Poh Li San | |
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| 傅丽珊 | |
 Official portrait, 2021 | |
| Member of theSingapore Parliament forSembawang West SMC | |
| Assumed office 3 May 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Majority | 1,435 (6.36%) |
| Member of theSingapore Parliament forSembawang GRC | |
| In office 10 July 2020 – 15 April 2025 | |
| Preceded by | PAP held |
| Succeeded by | PAP held |
| Majority | 48,341 (34.58%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Poh Li San (1975-11-19)19 November 1975 (age 50) |
| Political party | People's Action Party |
| Alma mater | University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign (BS,BA) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | Republic of Singapore Air Force |
| Years of service | 1994–2010 |
| Rank | Major |
| Unit | 125 Squadron |
Poh Li San[a] (born 19 November 1975)[1][2] is a Singaporean politician. A member of the governingPeople's Action Party (PAP), she has been theMember of Parliament (MP) forSembawang West Single Member Constituency since 2025, and previously the Sembawang West division ofSembawang Group Representation Constituency between 2020 and 2025.[3][4]
A recipient of theSingapore Armed Forces Merit Scholarship (Women),[5] Poh was a helicopter pilot in theRepublic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) and the first femaleaide-de-camp toPresidentS. R. Nathan.[6] After leaving the RSAF in 2010, she joined theChangi Airport Group and rose to the position of Senior Vice President.[5]
Poh attendedDunman High School andTemasek Junior College[7] before graduating from theUniversity of Illinois Urbana–Champaign in 1998 with aBachelor of Science with highest honours degree in engineering and aBachelor of Arts withsumma cum laude and highest distinction degree ineconomics.[8] She was awarded the Bronze Tablet for graduating top 3% in her cohort.[9]
Poh was awarded the Singapore Armed Forces Merit Scholarship (Women) in 1994[5] and began her military career with theRepublic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) as a helicopter pilot after completing her education.[10] She flew theSuper Puma helicopter in 125 Squadron, Sembawang Airbase. Poh was aSearch and Rescue pilot and was part of theSAF Humanitarian and Relief mission toAceh following theBoxing Day Tsunami.[11]
In 2003, Poh assumed the role of Assistant Director of the Future Systems Technology Directorate under theMinistry of Defence (MINDEF) and led the development of the technologies and formulated long term force development strategies and new war-fighting concepts for theSAF.[12][13] In 2005, Poh was made Flight Commander of 125 Squadron, Sembawang Airbase.[8][12]
In July 2006, Poh was appointed to be the first femaleaide-de-camp to thenPresidentS. R. Nathan.[6] She was responsible for planning and organising state-level visits, meetings, ceremonies, and events.[5]
In May 2010, Poh left theRSAF and attained the rankMajor[12] and joinedChangi Airport Group.
Poh started her career inChangi Airport Group as Head, Budget Terminal in May 2010. She was in charge of the operations of theChangi Airport Budget Terminal.[8] From 2012 to 2017, Poh led the planning and development of the new Terminal 4 where many new innovations and technologies were implemented to improve passenger experience and productivity. She is the Senior Vice-President of Terminal 5 Systems and is responsible for the planning of specialised airport engineering systems for the new terminal.[8][11][14]
Poh joined the governingPeople's Action Party (PAP) as an activist in 2018. She served as agrassroots leader inSembawang GRC, where she helpedMember of Parliament (MP) andMinister for EducationOng Ye Kung in hisMeet-the-People Sessions every Monday in his Gambas Ward.[4] She was the chairman of thePAP Sembawang West Branch ofSembawang GRC and the Grassroots Advisor of Sembawang West Grassroots Organisations.
In the2020 general election, she was fielded as a candidate for the PAP inSembawang GRC alongsideOng Ye Kung,Vikram Nair,Lim Wee Kiak, andMariam Jaafar. The PAP team won with 67.29% of votes against theNational Solidarity Party.[15] In the14th Parliament of Singapore, she served as Deputy Chairperson of the Sustainability and Environment Government Parliament Committee (GPC), and was a member of the Transport GPC.
Poh was appointed as Vice-Chairperson of Sembawang Town Council (SBTC) in 2020.
Prior to the2025 Singaporean election, Poh's ward of Sembawang West was carved out of Sembawang GRC.[16] As a result, Poh left the GRC team to contest theSembawang West Single Member Constituency.[17] She won against theSingapore Democratic Party Secretary-GeneralChee Soon Juan with 53.18% of the vote.[18]
| Parliament of Singapore | ||
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Sembawang GRC 2020-2025 Served alongside:Vikram Nair,Lim Wee Kiak,Ong Ye Kung,Mariam Jaafar | Succeeded by |
| New constituency | Member of Parliament for Sembawang West SMC 2025-present | Incumbent |
