Age, Biography and Wiki
Seah Kian Peng was born on 5 December, 1961 in State of Singapore, is a Singaporean politician. Discover Seah Kian Peng's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 63 years old?
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63 years old |
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Sagittarius |
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5 December 1961 |
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5 December |
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State of Singapore |
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Singapore
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He is a member of famous politician with the age 63 years old group.
Seah Kian Peng Height, Weight & Measurements
At 63 years old, Seah Kian Peng height not available right now. We will update Seah Kian Peng's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Who Is Seah Kian Peng's Wife?
His wife is Jean Yap
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Jean Yap |
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2 |
Seah Kian Peng Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Seah Kian Peng worth at the age of 63 years old? Seah Kian Peng’s income source is mostly from being a successful politician. He is from Singapore. We have estimated Seah Kian Peng's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Pending |
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Under Review |
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Not Available |
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politician |
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Timeline
Seah Kian Peng (born 5 December 1961) is a Singaporean politician who has been serving as Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore since 2023.
Seah then left NTUC for piling and engineering firm Sum Cheong Corporation between 1994 and 1996.
He returned to the public sector in 1996 to head NTUC Healthcare and NTUC Media successively, before being appointed as the chief operating officer of NTUC FairPrice in 2001, then as the chief executive officer of NTUC FairPrice in 2010.
A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Braddell Heights division of Marine Parade GRC since 2006.
Seah was born into a family of six, consisting of his father, a line worker in a printing firm and his mother, a housewife who took on sewing gigs to supplement the family income, and himself, the third out of the four children.
Seah studied at Raffles Institution before he received a Colombo Plan scholarship to study at the University of New South Wales.
Upon graduation with a first class honours degree in building, Seah returned to Singapore to complete his National Service, then worked in a government-linked company, Indeco Engineers, before joining the Singapore Civil Service.
Seah was seconded to the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) to do corporate planning and start NTUC Healthcare's chain of pharmacies.
Seah was fielded as a People's Action Party (PAP) candidate for Marine Parade GRC in the 2006 general election, and was elected as Member of Parliament for Marine Parade GRC (Braddell Heights ward) in a walkover for the 11th Parliament.
On 10 March 2010, Vivian Balakrishnan, Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports, suggested that Seah to work out a private member's bill to propose amendments to the Maintenance of Parents Act.
After establishing a 10-person workgroup to look at the proposal, the bill was introduced on 18 October 2010 and was passed on 23 November 2010.
Seah was appointed as CEO of NTUC Fairprice from 2010 to 2022 and as chairperson of Social and Family Development Government Parliamentary Committee (GPC) in the 14th Parliament.
He served as Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore between 2011 and 2016.
Seah was re-elected in Marine Parade Group GRC in the 2011 and 2015 general elections when the PAP team was challenged by the National Solidarity Party and Workers' Party respectively.
In Parliament, Seah served as Deputy Speaker from October 2011 to January 2016.
In April 2020, Seah attracted controversy during the COVID-19 pandemic, when he "played the role of a safe distancing ambassador" during the government-imposed "circuit breaker" lockdown.
On 21 July 2023, it was announced that Seah will be nominated to be the next Speaker of Parliament by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong after the previous speaker Tan Chuan-Jin resigned.
Seah was elected as Speaker on 2 August 2023.
In his first speech after his election as Speaker, he urged that all members of the parliament must be vigilant in personal conduct and serve the people.
Seah is married to Jean Yap and they have two children.
