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Gan Siow Huang was born on 1974 in Singapore, is a politician. Discover Gan Siow Huang's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is She in this year and how She spends money? Also learn how She earned most of networth at the age of 49 years old?
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Gan Siow Huang Height, Weight & Measurements
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Who Is Gan Siow Huang's Husband?
Her husband is Lee Jek Suen
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Gan Siow Huang Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Gan Siow Huang worth at the age of 49 years old? Gan Siow Huang’s income source is mostly from being a successful politician. She is from Singapore. We have estimated
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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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.
On 26 June 2020, Gan was officially introduced as a People's Action Party (PAP) candidate contesting in the 2020 general election. She contested in Marymount SMC against Ang Yong Guan of the Progress Singapore Party (PSP) and won with 55.04% of the vote, thus becoming the Member of Parliament representing Marymount SMC.
On 25 July 2020, Gan was appointed as Minister of State for Education and Minister of State for Manpower.
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 succeeded Brigadier-General Neo Hong Keat as Commander of the Air Power Generation Command on 5 October 2016. In July 2019, she was appointed Chief of Staff, Air Staff, succeeding Brigadier-General Tommy Tan Ah Han. On 1 March 2020, she resigned as Chief of Staff, Air Staff of the Republic of Singapore Air Force to stand for election in the 2020 general election.
Gan is married to Lee Jek Suen, a former Republic of Singapore Navy officer who now works at Jurong Port. They have three children. Gan is also a volunteer with the Girl Guides Singapore and a member of its executive committee in 2016 and 2017.
On 1 July 2015, Gan was promoted to the rank of Brigadier-General, becoming the first woman to hold a general rank and the highest ranking female officer in the Singapore Armed Forces. In a speech at a Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women forum held on 3 October 2015, Low Yen Ling cited Gan as "one notable example who smashed the 'brass ceiling' to become the first female general in the Singapore Armed Forces".
Gan started her career as a weapon systems officer in the Republic of Singapore Air Force. Throughout her military career, she held various command and staff appointments in the Air Force, including Commanding Officer of the 203 Squadron, Commander of Air Surveillance and Control Group, and Head of the Joint Manpower Department in the Ministry of Defence. She also received the Public Administration Medal (Silver) (Military) in 2013.
Gan subsequently went on to complete a Master of Business Administration degree in 2010, under the MIT Sloan School of Management's Fellows Program.
Gan was educated at Victoria Junior College before she received the Singapore Armed Forces Merit Scholarship (Women) in 1993 to study at the London School of Economics, from which she graduated in 1996 with a Bachelor of Science degree in economics. She had also attended the command and staff course at the New Zealand Defence College in 2003.
Gan Siow Huang PPA(P) (Chinese: 颜晓芳; pinyin: Yán Xiǎofāng; born 1974) 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.