Lily Neo

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Dr
Lily Neo
MP
梁莉莉
Member of Parliament
for Jalan Besar GRC (Kreta Ayer-Kim Seng ward)
Assumed office
2 January 1997
Member of Parliament
for Tanjong Pagar GRC (Kreta Ayer-Kim Seng ward)
In office
27 April 2011 – 9 September 2015
Personal details
Born Lily Tirtasana Neo
(1953-08-12) August 12, 1953 (age 70)
Medan, Indonesia
Citizenship Singapore
Political party People's Action Party
Education Methodist High School (Penang)
Alma mater Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Profession doctor

Lily Tirtasana Neo (Chinese: 梁莉莉; pinyin: Liáng Lì Lì; born 12 August 1953) is a Singaporean medical practitioner and politician. A member of the People's Action Party (PAP), Neo is a Member of Parliament (MP) for the Kreta Ayer-Kim Seng Ward within Jalan Besar Group Representation Constituency (GRC).

Early life and education

Neo[1] was born in Medan, Indonesia on August 12, 1953.[2] She studied at Primary Thamrin Methodist School in Medan from 1961 to 1969. Thereafter, she attended Methodist High School in Penang and furthered her studies in Australia before graduating with MB Bch BAO; LRCPO and LRCSI Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland in 1980. [2]

Neo relinquished her Indonesian citizenship and has been a Singaporean for more than 35 years. Neo is married with two grown-up children who are both medical practitioners.

Career

After obtaining her medical degree, Neo became a self-employed medical practitioner, a job she has kept since 1982. She is also a member of the People's Action Party. [2]

Neo entered politics in 1996 and was elected to Parliament as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Kim Seng within Kreta Ayer-Tanglin Group Representation Constituency (GRC) during the Singapore General Election in January 1997. Subsequently, she served as an MP for Kreta Ayer-Kim Seng in Jalan Besar Group Representation Constituency for three consecutive terms (2001, 2006 & 2015) and Tanjong Pagar Group Representation Constituency for one term (2011).

At the 2011 General Elections, she moved to Tanjong Pagar GRC and was re-elected to serve as an MP for Kreta Ayer-Kim Seng as there was no electoral opposition in Tanjong Pagar. [3]

She has since returned to Jalan Besar GRC at the General Election 2015 when her ward was transferred back to the GRC.

Neo served as Chairperson for Tanjong Pagar Town Council until 2015 [4] and Deputy Chairperson for the Social and Family Development Government Parliamentary Committee. [5] Her current positions include serving as a Member for the Parliament House Committee and Transport Government Parliamentary Committee. [5]

Neo previously served as Chairperson for various Government Parliamentary Committees, Chairperson for Jalan Besar Town Council and Treasurer for PAP Women's Wing. [6]

Neo has supported social measures to support the low-income, particularly the elderly and young children. [7][8]

Personal life

Neo is married to obstetrician and gynaecologist Ben Neo. [9] They have two adult children and three grandchildren. Neo is a Christian and enjoys playing the piano, swimming and reading. [1][10][2]

See also

References

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