Goh Pei Ming
Goh Pei Ming | |
|---|---|
| 吴培铭 | |
Goh in 2025 | |
| Member of the Singapore Parliament for Marine Parade–Braddell Heights GRC | |
| Assumed office 23 April 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Majority | N/A (walkover) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1981 or 1982 Singapore |
| Political party | People's Action Party |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Cornell University (BEng) Stanford University (MS) King's College London (MA) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Singapore |
| Branch/service | Singapore Army |
| Years of service | 2001–2025[1][2] |
| Rank | Brigadier-General |
| Commands | Chief of Staff - Joint Staff Director of Joint Operations Head, Joint Plans and Transformation Department Commander, 3rd Division |
Goh Pei Ming (Chinese: 吴培铭; pinyin: Wú Péimíng; born 1981 or 1982)[3] is a Singaporean politician and former brigadier-general and chief of staff of Singapore Armed Forces. A member of the ruling People's Action Party (PAP), he is a Member of Parliament representing Marine Parade–Braddell Heights Group Representation Constituency (GRC) for the 15th Parliament of Singapore after a walkover was declared for the constituency in the 2025 Singaporean general election. Goh will represent the division of Marine Parade in his constituency.
Education
Goh received his early education at Fengshan Primary School.[4] He subsequently attended Dunman High School and Victoria Junior College where he was awarded the Wong Hung Khim trophy, VJC's highest award.[3] He was a President Scout. After junior college, he was awarded the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) Overseas Scholarship and obtained a bachelor’s degree (summa cum laude) in Civil Engineering from Cornell University, followed by a master's degree in Defence Studies from King's College London and a master's degree in Management Science and Engineering from Stanford University.[1]
Career
Goh also served on various Board appointments. He was a member of the Board of Governors for Temasek Polytechnic from 2020-2023, Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA) from 2024-2025, DSO National Laboratories from 2024-2025 and Defence Collective Singapore from 2024-2025. He also served on the Advisory Panel for REACH, the Government's feedback unit, from 2022-2024.
Military career
Upon completion of his studies, Goh returned to Singapore Armed Forces to serve in the Army as an Infantry officer. In 2010, shortly after his wedding, Goh was deployed to Kandahar, Afghanistan for seven months, attached to a US division overseeing deployments, intelligence updates and risk assessments in the area.[2] He attended the Joint Services Command and Staff College in the UK and was awarded the Top International Student.
Throughout his military career, Goh held several key appointments such as the Director of Joint Operations (DJO), Commander 3rd Singapore Division and the Head of Joint Plans and Transformation Department (JPTD). [1] He previously also commanded the 3rd Singapore Infantry Brigade (3 SIB) and the 3rd Battalion, Singapore Infantry Regiment (3 SIR). He has also served as the Army Attache in the Singapore Embassy based in Jakarta, Indonesia.
He chaired the National Day Parade (NDP) organising committee in 2022, the first full scale NDP after the COVID-19 safe distancing measures were first implemented in 2020.[1] During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, he was involved in the SAF's effort to manage the outbreak in the foreign workers dormitories, for which he was awarded the Public Administration Medal (Silver) (COVID-19). Before he left the Army on 31 March 2025, he was the Chief of Staff - Joint Staff, assisting the Chief of Defence Force to oversee and implement a plethora of organisation-wide plans and initiatives.[2] He was concurrently the SAF Inspector-General and MINDEF Chief Sustainability Officer.
Political career
Goh last served as the chairman of the Kampong Chai Chee Community Club Management Committee and concurrently as the Vice-Chairman of the Kampong Chai Chee Citizens’ Consultative Committee.[2]
After he left the Singapore Armed Forces, he joined the People's Action Party on 1 April 2025.[3] He was eventually fielded with Tin Pei Ling, Diana Pang, Faishal Ibrahim, and Seah Kian Peng to contest at Marine Parade–Braddell Heights Group Representation Constituency in the 2025 Singaporean general election, replacing former anchor minister Tan See Leng who left the GRC to helm Chua Chu Kang GRC replacing Gan Kim Yong who was sent to helm Punggol GRC.[5][6] As there was no opposition to the team's candidacy, a walkover was declared on Nomination Day on 23 April 2025.[7] As such, Goh would be serving as a Member of Parliament in the 15th Parliament of Singapore after the General Election on 3 May 2025.
Goh was appointed as Minister of State of Home Affairs and Social and Family Development in aftermath of the 2025 general elections.[8]
Personal life
Goh married his primary school classmate in 2009. Together, they have three children.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d "SAF Chief of Staff Goh Pei Ming steps down ahead of GE2025". The Straits Times. 1 April 2025. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
- ^ a b c d e "Former BG and PAP new face Goh Pei Ming hopes to bring community and military experiences together". The Straits Times. 18 April 2025. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
- ^ a b c "武装部队参谋长吴培铭离职 或参加来届大选". www.zaobao.com.sg (in Simplified Chinese). Retrieved 23 April 2025.
- ^ "'Newcomer to politics but not a newcomer to East Coast': Goh Pei Ming at PAP event in Fengshan". mothership.sg. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
- ^ "Marine Parade MPs told about Tan See Leng leaving 'later rather than sooner': Seah Kian Peng". The Straits Times. 24 April 2025. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
- ^ "Veteran Marine Parade leader & ex-MP Goh Chok Tong endorses Goh Pei Ming, new MP for Marine Parade-Braddell Heights". mothership.sg. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
- ^ "GE2025: PAP retains Marine Parade-Braddell Heights GRC with no contest; first walkover since 2011". The Straits Times. 23 April 2025. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
- ^ Yap, Sara (21 May 2025). "Singapore Cabinet 2025". www.prestigeonline.com. Retrieved 2 July 2025.