Gan Siow Huang
Gan Siow Huang | |
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颜晓芳 | |
Gan in 2025 | |
| Member of the Singapore Parliament for Marymount SMC | |
| Assumed office 10 July 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | Gan Siow Huang 28 September 1974 |
| Party | People's Action Party |
| Spouse | Lee Jek Suen |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | London School of Economics (BS) New Zealand Defence College Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MBA) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | Republic of Singapore Air Force |
| Years of service | 1993–2020 |
| Rank | Brigadier-General |
| Commands | Chief of Staff – Air Staff Commander, Air Power Generation Command Head, Joint Manpower Department Commander, Air Surveillance and Control Group Commanding Officer, 203 Squadron |
Gan Siow Huang PPA(P) (born 28 September 1974) is a Singaporean politician and former brigadier-general who has served as Minister of State for Education and Minister of State for Manpower concurrently since 2020. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), she has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Marymount Single Member Constituency (SMC) since 2020.
Before entering politics, Gan served in the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) and attained the rank of Brigadier-General, becoming the first woman to hold a general rank in the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF). She served as Chief of Staff – Air Staff between 2019 and 2020.
Gan made her political debut in the 2020 general election as a PAP candidate in Marymount SMC, defeating Ang Yong Guan from the Progress Singapore Party (PSP) with 55.04% of the vote. After being elected, she was appointed Minister of State for Education and Manpower.