Shawn Huang | |
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黄伟中 | |
 Official portrait, 2021 | |
| Member of theSingapore Parliament forWest Coast–Jurong West GRC | |
| Assumed office 3 May 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Majority | 29,509 (19.98%) |
| Member of theSingapore Parliament forJurong GRC | |
| In office 10 July 2020 – 15 April 2025 | |
| Preceded by | PAP held |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Majority | 60,501 (49.24%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Shawn Wei Zhong Ingkiriwang (1982-07-19)19 July 1982 (age 43) |
| Political party | People's Action Party |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | United States Air Force Academy (BS) |
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| Military service | |
| Branch/service | Republic of Singapore Air Force |
| Years of service | 2000–2018 |
| Rank | Lieutenant-Colonel |
Shawn Huang Wei Zhong[a]PBM (néIngkiriwang; born 19 July 1982)[1][2][3] is a Singaporean politician. A member of thePeople's Action Party (PAP), he has been theMember of Parliament (MP) for theTaman Jurong division ofWest Coast–Jurong West Group Representation Constituency (GRC) since 2025. He had previously represented theJurong Spring division ofJurong GRC between 2020 and 2025.
Huang has also been serving as Senior Parliamentary Secretary with theMinistry of Manpower andMinistry of Finance since 2025.[4] Prior to entering politics, he served as anF-16 fighter pilot in theSingaporean Air Force (RSAF) between 2000 and 2018. He has also been a director at Tasek Jurong, a charity organisation, since 2014.
Huang graduated with aBachelor of Science inaeronautical engineering from theUnited States Air Force Academy in 2006.[5] In 2015, he was awarded the Lee Kuan Yew Scholarship.[6]
Huang[7] joined theRepublic of Singapore Air Force as a pilot trainee in 2001 and has over 1,000 flying hours on theCT4B,S211,A-4 Super Skyhawk andF-16 Fighting Falcon. He held several staff and operational appointments and was the Commanding Officer of the140 Squadron.
On 14 September 2017, Huang was the parade commander for PresidentHalimah Yacob's inauguration ceremony held atthe Istana.[8][9]
On 9 August 2018, Huang was the parade commander for Singapore's 53rdNational Day Parade, in conjunction with theRepublic of Singapore Air Force's 50th anniversary.[1]
Huang was fielded for the2020 general election as one of five candidates representing thePeople's Action Party (PAP) inJurong GRC.[10] On 11 July 2020, Huang was declared an elected Member of the14th Parliament.[11]
On 13 May 2024, Huang was appointed as senior parliamentary secretary in theMinistry of Education andMinistry of Finance.[12]
Public criticism arose over confusion surrounding Huang's change of surname prior to the2020 Singaporean general election. Of Chinese Indonesian descent, Huang's birth name wasShawn Wei Zhong Ingkiriwang. According to Huang, his great-grandfather, anIndonesian Chinese, had changed the original Chinese surname "Huang" to the moreIndonesian-sounding "Ingkiriwang", as Chinese Indonesians facedsocial and political pressure to adopt Indonesian-style names.[13]
In 1989, Huang executed adeed poll in Singapore to revert to the original surname "Huang". However, due to what he described as administrative confusion, he continued to be publicly identified as "Ingkiriwang" as late as 2018, including when he served as parade commander for Singapore's 53rdNational Day Parade (NDP).[14] Another controversy emerged over Huang's conduct during that same NDP rehearsal, where reports alleged that he had thrown lunch boxes at a fellow military volunteer after not receiving his own. Huang later denied the allegation, stating that he had returned the lunch boxes politely, with twowarrant officers (WOs) serving as witnesses.[1]
Huang came under public scrutiny again during the campaign for the2025 Singaporean general election, after grassroots volunteers fromTaman Jurong, a ward under his charge, were reported to have attempted to disrupt and harassProgress Singapore Party (PSP) candidates conducting walkabouts. The incident followed the circulation online, on 30 April, of leakedWhatsApp messages from a group named "TJ PAP".[15] On this occasion, Huang declined to comment and limited interactions on his social media platforms, while the group was later disbanded.[16]
In 2019, Huang was awarded thePublic Service Medal.[17]
Huang is married with two children.[18][19]
| Parliament of Singapore | ||
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament forJurong GRC 2020–2025 | Constituency abolished |
| New constituency | Member of Parliament for West Coast–Jurong West GRC 2025–present Served alongside: (2025–present):Desmond Lee,Ang Wei Neng,Hamid Razak,Cassandra Lee | Incumbent |
