Lily Neo
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The Honourable Dr Lily Neo MP |
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| 梁莉莉 | |
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Assumed office 11 September 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Herself (Tanjong Pagar GRC, Kreta Ayer-Kim Seng) |
| Member of Parliament for Jalan Besar GRC (Kreta Ayer-Kim Seng) |
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| Personal details | |
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Lily Tirtasana Neo August 12, 1953 Medan, Indonesia |
| Citizenship | Singapore |
| Political party | People's Action Party |
| Education | Methodist High School (Penang) |
| Alma mater | Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland |
| Profession | Doctor, Politician |
Lily Tirtasana Neo (Chinese: 梁莉莉; pinyin: Liáng Lì Lì; born 12 August 1953) is a Singaporean medical practitioner and politician. A member of the People's Action Party (PAP), Neo is a Member of Parliament (MP) for the Kreta Ayer-Kim Seng constituency within Jalan Besar Group Representation Constituency (GRC).
Neo was born in Medan, Indonesia on August 12, 1953. She studied at Primary Thamrin Methodist School in Medan from 1961 to 1969. Thereafter, she attended Methodist High School in Penang and furthered her studies in Australia before graduating with MB Bch BAO; LRCPO and LRCSI Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland in 1980.
Neo relinquished her Indonesian citizenship and has been a Singaporean for more than 35 years. Neo is married with two children who are both medical practitioners.
After obtaining her medical degree, Neo became a self-employed medical practitioner, a job she has kept since 1982. She is also a member of the People's Action Party.
Neo entered politics in 1996 and was elected to Parliament as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Kim Seng within Kreta Ayer-Tanglin Group Representation Constituency (GRC) during the Singapore General Election in January 1997. Subsequently, she served as an MP for Kreta Ayer-Kim Seng in Jalan Besar Group Representation Constituency for three consecutive terms (2001, 2006 & 2015) and Tanjong Pagar Group Representation Constituency for one term (2011).
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