Benjamin Pwee

Benjamin Pwee Yek Kwan
方月光

Secretary-General of the Democratic Progressive Party (Singapore)
Incumbent
Assumed office 31 March 2013
Chairman	Mohamad Hamim bin Aliyas
Deputy	Leung Wei Lit Wilfred
Preceded by	Seow Khee Leng
Personal details
Born	1968 (1968) (age 49) Singapore
Political party	Democratic Progressive Party (2011) Singapore People's Party (2011)
Alma mater	University of Cambridge National University of Singapore
Profession	Business Consultant, Politician

Benjamin Pwee Yek Kwan (Chinese: 方月光; pinyin: Fāng Yuè Guāng; born 1968) is a Singaporean politician. He has been the Secretary-General of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) since 31 March 2013.

Pwee was a member of the Singapore People's Party (SPP) from 2011 to 2012, and stood as a candidate for the party at the 2011 general election in the Bishan-Toa Payoh Group Representation Constituency (GRC).

Pwee was a recipient of a Singapore government Overseas Merit Scholarship and attended University of Cambridge. Upon returning from his studies, he served in Administrative Service of the Singapore Civil Service for eight years, holding various posts in the Ministry of Home Affairs and Ministry of Foreign Affairs. From 1995 to 1998, he was the First Secretary (Political and Economic Affairs) at the Singapore Embassy in Beijing, where he acted as interpreter and note-taker during Singapore's first Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew's visits to China. He was also involved in key projects like the Singapore-Suzhou Industrial Park and the PSA-Dalian Port Development projects. In both ministries, Pwee served under then-Deputy Prime Minister Wong Kan Seng.