Rachel Ong

Singaporean politician

王心妍

Ong in 2021

Member of Parliament
for West Coast GRC
(Telok Blangah)

Incumbent

Assumed office
10 July 2020Preceded byLim Hng Kiang (PAP)Majority4,662 (3.36%) Personal detailsBorn1972^[1]
SingaporePolitical partyPeople's Action PartyAlma materINSEAD
Tsinghua UniversityOccupation

Politician
businesswoman

Rachel Ong Sin Yen (Chinese: 王心妍; pinyin: Wáng Xīnyán; born 1972)^[1] is a Singaporean politician and businesswoman. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), she has been the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Telok Blangah division of West Coast GRC since 2020.^[1]

Education

Ong holds a Master of Business Administration degree from INSEAD and Tsinghua University.^[2]^[3]

Career

Ong is the chief executive of ROHEI, a learning and consulting partner operating in Singapore and Shanghai.^[2]^[4] She is also the founder and chairperson of Trybe, a registered charity aimed at helping youths.^[2]^[4]^[3]

Political career

Ong made her political debut in the 2020 general election when she joined a five-member People's Action Party (PAP) team contesting in West Coast GRC.^[5] On 10 July 2020, the PAP team in West Coast GRC won with 51.68% of the vote against the Progress Singapore Party,^[6] so Ong became a Member of Parliament representing the Telok Blangah ward of West Coast GRC.^[1]

Ong serves in the Government Parliamentary Committees for Defence, Foreign Affairs and Manpower.^[7] She is also a member of the Estimates Committee in Parliament,^[8] an adviser to the Telok Blangah grassroots organisations, and vice chairperson of the West Coast Town Council.^[9]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "MP | Parliament of Singapore".
^ ^a ^b ^c "Singapore GE2020: Profiles of PAP's new candidates". 25 June 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
^ ^a ^b https://www.parliament.gov.sg/docs/default-source/default-document-library/rachel-ong-cv-sep-2020.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}
^ ^a ^b "GE 2020: PAP introduces 4 more new candidates, including first female general". 26 June 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
^ "West Coast GRC To Be Contested By PAP's S. Iswaran & Desmond Lee, To Face PSP A-Team". 30 June 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
^ "Singapore GE: PAP narrowly wins West Coast GRC with 51.69pc of the vote". 11 July 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
^ "Government Parliamentary Committees". People's Action Party. 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
^ "Estimates Committee". Parliament of Singapore. 23 Sep 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
^ "Our Members of Parliament". West Coast Town Council. Retrieved 23 May 2021.

External links

Rachel Ong on Parliament of Singapore
Rachel Ong on Instagram

Parliament of Singapore
Preceded by Lim Hng Kiang	Member of Parliament for West Coast GRC (Telok Blangah) 2020 – present	Incumbent

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.