Amy Khor Lean Suan
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The Honourable Dr Amy Khor MP |
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| 许连碹 | |
| Senior Minister of State, Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources |
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Assumed office 1 October 2015 |
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| Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong |
| Minister | Masagos Zulkifli |
| Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Health |
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Assumed office 1 October 2015 |
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| Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong |
| Minister | Gan Kim Yong |
| Member of the Singapore Parliament for Hong Kah North SMC |
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Assumed office 7 May 2011 |
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| Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Manpower |
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In office 1 September 2013 – 30 September 2015 |
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| Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong |
| Minister |
Tan Chuan-Jin Lim Swee Say |
| Mayor of South West District | |
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In office 12 August 2004 – 26 May 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Yu-Foo Yee Shoon |
| Succeeded by | Low Yen Ling |
| Member of the Singapore Parliament for Hong Kah GRC (Hong Kah North) |
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In office 3 November 2001 – 18 April 2011 |
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| Personal details | |
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23 February 1958 Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia) |
| Nationality | Singaporean |
| Political party | People's Action Party |
| Alma mater |
National University of Singapore San Jose State University University of Reading |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Religion | Christianity |
Dr Amy Khor Lean Suan (simplified Chinese: 许连碹; traditional Chinese: 許連碹; pinyin: Xǔ Liánxuàn; born 23 February 1958) is a Malaysian-born Singaporean politician. A member of the country's governing People's Action Party (PAP), she is currently the Senior Minister of State in the Ministry of Health as well as in the Ministry of Manpower (with effect from 1 September 2013), and a Member of Parliament (MP) representing the single-member constituency of Hong Kah North.
Dr Khor was a valuer at the Property Tax Division from 1981 to 1987. She then served as a Senior Lecturer at the National University of Singapore from 1989 to 1999. From 1999 to 2004, she was an Executive Director at Knight Frank.
Dr Khor was elected to Parliament as a Member of Parliament (MP) for the Hong Kah Group Representation Constituency (Hong Kah GRC) at the 2001 general election. On 12 August 2004, she was appointed Mayor of the South West District (replacing Yu-Foo Yee Shoon).
At the 2006 general election, Dr Khor was re-elected as an MP for Hong Kah GRC. Following the election she was appointed a Senior Parliamentary Secretary at the Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources and the Chairman of the Feedback Unit alongside her role as Mayor of the South West District. She was also made a Deputy Government Whip in 2007. In 2010, Dr Khor was promoted to Minister of State at the Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources.
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