Gan Siow Huang

Gan Siow Huang
颜晓芳
Gan in 2016
Minister of State for Education
Assumed office
27 July 2020
Serving with Sun Xueling (2020–2022)
Prime MinisterLee Hsien Loong
Lawrence Wong
MinisterLawrence Wong
(2020–2021)
Chan Chun Sing
(2021–present)
Preceded byChee Hong Tat
Minister of State for Manpower
Assumed office
27 July 2020
Prime MinisterLee Hsien Loong
Lawrence Wong
MinisterJosephine Teo
(2018–2021)
Tan See Leng
(2021–present)
Preceded byZaqy Mohamad
Member of Parliament
for Marymount SMC
Assumed office
10 July 2020
Preceded byConstituency established
Majority2,225 (10.08%)
Personal details
Born1974 (age 49–50)[1]
Singapore
Political partyPeople's Action Party
SpouseLee Jek Suen
Children3
EducationLondon School of Economics (BS)
New Zealand Defence College
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MBA)
OccupationPolitician
Military service
Branch/serviceRepublic of Singapore Air Force
Years of service1993–2020
RankBrigadier-General
CommandsChief 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.

  1. ^ a b "MP | Parliament of Singapore".