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Introduction
Ong Ye Kung is a Singaporean politician who has been serving as Minister for Health since 2021. A member of the governing People’s Action Party (PAP), he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Sembawang Central ward of Sembawang GRC since 2015. Within the PAP, he holds the position of the party’s Central Executive Committee Assistant Treasurer.
Ong worked in the Ministry of Communications, Ministry of Trade and Industry, Singapore Workforce Development Agency, National Trades Union Congress, and Keppel Corporation prior to entering politics. He lost in the 2011 general election when he contested as part of a five-member PAP team in Aljunied GRC. In the 2015 general election, he contested again as a PAP candidate in Sembawang GRC and was elected. Before becoming Minister for Health, he was Minister for Education (2015–2018) and Minister for Transport (2020–2021). He is also a co-chair of the multi-ministerial committee set up by the government to manage the COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore.
Early life
| Name | Ong Ye Kung |
| Net Worth | $5 million |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Height | 1.68m |
| Age | 53 years |
Ong Ye Kung was born on November 15, 1969 (age 53 years) in Singapore. Ong’s father, Ong Lian Teng, was a Barisan Sosialis politician who was a Member of the Legislative Assembly for Bukit Panjang SMC from 22 October 1963 to 8 August 1965 and then as Member of Parliament from 9 August 1965 till 5 December 1966, when he resigned to protest the “undemocratic acts” of the PAP government. In an interview with The Straits Times in 2011, Ong noted that his father (who died in 2009) had been fully supportive of his decision to become involved in politics as a member of the PAP despite his own past involvement in opposition politics in Singapore.
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Ong was educated at Maris Stella High School and Raffles Junior College before he went to the London School of Economics, where he completed a Bachelor of Science in economics in 1991. In 1999, he completed a Master of Business Administration at the International Institute for Management Development in Lausanne, Switzerland.
Career
Ong Ye Kung started his career by serving in the Ministry of Communications from 1993 to 1999. From 2000 to 2003, he served as Director of Trade in the Ministry of Trade and Industry. He was also the Deputy Chief Negotiator for the Singapore–United States Free Trade Agreement, which was signed in May 2003. From 2002 to 2004, he was Principal Private Secretary to Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. Ong also served as the Chief Executive Officer of the Singapore Workforce Development Agency from 2005 to 2008. Following that, he joined the National Trades Union Congress as Assistant Secretary-General.
In the 2011 general election, Ong contested in Aljunied Group Representation Constituency (GRC) as part of a five-member People’s Action Party (PAP) team led by George Yeo. The PAP team lost to the Workers’ Party team led by Low Thia Khiang. This was the first time in Singapore’s history when the PAP lost a GRC in an election.
Following the 2011 general election, Ong continued to work at the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) and became Deputy Secretary-General in June 2011. He was also elected into the NTUC’s Central Committee later that year. In 2013, he left the NTUC and became Director of Group Strategy at Keppel Corporation.
In the 2015 general election, Ong joined the PAP team contesting in Sembawang GRC, which was considered ‘safer’ for him, and the PAP team won with 72% of the vote. Ong then became a Member of Parliament representing the Sembawang Central ward within Sembawang GRC.
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On 1 October 2015, Ong was appointed Senior Minister of State for Defence and Acting Minister for Education (Higher Education and Skills). On 1 November 2016, he was promoted to Second Minister for Defence while concurrently holding the portfolio of Minister for Education (Higher Education and Skills) alongside Ng Chee Meng, who was Minister for Education (Schools). In 2017, Ong moved a Bill in Parliament to confer the Singapore University of Social Sciences autonomous status.
On 1 May 2018, the two Education portfolios were merged into a single one; Ong took over the single portfolio as Minister for Education. On 27 July 2020, Ong relinquished his portfolio as Minister for Education and succeeded Khaw Boon Wan as Minister for Transport. In the lead-up to the 2020 general election, Ong was widely seen as one of the three leading candidates (along with Heng Swee Keat and Chan Chun Sing) to succeed Lee Hsien Loong as Prime Minister of Singapore
Wife
Ong Ye Kung is married to Diana Kuik Sin Leng, the daughter of real estate magnate Kuik Ah Han. They have two daughters. Ong’s maternal cousin, Xie Yao Quan, is also a PAP Member of Parliament representing the Jurong Central ward of Jurong GRC.
Ong Ye Kung net worth
How much is Ong Ye Kung worth? Ong Ye Kung’s net worth is estimated at around $5 million. His main source of income is from his career as a politician. Ong’s successful career has earned him a luxurious lifestyle and some fancy cars trips. He is one of the richest and most influential politicians in Singapore. However, on 23 April 2021, Ong was appointed co-chair of the multi-ministerial committee formed on 22 January 2020 to manage the COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore. Following a Cabinet reshuffle on 15 May 2021, Ong relinquished his portfolio as Minister for Transport and succeeded Gan Kim Yong as Minister for Health.
