Yeo Guat Kwang

In this Chinese name, the family name is Yeo.
Yeo Guat Kwang
杨木光
Member of the Singapore Parliament
for Ang Mo Kio GRC
(Ang Mo Kio–Hougang)
In office
7 May 2011 – 25 August 2015
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byDarryl David (PAP)
Member of the Singapore Parliament
for Aljunied GRC
(Aljunied–Hougang)
In office
3 November 2001 – 19 April 2011
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Member of the Singapore Parliament
for Cheng San GRC
(Punggol South)
In office
2 January 1997 – 18 October 2001
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Personal details
Born (1961-01-27) 27 January 1961
State of Singapore
Political partyPeople's Action Party
(1997–2015)
Alma materNational University of Singapore
National Institute of Education

Yeo Guat Kwang (Chinese: 杨木光; pinyin: Yáng Mùguāng; born 27 January 1961) is a Singaporean former politician. A former member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he was the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Punggol South division of Cheng San Group Representation Constituency (GRC) from 1997 to 2001, the MP representing the Aljunied–Hougang division of Aljunied GRC from 2001 to 2011, and the MP representing Ang Mo Kio–Hougang division of Ang Mo Kio GRC between 2011 and 2015.

Education

Yeo attended The Chinese High School and Nanyang Junior College,[1] before graduating from the National University of Singapore in 1986 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in social sciences.

He subsequently went on to complete a postgraduate diploma in education at the National Institute of Education at the Nanyang Technological University in 1987.[1]

He also completed a joint programme at the NUS Business School and Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy with a Master in Public Administration and Management degree in 2013.[2]

Career

Education

Yeo started his career in 1987 as a teacher at Nanyang Junior College,[1] and in 1991, he became a Head of Department at Anderson Secondary School.[1] From 1993 to 1996, he was a Specialist Inspector for Chinese at the Ministry of Education.[1]

Labour movement

In 1997, he joined the labour movement as an Executive Secretary for the Building Construction and Timber Industries Employees Union (BATU).[1] In 2001, he moved on to become the Executive Secretary for Singapore Industrial and Services Employees Union (SISEU).[1] In 2007, he became the Executive Secretary for the Amalgamated Union of Statutory Board Employees (AUSBE).[1]

In January 2014, Yeo was appointed Assistant Secretary-General (ASG) in the NTUC,[3][4] which has close ties with the Singapore government.

In December 2016, Yeo was promoted to Assistant Director-General in NTUC.[5][6]

Yeo is also the chairman of the NTUC's Migrant Workers' Centre, which was set up in 2009.[7] He is also the head of the Centre for Domestic Employees,[7] and the director for Workplace Safety and Health.[8]

Yeo was president of the Consumers Association of Singapore (CASE), a consumer advocacy group founded by the NTUC,[9] until June 2012.[10]

Political career

Yeo joined as the fifth member of Cheng San GRC and managed to obtain 54.8% of the votes which he became a Member of Parliament for Cheng San GRC of Punggol South ward from 1997 to 2001.[11]

In 2001, he joined a 5th member PAP team in Aljunied GRC as his former Punggol South ward was absorbed to the latter's GRC which resulted in a walkover in 2001 general election,[12] and was re-elected with a 56.09% in the 2006 general election,[13] and became a Member of Parliament for Aljunied GRC for Aljunied—Hougang ward from 2001 to 2011 and joined a 6th member PAP team for Ang Mo Kio GRC as his ward was moved to Ang Mo Kio GRC and obtained 69.33% in the 2011 general election became a Member of Parliament for Ang Mo Kio GRC for Ang Mo Kio—Hougang ward from 2011 to 2015. During the 2015 general election, he left Ang Mo Kio GRC as he was replaced by newcomer Darryl David and led the PAP team (with mostly newcomers) for Aljunied GRC replacing Chan Hui Yuh (who backed out from the race due to personal commitments),[14][15][16][17][18][19] but his team lost to the Workers' Party team consists of Low Thia Kiang, Pritam Singh, Sylvia Lim, Muhamad Faisal Manap and Chen Show Mao with 50.96% of the votes which forced a recount.[20][21] It was revealed that Yeo's ward Serangoon and Murali Pillai's Paya Lebar ward was ahead of the Workers' Party.

Prior to 2020 general election, he retired from politics. He is currently a board member at the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore.[22]

Civil career

Yeo also used to be a board member at the Public Utilities Board, Land Transport Authority, and SPRING Singapore.[23]

Private sector

Yeo currently holds directorships in Asiagate Holdings and SIIC Environment Holding.[23]

He was previously a director in other private companies, including Neo Group, Asia Water Technology, HLH Group, Japan Foods Holding, Grandwork Interior, Eco3 Tech & Engineering, Advance SCT, NAFA-Asiagate Education Corporation, Eco-World Biotechnology, Esplanade, China Gaoxian Fibre Fabric Holdings, Singapore Chinese Orchestra, and United Envirotech.[23]

Personal life

Yeo is of Teochew descent, where his ancestral hometown is Chaoan District, Chaozhou.[24]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Yeo Guat Kwang". Parliament of Singapore. 2 August 2012. Archived from the original on 5 August 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  2. ^ "Guat Kwang Yeo: Executive Profile & Biography". Bloomberg. Archived from the original on 24 June 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Labour Movement appoints new Assistant Secretaries-General". Today. Singapore. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  4. ^ "The Labour Movement appoints new assistant Secretaries-General". Ntuc.org.sg. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  5. ^ Toh, Yong Chuan (23 December 2016). "New leadership tier created in NTUC". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 9 August 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  6. ^ "NTUC unveils scheme to aid SME employees". Singapore Business Review. 13 April 2017. Archived from the original on 8 August 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  7. ^ a b Toh, Yong Chuan (18 December 2016). "A centre with heavyweight backers". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 9 August 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  8. ^ Seow, Joanna (27 January 2014). "Employers have a duty to ensure proper safety measures are in place: Yeo Guat Kwang". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 9 August 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  9. ^ "CASE's relationship with NTUC". The Online Citizen. 11 May 2008. Archived from the original on 9 August 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  10. ^ "Lim Biow Chuan elected President of CASE". Channel NewsAsia. 23 June 2012. Archived from the original on 9 August 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  11. ^ "ELD | 1997 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  12. ^ "ELD | 2001 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
  13. ^ "Singapore Parliamentary General Election 2006 > Aljunied GRC". sg-elections.com. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  14. ^ "PAP announces candidate line-up for Ang Mo Kio GRC, Sengkang West, Hougang SMC for coming General Election". TODAY. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  15. ^ "Juggling activist work, motherhood took a toll on Chan". TODAY. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
  16. ^ U-Wen, Lee (28 August 2015). "GE2015: PAP sets out to win back Aljunied GRC". The Business Times. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  17. ^ "GE2015: PAP Aljunied GRC candidates tuck into orh luak on walkabout". The Straits Times. 2 September 2015. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
  18. ^ "GE2015: PAP unveils its Aljunied GRC team". The Straits Times. 28 August 2015. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
  19. ^ "GE2015: Yeo Guat Kwang, four newcomers make PAP's Aljunied GRC team". TODAY. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
  20. ^ "GE2015: Recount underway for Aljunied GRC, margin less than 2 per cent". The Straits Times. 12 September 2015. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  21. ^ "GE2O15: Workers' Party retains Aljunied GRC with 50.95 per cent of the vote". The Straits Times. 12 September 2015. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  22. ^ "AGRI-FOOD & VETERINARY AUTHORITY OF SINGAPORE". gov.sg. Archived from the original on 9 August 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  23. ^ a b c "Yeo Guat Kwang, National Trades Union Congress: Profile & Biography". Bloomberg. Archived from the original on 9 August 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  24. ^ "Yeo Guat Kwang" (PDF). Teochewfederation.sg. p. 37. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
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