Did you know Cheryl Chan is a politician from Singapore? This piece lets you know Cheryl Chan’s net worth and other information you need. But then, who is Cheryl Chan?
Cheryl Chan’s Net Worth In 2023-2024
How much is Cheryl Chan worth? Cheryl Chan’s net worth is estimated at around $5 million. Her main source of income is from her primary work as a politician. She stands at an appealing height of 1.60m and has a good body weight which suits her personality.
Biography
Cheryl Chan Wei Ling PBM was born in 1976 and is 47 years old. She is best known as a Singaporean politician and businesswoman. A member of the governing People’s Action Party (PAP), she has been the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Fengshan division of East Coast GRC since 2020 and previously Fengshan SMC between 2015 and 2020.
Chan attended Singapore Chinese Girls’ School and Catholic Junior College before graduating from the Nanyang Technological University in 1999 with a Bachelor of Applied Science with an honors degree in materials engineering.
She subsequently went on to complete a Master of Business Administration degree at the Macquarie Graduate School of Management in 2004. She was awarded the Nanyang Outstanding Young Alumni Award in 2016.
Cheryl Chan is currently Head of APAC Clean Hydrogen, Linde plc (Gas & Engineering). She is responsible for identifying market and technology trends in Clean Hydrogen and developing strategies for business growth for APAC.
Prior to joining Linde in 2007, Chan worked at Kulicke & Soffa, a design and manufacturing company for semiconductor, LED, and electronic assembly equipment. She spent several years in technical roles and as a process engineering manager before becoming a product marketing manager.
On 27 August 2015, the People’s Action Party (PAP) announced that Chan would contest the revived Fengshan SMC in the 2015 general election. Chan was elected into Parliament when she defeated Dennis Tan of the Workers’ Party and clinched 57.5% of the electorate’s valid votes.
Leading up to the 2020 general election, the Electoral Boundaries Review Committee updated Singapore’s electoral boundaries, in which Fengshan SMC would be absorbed into East Coast GRC.
Chan would contest in the 2020 general election under the PAP’s ticket in East Coast GRC against the Workers’ Party, alongside Heng Swee Keat, Maliki Osman, Jessica Tan, and Tan Kiat How.
On 11 July 2020, Cheryl Chan and the PAP team were declared elected Members of Parliament for East Coast GRC after garnering 53.41% of the valid votes. She was then appointed Chairperson of the National Development Government Parliamentary Committee (GPC) in the 14th Parliament.