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Cheng Li Hui PBM (Chinese: 钟丽慧; pinyin: Zhōng Lìhuì; born 1976) is a Singaporean businesswoman and former politician. A former member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), she was the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Tampines East division of Tampines GRC between 2015 and 2023.
Jul 18, 2023 · Cheng Li Hui resigned from parliament and party after having an "inappropriate relationship" with Speaker Tan Chuan-Jin since 2020. She was a "talk less, do more" MP for Tampines GRC, with a background in engineering and business.
- Matthew Mohan
- She helped her father in grassroots activities while in secondary school. She said previously that in secondary school, she had accompanied her grassroots volunteer father on grassroots activities.
- She became a Tampines MP in 2015. Ms Cheng started volunteering in Tampines East in early 2015 and was fielded in PAP’s Tampines GRC team in the general election later that year.
- She was appointed deputy district adviser to the PAP Women’s Wing in 2016. Ms Cheng was appointed deputy district adviser to the PAP Women’s Wing in 2016, along with Ms Cheryl Chan, Ms Joan Pereira, Ms Rahayu Mahzam and Ms Sun Xueling.
- She is an independent director of supermarket chain Sheng Siong. Ms Cheng was appointed as an independent director of Sheng Siong in December 2021. She served on the board of NTUC Foodfare in 2019 until it merged with NTUC Fairprice in September 2019.
- She helped out her father at the grassroots in secondary school. She said previously that in secondary school, she had accompanied her grassroots volunteer father on grassroots activities.
- She became a Tampines MP in 2015. Ms Cheng started volunteering in Tampines East in early 2015 and was fielded in the PAP’s Tampines GRC team in the general election later that year.
- She was appointed Deputy District Advisor in the PAP Women’s Wing in 2016. Ms Cheng was appointed Deputy District Advisor in the PAP Women’s Wing in 2016, along with Ms Cheryl Chan, Ms Joan Pereira, Ms Rahayu Mahzam and Ms Sun Xueling.
- She is an independent director of supermarket chain Sheng Siong. Ms Cheng was appointed as an independent director of Sheng Siong in December 2021. Prior to this, she served on the board of NTUC Foodfare in 2019 until it merged with NTUC Fairprice in September 2019.
Aug 19, 2023 · Cheng Li Hui, a Tampines GRC MP, and Tan Chuan-Jin, the Speaker of Parliament, have resigned over their extramarital relationship. PM Lee Hsien Loong accepted their resignations and said the PAP has to maintain high standards of propriety and personal conduct.
Jul 17, 2023 · Tampines GRC MP Cheng Li Hui announces her resignation from the People's Action Party and Parliament in a letter to Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. Mr Lee accepts her resignation and thanks her for her service.
Jul 17, 2023 · The pair, who are both PAP members, quit their positions and the party after PM Lee learned of their relationship in 2020. Mr Tan was the Speaker of Parliament and Ms Cheng was a Tampines GRC MP.
