Eric Chua

{{Infobox officeholder

| honorific-prefix = The Honourable

| honorific-suffix = {{post-nominals|list=PBM}}

| image = Eric Chua.png

| caption = Chua in 2024

| name = Eric Chua

| native_name = {{nobold|蔡瑞隆}}

| native_name_lang = zh

| parliament = Singapore

| constituency_MP = Queenstown SMC

| term_start = 3 May 2025

| term_end =

| predecessor = Constituency established

| successor =

| majority = 16,017 (62.26%)

| parliament1 = Singapore

| constituency_MP1 = Tanjong Pagar GRC

| term_start1 = 10 July 2020

| term_end1 = 15 April 2025

| predecessor1 = PAP held

| successor1 = PAP held

| majority1 = 32,470 (26.26%)

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|5|27|df=y}}

| birth_place = Singapore

| party = People's Action Party

| alma_mater =

| occupation = Politician

| spouse =

| children = 1

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}}

Eric Chua Swee Leong {{post-nominals|post-noms=PBM}} ({{lang-zh|s=蔡瑞隆|p=Cài Ruìlóng|first=poj}}; born 27 May 1979){{Cite web|url=https://www.parliament.gov.sg/mps/list-of-current-mps/mp/details/eric-chua-swee-leong|title = MP | Parliament of Singapore}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1367021277005621&id=505239163183841&set=a.505634616477629&locale=ps_AF |title=Happy Birthday Eric Chua... |date=27 May 2021|access-date=17 April 2025 |website=Facebook }} is a Singaporean politician who has been serving as Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Culture, Community and Youth and Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Social and Family Development concurrently since 2022.{{Cite web|url=https://www.pmo.gov.sg/Newsroom/Changes-to-Cabinet-and-Other-Appointments-June-2022|title=Changes to Cabinet and Other Appointments (June 2022)|date=6 June 2022|website=Prime Minister's Office Singapore}} A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) representing Queenstown SMC since 2025, and previously the Queenstown division of Tanjong Pagar GRC between 2020 and 2025.

Prior to entering politics, Chua served in the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) and had been actively volunteering in grassroots activities with the People's Association (PA) in Tanjong Pagar GRC.

He made his political debut in the 2020 general election as part of a five-member PAP team contesting in Tanjong Pagar GRC and won 63.13% of the vote.

Education

A recipient of the Public Service Commission Local Merit Scholarship, Chua completed a bachelor's degree in communication studies at the Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information at Nanyang Technological University. For his postgraduate studies, he received a grant under the Fulbright Program and completed a master's degree in communication management at the Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism at the University of Southern California.{{cite web |title=Parliamentary Secretary, Mr Eric Chua |url=https://www.msf.gov.sg/about-MSF/our-people/Pages/Parliamentary-Secretary-Mr-Eric-Chua.aspx |website=Ministry of Social and Family Development |access-date=15 July 2021}} He is also an elected member of the Phi Kappa Phi honor society for academic excellence.{{Cite web |title=Mr Eric Chua 蔡瑞隆 |url=https://www.parliament.gov.sg/docs/default-source/default-document-library/cv-for-parliament-(210704).pdf}}

Career

= Civil career =

Chua had worked for 17 years in the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) and Ministry of Home Affairs. He held the rank of colonel in the SCDF and had served as head of operations of the 1st SCDF Division and commander of the 3rd SCDF Division.{{cite news |date= 29 June 2020|title= Singapore GE2020: Two new faces in PAP's Tanjong Pagar GRC team led by Chan Chun Sing|url= https://www.straitstimes.com/politics/singapore-ge2020-two-new-faces-in-paps-tanjong-pagar-grc-team|access-date= 14 July 2020}} He was also the director of the SGSecure Programme Office.

= Political career =

Chua was a grassroots volunteer in Tanjong Pagar GRC for 15 years, focusing on helping youths from poorer family backgrounds,{{cite news|date= 29 June 2020|title= GE2020: PAP announces Tanjong Pagar, Radin Mas line-up; no Chia Shi-Lu, Sam Tan|url= https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/ge2020-pap-tanjong-pagar-grc-radin-mas-smc-chia-shi-lu-sam-tan-12879420|access-date= 14 July 2020|archive-date= 8 July 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200708150343/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/ge2020-pap-tanjong-pagar-grc-radin-mas-smc-chia-shi-lu-sam-tan-12879420|url-status= dead}}{{cite news |date= 26 June 2020|title= PAP unveils new faces for July 10 General Election|url= http://www.newfortunetimes.com/pap-unveils-new-faces-for-july-10-general-election/|access-date= 14 July 2020}} and had been the Chairman of the People's Association Youth Movement's Central Youth Council. Chua received the Commendation Medal in 2017 and the Public Service Medal in 2019.

Chua was announced as a People's Action Party (PAP) candidate contesting as part of the five-member PAP team in Tanjong Pagar GRC during the 2020 general election. After the PAP team won with 63.13% of the vote against the Progress Singapore Party,{{cite news |date= 11 July 2020|title= GE2020 official results: PAP wins Tanjong Pagar GRC with 63.13% of votes, PSP has 36.87%|url= https://www.straitstimes.com/politics/ge2020-results-pap-wins-tanjong-pagar-grc-with-6313-per-cent-of-votes-psp-has-3687-per-cent|access-date= 14 July 2020}} Chua became a Member of Parliament representing the Queenstown ward of Tanjong Pagar GRC.

On 27 July 2020, he was appointed Parliamentary Secretary at the Ministry of Social and Family Development and Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth. On 13 June 2022, Chua was promoted as Senior Parliamentary Secretary at the Ministry of Social and Family Development and Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth.{{Cite news |date=6 June 2022 |title=Tan Kiat How, Eric Chua and Rahayu Mahzam to be promoted in latest Cabinet changes |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/politics/tan-kiat-how-eric-chua-and-rahayu-mahzam-to-be-promoted |access-date=5 May 2025 |work=The Straits Times |language=en |issn=0585-3923}}

In the 2025 general election, Chua contested in the newly carved out Queenstown SMC. He won the election against Mahaboob Batcha from the People's Alliance for Reform with 81.13% of the vote, the largest margin in the election.{{Cite web |title=ELD {{!}} 2025 Parliamentary General Election Results |url=https://www.eld.gov.sg/finalresults2025.html |access-date=5 May 2025 |website=www.eld.gov.sg}}

Personal life

Chua is married and has one child. On 3 February 2022, Chua revealed he tested positive for COVID-19.{{cite web |last1=Abu Baker |first1=Jalelah |title=MPs for East Coast, Tanjong Pagar GRCs test positive for COVID-19 |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/tan-kiat-how-eric-chua-mp-east-coast-tanjong-pagar-covid19-2479136 |website=CNA |access-date=6 February 2022 |date=4 February 2022}}