Gan Siow Huang | |
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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 Lawrence Wong |
| 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 Lawrence Wong |
| 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)[1] 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 |
Gan Siow Huang PPA(P) (Chinese: 颜晓芳; pinyin: Yán Xiǎofāng; born 1974)[1] 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.
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.