Amy Khor

Amy Khor Lean Suan (simplified Chinese: 许连碹; traditional Chinese: 許連碹; pinyin: Xǔ Liánxuàn; born 23 February 1958) is a Singaporean politician. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), she is appointed as the Senior Minister of State in the Ministry for Sustainability and the Environment and Ministry for Transport by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.

The Honourable Dr.

Amy Khor

MP
许连碹
Senior Minister of State,
Ministry for Transport
Assumed office
27 July 2020
Serving with Chee Hong Tat
Prime MinisterLee Hsien Loong
MinisterOng Ye Kung
ConstituencyHong Kah North SMC
Senior Minister of State,
Ministry for Sustainability and the Environment
Assumed office
27 July 2020
Prime MinisterLee Hsien Loong
MinisterGrace Fu
ConstituencyHong Kah North SMC
Senior Minister of State,
Ministry for the Environment and Water Resources
In office
1 October 2015 – 26 July 2020
Prime MinisterLee Hsien Loong
MinisterMasagos Zulkifli
Senior Minister of State,
Ministry for Health
In office
1 September 2013 – 26 July 2020
Prime MinisterLee Hsien Loong
MinisterGan Kim Yong
Senior Minister of State,
Ministry for Manpower
In office
1 September 2013 – 30 September 2015
Prime MinisterLee Hsien Loong
MinisterTan Chuan-Jin
Lim Swee Say
Minister of State,
Ministry for Manpower
In office
1 August 2012 – 31 August 2013
Prime MinisterLee Hsien Loong
MinisterVacant
Minister of State,
Ministry for Health
In office
21 May 2011 – 31 August 2013
Prime MinisterLee Hsien Loong
MinisterGan Kim Yong
Minister of State,
Ministry for the Environment and Water Resources
In office
1 November 2010 – 20 May 2011
Prime MinisterLee Hsien Loong
MinisterYaacob Ibrahim
Senior Parliamentary Secretary,
Ministry for the Environment and Water Resources
In office
30 May 2006 – 31 October 2010
Prime MinisterLee Hsien Loong
MinisterYaacob Ibrahim
Mayor of the South West District
In office
12 August 2004 – 26 May 2014
Preceded byYu-Foo Yee Shoon
Succeeded byLow Yen Ling
Member of the Singapore Parliament
for Hong Kah North SMC
Assumed office
7 May 2011
Preceded byPosition established
Member of the Singapore Parliament
for Hong Kah GRC
(Hong Kah North)
In office
3 November 2001 – 18 April 2011
Preceded byJohn Chen
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Personal details
Born (1958-02-23) 23 February 1958
Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
NationalitySingaporean
Political partyPeople's Action Party
Alma materNational University of Singapore
San Jose State University
University of Reading
OccupationPolitician
In this Chinese name, the family name is Khor.

She has been the Senior Minister of State in the Ministry for Health from 1 September 2013 to 26 July 2020, Ministry for the Environment and Water Resources from 1 October 2015 to 26 July 2020 and Ministry for Manpower from 1 September 2013 to 30 September 2015. She was the Minister of State in the Ministry for Manpower from 1 August 2012 to 31 August 2013, Ministry for Health from 7 May 2011 to 31 August 2013 and Ministry for the Environment and Water Resources from November 2010 to May 2011. She was the Senior Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry for the Environment and Water Resources from 21 May 2006 to 31 October 2010. She was also Mayor of the South West District from August 2004 to May 2014. [1] She has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Hong Kah North SMC since May 2011 and was the MP for Hong Kah GRC for Hong Kah North from November 2001 to April 2011.

Career

Khor was a valuer at the Property Tax Division from 1981 to 1987. She then served as a senior lecturer at the National University of Singapore from 1989 to 1999. From 1999 to 2004, she was an executive director at Knight Frank.

Political career

Khor was elected to Parliament as a Member of Parliament (MP) for the Hong Kah Group Representation Constituency (Hong Kah GRC) at the 2001 general election. On 12 August 2004, she was appointed Mayor of the South West District (replacing Yu-Foo Yee Shoon).[2][3]

At the 2006 general election, Khor was re-elected as an MP for Hong Kah GRC. Following the election she was appointed a Senior Parliamentary Secretary at the Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources and the chairman of the Feedback Unit alongside her role as Mayor of the South West District. She was also made a Deputy Government Whip in 2007. In 2010, Khor was promoted to Minister of State at the Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources.

At the 2011 general election, Khor was elected as the MP for the Hong Kah North Single Member Constituency. She defeated the Singapore People's Party's candidate Sin Kek Tong. Khor was made a Minister of State at the Ministry of Health and subsequently also served concurrently as the Minister of State at the Ministry of Manpower from 1 August 2012. From 1 September 2013, Khor was promoted to Senior Minister of State. She relinquished her appointment as Mayor of South West CDC on 27 May 2014, at the end of her Mayor's term. As of 2016, She continues to serve as the Senior Minister of State in the Ministries of Health[4] and of Manpower, and as the Deputy Government Whip.

In 2016, Khor appeared in the last episode of television drama You Can Be An Angel 2 giving out batches in appreciation for the nurses for the hard work. In 2017, Khor appeared in the fifth episode of television drama dialect series Eat Already? 2 as herself participating in rhythmic exercises and in the second episode of Eat Already? 3 promoting a healthy living habit.[5]

In 2018, Khor appeared in a special appearance in a television drama, You Can Be An Angel 3 where she appeared as a guest while Gan Kim Yong is the guest-of-honour giving out the Nurses Merit Award.

Education

Khor was educated at Alexandra Hill Primary School, Raffles Girls' School and Raffles Institution, before going on to the National University of Singapore where she completed a Bachelor of Science in estate management in 1981. In 1988, she completed a Master of Business Administration at San Jose State University. She then completed a Doctor of Philosophy in land management at the University of Reading in 1997.[6]

Personal life

Khor is married with three children. She is a Christian.[6]

References
  2. "About us". South West CDC. 10 August 2004. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
  3. "Dr Amy Khor eats fast, talks fast, shops fast". AsiaOne. Archived from the original on 12 December 2009. Retrieved March 28, 2011.
  4. "Q&A session on Tobacco Control with Senior Minister of State for Health, Dr Amy Khor". Facebook. REACHSingapore. Archived from the original on 20 September 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  5. govsingapore (24 March 2017), "Eat Already? 2" Episode 5《吃饱没？2》第五集, archived from the original on 20 September 2020, retrieved 22 November 2018
  6. "Parliament of Singapore". Archived from the original on 15 April 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
Parliament of Singapore
Preceded by
John Chen		 Member of Parliament
for Hong Kah GRC (Hong Kah North)
2001 – 2011		 Constituency redrawn
New constituency Member of Parliament
for Hong Kah North SMC
2011 – present		 Incumbent
Government offices
Preceded by
Yu-Foo Yee Shoon		 Mayor of the South West district
2004 – 2014		 Succeeded by
Low Yen Ling
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