Sylvia Lim

Sylvia Lim
林瑞莲
Official portrait, 2021
10th Chair of the Workers' Party
Assumed office
2 June 2003
Vice-ChairmanFaisal Manap
Secretary-GeneralLow Thia Khiang
Pritam Singh
Preceded byTan Bin Seng
Member of Parliament
for Aljunied GRC
Assumed office
7 May 2011
Preceded byPAP held
Majority
  • 2011: 12,460 (9.44%)
  • 2015: 2,626 (1.92%)
  • 2020: 28,485 (19.90%)
  • 2025: 25,783 (19.42%)
Non-Constituency Member of the
11th Parliament of Singapore
In office
11 May 2006 – 18 April 2011
Preceded bySteve Chia
Succeeded byLina Chiam
Yee Jenn Jong
Gerald Giam
Personal details
BornSylvia Lim Swee Lian
(1965-03-28) 28 March 1965
PartyWorkers' Party
Spouse
(m. 2025)
Alma mater
Occupation
  • Politician
  • lawyer
  • lecturer
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Sylvia Lim Swee Lian (born 28 March 1965) is a Singaporean politician and lawyer who has served as the chairperson of the Workers' Party since 2003. Lim has been the Non-Constituency Member of Parliament (NCMP) between 2006 and 2011. She has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Paya Lebar division of Aljunied Group Representation Constituency (GRC) since 2020.

Before entering politics, Lim had served in the Singapore Police Force (SPF) and worked as a law lecturer. One week after the 2011 general election, she announced that she would be resigning from her job after 12 years on account of what she anticipated to be an increased workload after her election to Parliament. During the same year, Lim also re-entered the legal sector. She is currently serving as counsel at Peter Low Chambers LLC.