Yaw Shin Leong

Yaw Shin Leong
饶欣龙
Yaw during a rally speech in 2011
Member of the Singapore Parliament
for Hougang SMC
In office
7 May 2011 – 14 February 2012
Preceded byLow Thia Khiang
Succeeded byPng Eng Huat
Majority6,780 (29.63%) (2011)
Personal details
Born(1976-06-02)2 June 1976
Singapore
Died10 November 2023(2023-11-10) (aged 47)
Beijing, People's Republic of China
Political partyIndependent
Other political
affiliations
Worker's Party
(2001–2012)
Spouse
Lau Wang Lin
(m. 2008)
Children2
ResidenceSingapore
EducationMBA (University of Western Sydney), BA (National University of Singapore)
Occupation
  • Businessman
  • Former Politician
AliasesAmos Rao[1]

Yaw Shin Leong (Chinese: 饶欣龙; pinyin: Ráo Xīnlóng; 2 June 1976 – 10 November 2023) was a Singaporean businessman and former politician. A former member of the opposition Worker's Party (WP), he was a Member of Parliament representing the constituency of Hougang SMC between 2011 and 2012.

Yaw has been expelled from the Worker's Party from 15 February 2012 with immediate effect, citing 'indiscretions in personal life' as reasons for expulsion.

  1. ^ Chin, Michelle (15 November 2023). "Former Workers' Party MP Yaw Shin Leong dies at 47" – via The Straits Times.