Sylvia Lim

Sylvia Lim
林瑞莲
Lim in 2021
10th Chair of the Workers' Party
Assumed office
2 June 2003
Vice-ChairmanFaisal Manap
(since 2016)
Secretary-GeneralLow Thia Khiang (2001–2018)
Pritam Singh
(since 2018)
Preceded byTan Bin Seng
Member of Parliament
for Aljunied GRC
(Paya Lebar)
Assumed office
10 July 2020
Preceded byChen Show Mao
Member of Parliament
for Aljunied GRC
(Serangoon)
In office
7 May 2011 – 22 June 2020
Preceded byLim Hwee Hua
Succeeded byLeon Perera
Non-Constituency Member of the
11th Parliament of Singapore
In office
11 May 2006 – 18 April 2011
Preceded bySteve Chia
Succeeded byLina Chiam
Yee Jenn Jong
Gerald Giam
Personal details
Born (1965-03-28) 28 March 1965 (age 59)
Singapore
Political partyWorkers' Party
Alma mater
Occupation
  • Politician
  • Lawyer
  • Lecturer

Sylvia Lim Swee Lian (simplified Chinese: 林瑞莲; traditional Chinese: 林瑞蓮; pinyin: Lín Ruìlián; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lîm Sūi-liân; born 28 March 1965) is a Singaporean politician, lawyer, former police officer and Temasek Polytechnic law lecturer. A member of the opposition Workers' Party (WP), she had been Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Paya Lebar division of Aljunied GRC since 2020. Lim has been the chairwoman of the Workers' Party since 2003 .[1]

She had been a Non-Constituency Member of Parliament between 2006 and 2011 of the 11th Parliament of Singapore. She represented the Serangoon division of Aljunied GRC between 2011 and 2020.

Before entering politics, Lim had served in the Singapore Police Force and worked in Temasek Polytechnic as a law lecturer. One week after the 2011 general election, she announced that she would be resigning from her job at Temasek Polytechnic after 12 years of service by what she anticipated to be an increased workload after being elected as part of the Workers' Party team for Aljunied GRC. During the same year, Lim also re-entered the legal sector.[2] She is currently counsel at Peter Low Chambers LLC.[3]

  1. ^ "MP | Parliament Of Singapore - Ms Sylvia Lim". www.parliament.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 15 July 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Sylvia Lim to re-enter legal practice". Yahoo Singapore. Archived from the original on 31 March 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  3. ^ "Sylvia Lim Swee Lian". Peter Low Chambers LLC. 21 February 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2022.