng Li Hui PBM (Chinese: 钟丽慧; pinyin: Zhōng Lìhuì; born 1976) is a Singaporean businesswoman and former politician. A former member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), she was the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Tampines East division of Tampines GRC between 2015 and 2023.

Cheng resigned as a member of the People's Action Party (PAP) and her seat as Member of Parliament (MP) on 17 July 2023 due to an extramarital affair with party member Tan Chuan-Jin.

Education

Cheng studied at Bukit Panjang Government High School and Anglo-Chinese Junior College, and graduated from the National University of Singapore with a Bachelor of Arts degree. She subsequently went on to complete a Master of Applied Finance degree at Macquarie University.^[1]

Career

Political career

Prior to entering politics, Cheng had 12 years of grassroots experience, helping out with the governing People's Action Party with its Meet-the-People Sessions (MPS) at the Bukit Panjang Branch.^[2]

Cheng made her political debut in the 2015 general election as part of a five-member PAP team contesting in Tampines GRC and won. She was subsequently elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Tampines East division of Tampines GRC.^[3] She was also appointed Deputy District Advisor in the PAP Women's Wing in 2016.^[4]

On 17 July 2023, Cheng resigned her MP position and from PAP.^[5] During a press conference, Prime Minister and PAP's Secretary-General Lee Hsien Loong confirmed that Cheng and fellow MP, Tan Chuan-Jin who is married, were having an affair since at least 2020 which resulted in their resignation from the party.^[6] In a statement, Lee responded to their resignation letters that their resignations were "necessary" to "maintain the high standards of propriety and personal conduct which the PAP has upheld all these years."^[7]^[8]

Business career

Cheng has been serving as Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Hai Leck Holdings since 2012.^[1]

She is also a board member in Allied Construction, Hai Leck Engineering, Enzo Investment, Hai Leck Development, Hai Leck Holdings and Cheng Capital Holdings.^[9]

Personal life

Cheng is the daughter of Cheng Buck Poh, the founder and Executive Chairman of Hai Leck Holdings. She has three siblings.^[10]^[11]

On 17 July 2023, it was revealed that Cheng, who was not married, had an extramarital affair with fellow MP and Speaker of Parliament Tan Chuan-Jin since at least November 2020,^[12] which prompted their resignations from Parliament and the PAP on the same day.^[13]

References

^ ^a ^b "Li Hui Cheng PBM". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
^ "Cheng Li Hui: Quietly getting things done". TODAYonline. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
^ Sen, Siow Li. "PAP keeps Tampines GRC with 72% of votes". The Business Times. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
^ "5 first-time MPs appointed to PAP Women's Wing Executive Committee". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
^ "Speaker Tan Chuan-Jin, MP Cheng Li Hui resign over 'propriety and personal conduct'". CNA. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
^ Goh, Yan Han (17 July 2023). "Inappropriate relationship between Tan Chuan-Jin and Cheng Li Hui continued despite counselling: PM Lee". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
^ "PMO | Statement by PM Lee Hsien Loong on Speaker Tan Chuan-Jin's resignation". Prime Minister's Office Singapore. 17 July 2023. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
^ "PMO | Statement by PM Lee Hsien Loong on MP Cheng Li Hui's resignation". Prime Minister's Office Singapore. 17 July 2023. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
^ "BLH.SG Company Profile & Executives - Hai Leck Holdings Ltd. - Wall Street Journal". quotes.wsj.com. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
^ "HAI LECK HOLDINGS LIMITED : 01-Jul-2015". infopub.sgx.com. Archived from the original on 11 September 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
^ "CIRCULAR TO SHAREHOLDERS". Singapore Exchange. p. 12.
^ Goh, Yan Han (2 August 2023). "'I should have forced the issue sooner': PM Lee explains approach to Tan Chuan-Jin, Cheng Li Hui affair". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
^ Goh, Yan Han (17 July 2023). "Inappropriate relationship between Tan Chuan-Jin and Cheng Li Hui continued despite counselling: PM Lee". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 17 July 2023.

Parliament of Singapore
Preceded by Mah Bow Tan	Member of Parliament for Tampines GRC (Tampines East) 2015 – 2023	Succeeded by Masagos Zulkifli

Member of multiple Parliaments of Singapore

Members of the 14th Parliament of Singapore

Speaker: ~~Tan, C J~~→Seah, K P

Group Representation Constituencies (GRCs)
Aljunied^WP	Giam, Y S Lim, S L Faisal ~~Perera~~ Singh
Ang Mo Kio^PAP	David Gan, T P Lee, H L Nadia Ng, L L
Bishan–Toa Payoh^PAP	Chee, H T Chong, K H Ng, E H Saktiandi
Chua Chu Kang^PAP	Gan, K Y Low, Y L Wee, B H Zhulkarnain
East Coast^PAP	Chan, W L Heng, S K Maliki Tan, K H Tan, S N
Holland–Bukit Timah^PAP	Chia, B H de Souza Sim, A Vivian
Jalan Besar^PAP	Heng, C H Phua, L P Teo, L M Wan Rizal
Jurong^PAP	Huang, W Z Rahayu Tan, W M ~~Tharman~~ Xie, Y Q
Marine Parade^PAP	Fahmi Seah, K P ~~Tan, C J~~ Tan, S L Tong, C F
Marsiling–Yew Tee^PAP	Soh, H B Wong, S T Yam, Z M Zaqy
Nee Soon^PAP	Goh, S H Shanmugam Faishal Ng, K K Tan, H M
Pasir Ris–Punggol^PAP	Puthucheary Sharael Tan, K M Teo, C H Yeo, W L
Sembawang^PAP	Lim, W K Mariam Ong, Y K Poh, L S Nair
Sengkang^WP	Chua, K W He, T R Lim, C W ~~Raeesah~~
Tampines^PAP	Baey, Y K ~~Cheng, L H~~ Choo, P C Koh, P K Masagos
Tanjong Pagar^PAP	Chan, C S Chua, S L Indranee Pereira Tan, S H
West Coast^PAP	Ang, W N Foo, M H Lee, T S Ong, S Y ~~Iswaran~~

Single Member Constituencies (SMCs)
Bukit Batok^PAP	Pillai
Bukit Panjang^PAP	Liang, E H
Hong Kah North^PAP	Khor, L S
Hougang^WP	Tan, L F
Kebun Baru^PAP	Kwek, H C
MacPherson^PAP	Tin, P L
Marymount^PAP	Gan, S H
Mountbatten^PAP	Lim, B C
Pioneer^PAP	Tay, T G
Potong Pasir^PAP	Sitoh, Y P
Punggol West^PAP	Sun, X L
Radin Mas^PAP	Yong, Y C
Yio Chu Kang^PAP	Yip, H W
Yuhua^PAP	Fu, H Y
Non-elected members
NCMP^PSP	Leong, M W Poa, K K
NMPs	Samad Ang, G H Chay, J J Cheng, H Y Hoon, H T Koh, L P Raj Shahira Tan, Y S

The party affiliation of each member is indicated right after the constituency/seat he or she represents. PAP: People's Action Party; WP: The Workers' Party; PSP: Progress Singapore Party
All of the leaders of the respective GRCs are in underline. MP(s) who is go on a leave of absence is in italic. NMPs do not belong to any party.

Other Current/Former MPs Nav Boxes: 14; 13; 12; 11; 10

Members of the 13th Parliament of Singapore (2015–2020)

Speaker: ~~Halimah Yacob~~→Tan, C J

Group Representation Constituencies (GRCs)
Aljunied^WP	Chen, S M Lim, S L Low, T K Faisal Singh
Ang Mo Kio^PAP	Ang, H K David Gan, T P Intan Koh, P K Lee, H L
Bishan–Toa Payoh^PAP	Chee, H T Chong, K H Ng, E H Saktiandi Teo, L M
Chua Chu Kang^PAP	Gan, K Y Low, Y L Yee, C H Zaqy
East Coast^PAP	Lee, Y S Lim, S S Maliki Tan, S N
Holland–Bukit Timah^PAP	de Souza Liang, E H Sim, A Vivian
Jalan Besar^PAP	Heng, C H Neo, L Phua, L P Yaacob
Jurong^PAP	Ang, W N Lee, T S Rahayu Tharman Tan, W M
Marine Parade^PAP	Fatimah Goh, C T Seah, K P Tan, C J Tong, C F
Marsiling–Yew Tee^PAP	Ong, T K Wong, S T Yam, Z M ~~Halimah~~
Nee Soon^PAP	Faishal Kwek, H C Lee, B W Ng, K K Shanmugam
Pasir Ris–Punggol^PAP	Ng, C M Puthucheary Sun, X L Teo, C H Teo, S L Zainal
Sembawang^PAP	Amrin Khaw, B W Lim, W K Ong, Y K Nair
Tampines^PAP	Baey, Y K Cheng, L H Choo, P C Heng, S K Masagos
Tanjong Pagar^PAP	Chan, C S Chia, S L Indranee Pereira Yong, Y C
West Coast^PAP	Foo, M H Iswaran Lim, H K Tay, T G

Single Member Constituencies (SMCs)
Bukit Batok^PAP	~~Ong, K H~~→Pillai
Bukit Panjang^PAP	Teo, H P
Fengshan^PAP	Chan, W L
Hong Kah North^PAP	Khor, L S
Hougang^WP	Png, E H
MacPherson^PAP	Tin, P L
Mountbatten^PAP	Lim, B C
Pioneer^PAP	Foo, C K
Potong Pasir^PAP	Sitoh, Y P
Punggol East^PAP	Chong, Y F
Radin Mas^PAP	Tan, C S
Sengkang West^PAP	Lam, P M
Yuhua^PAP	Fu, H Y
Non-elected members
NCMP^WP	Perera Tan, L F Goh, P S
NMPs	Azmoon Chia, Y Y Chua, K S Ganesh Kok, H L Kuik, S Y Mohan Tan, G K Thanaletchimi Arasu Foo, P Y Ho, W S Lim, S S Irshad Quay, S C Ong, L T Theseira Yip, P X

The party affiliation of each member is indicated right after the constituency he or she represents. PAP: People's Action Party; WP: The Workers' Party
NMPs do not belong to any party. There were two terms of NMPs in this parliament, with nine NMPs in each term.