Teo Ser Luck | |
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Teo Ser Luck giving a speech at Park View Primary School in May 2008
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Minister of State, Ministry of Manpower | |
Assumed office 1 October 2015 Serving with Sam Tan Chin Siong |
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Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong |
Minister | Lim Swee Say |
Mayor of North East District | |
Assumed office 31 May 2009 |
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Preceded by | Zainul Abidin |
Member of Parliament for Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC (Punggol Central) |
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Assumed office 7 May 2011 |
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Preceded by | Charles Chong |
Majority | 45,914 (25.7%) |
Minister of State, Ministry of Trade and Industry | |
In office 21 May 2011 – 30 September 2015 |
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Member of Parliament for Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC (Punggol South) |
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In office 2 November 2006 – 19 April 2011 |
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Preceded by | Michael Lim |
Succeeded by | Gan Thiam Poh |
Majority | 61,704 (37.4%) |
Personal details | |
Born |
Singapore |
8 June 1968
Nationality | Singaporean |
Political party | People's Action Party |
Alma mater | Nanyang Technological University |
Occupation | Politician |
Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Teo Ser Luck (simplified Chinese: 张思乐; traditional Chinese: 張思樂; pinyin: Zhāng Sīlè; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tiuⁿ Su-lo̍k; born 8 June 1968) is a Singaporean politician. A member of the country's governing People's Action Party (PAP), he is currently a Minister of State at the Ministry of Trade and Industry and the Mayor of the North East District of Singapore. He has been a Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Pasir Ris-Punggol Group Representation Constituency since 2006.
After working at Nike Singapore and Coopers & Lybrand, Teo served as a Vice-President and Managing Director at Menlo Worldwide from 1995 to 2005. From 2005 to 2006, he was the Country Manager and General Manager at DHL Express Singapore. Teo was recognised as a "Young Global Leader" by the World Economic Forum in 2007 for his contributions to the business and community services sectors.
Teo was first elected to Parliament at the 2006 general election as a member of the PAP's six-member team in the Pasir Ris-Punggol Group Representation Constituency (GRC). The PAP team, which was led by the Minister for Defence, Teo Chee Hean, defeated the team from the Singapore Democratic Alliance by 113,322 votes (68.7%) to 51,618 (31.3%). In Parliament, Teo represents the Punggol Central ward within the constituency.