Lee Bee Wah

Er. Dr.
Lee Bee Wah
李美花
Member of the Singapore Parliament
for Nee Soon GRC
(Nee Soon South)
Assumed office
7 May 2011
Member of the Singapore Parliament
for Ang Mo Kio GRC
(Nee Soon South)
In office
6 May 2006 – 18 April 2011
Personal details
Born (1960-10-06) 6 October 1960
Johor, Malaysia
Nationality Singaporean
Political party People's Action Party
Alma mater Nanyang Technological University
University of Liverpool
Profession Engineer, Politician
Religion Buddhism
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Lee.

Lee Bee Wah (Chinese: 李美花; pinyin: Lǐ Měi Huā; born 6 October 1960) is a Singaporean politician. A member of the country's governing People's Action Party (PAP), she currently serves as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Nee Soon Group Representation Constituency (GRC) for the ward of Nee Soon South since 2011.[1] She previously served as MP for Ang Mo Kio GRC (Nee Soon South) from 2006 until her ward was carved out from the GRC for the formation of Nee Soon GRC in 2011. She has been an MP since 2006.[2]

Early life

Lee was born 6 October 1960, in Johor, Malaysia.[3] Her family was of "humble background", and both her parents were rubber planters.[4]

Education

Lee received her primary education at Kiow Min Chinese Primary School and subsequently studied at Sekolah Dato' Dol Said, Notre Dame Convent, and Gajah Berang. Lee attended the National University of Singapore in 1981-1982 before attending the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) where she completed a B.Eng. degree in Civil Engineering in 1985.[3][5] She then attended the University of Liverpool in 1989–1990 where she attained a M.Sc. degree in Engineering.

Described by her university as a "passionate" alumna, Lee started the Class of 1985 Pioneer Fund, a fundraising scheme which generated a few million dollars for academic incentives. In 1997, she became the NTU School of Civil & Environmental Engineering Alumni Association (NTU CEEAA)'s President, until 2008. She was the recipient of the 2000 Nanyang Technological University Alumni Service Award by NTU. In 2006, Lee received the Nanyang Alumni Achievement Award from NTU. The same year, the Cambodian Government presented to her the Royal Government Gold Medal.

In 2011, the University of Liverpool presented to her an Honorary Doctorate. She was awarded the Nanyang Distinguished Alumni Award from NTU in 2012.[6]

Professional career

An engineer by training, in 1996, Lee established LBW Consultants LLP.[7] Her firm was acquired by global engineering consultancy Meinhardt Group in 2014 where she is currently Joint Managing Director for their Singapore office.[8] Prior to joining politics, Lee was also a senior engineer at St. Construction and an assistant project manager at Wing Tai.[3] She served as president of the Institution of Engineers Singapore from 2008-2010.[9] She serves on the Board of Directors of TEE International Ltd, an engineering firm.[10]

Politics

A current member of parliament (MP) in Singapore and the People's Action Party,[4] Lee served as MP for Ang Mo Kio GRC from 2006 till 2011, and has been serving as MP for Nee Soon GRC since 2011.[3] She is also the secretary of the PAP Women's Wing.[4] She is currently the Chairman of the Government Parliamentary Committee for National Development as well as for the Environment and Water Resources.[2] Lee also presided over the Singapore Table Tennis Association (STTA)[6] till stepping down in 2014.[11] The Dr Lee Bee Wah Cup, organised by the STTA, is named in her honour.[12]

Personal life

Lee is married with two children. She is a Buddhist.[3] In 2007, she adopted a stray dog named Blackie, or Xiao Hei. It went missing for a brief period in 2013, causing panic amongst residents in Lee's GRC. The dog was later found.[13] In May 2012, Lee purchased a 570 square feet (53 m2) apartment in Katong for a discounted price of S$826,000.[14]

References

  1. ↑ "Member's Profile - Lee Bee Wah". Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Profile for Er Dr Lee Bee Wah" (PDF). Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Er Dr Lee Bee Wah . 李美花 . லீ பீ வா". Parliament of Singapore. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  4. 1 2 3 "Lee Bee Wah". People's Action Party. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  5. ↑ Ming John, Tie Hock (14 Mar 2013). "Nanyang Distinguished Alumni Award Recipient (2012)". Nanyang Technological University. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  6. 1 2 "Nanyang Distinguished Alumni Award Recipient". Nanyang Technological University. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  7. ↑ "LBW Consultants LLP". Retrieved 15 June 2014.
  8. ↑ http://papneesoon.sg/connect/er-dr-lee-bee-wah/
  9. ↑ Chang, Rachel (6 February 2010). "Lee Bee Wah to step down as engineers' institute head". The Straits Times. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  10. ↑ "Corporate Profile". TEE International Ltd. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  11. ↑ Chua, Siang Yee (15 August 2014). tennis: Lee Bee Wah to end six-year tenure as STTA president "Table tennis: Lee Bee Wah to end six-year tenure as STTA president" Check |url= value (help). The Straits Times. Singapore Press Holdings. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  12. ↑ "Dr Lee Bee Wah Cup". Singapore Table Tennis Association. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  13. ↑ Tiong, Sabrina (8 May 2013). "Found: MP's missing dog".
  14. ↑ "MP Lee Bee Wah buys $826k Katong apartment by Tee Homes". AsiaOne. 12 May 2012.

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