Hany Soh

{{Infobox officeholder

| honorific-prefix = The Honourable

| honorific-suffix =

| image = File:Hany Soh.jpg

| caption = Official portrait, 2021

| name = Hany Soh

| native_name = {{nobold|苏慧敏}}

| native_name_lang = zh

| birth_date = {{birth_date_and_age|1987|6|24|df=y}}

| birth_place = Singapore

| constituency_MP = Marsiling–Yew Tee GRC

| term_start1 = 10 July 2020

| term_end1 =

| predecessor1 = Ong Teng Koon

| successor1 =

| majority1 = {{plainlist|

2020: 29,123 (26.36%)
2025: 51,862 (46.96%)

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| party = People's Action Party

| alma_mater = University of Liverpool (LLB)

| occupation = {{hlist|Politician|lawyer}}

| spouse =

| children = 2

| relatives =

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Hany Soh Hui Bin ({{lang-zh|s=苏慧敏|p=Sū Huìmǐn}}; born 24 June 1987){{Cite web|url=https://www.parliament.gov.sg/mps/list-of-current-mps/mp/details/hany-soh-hui-bin|title=MP | Parliament of Singapore}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/hanysoh/posts/celebrated-my-birthday-a-day-in-advance-with-my-family-yesterday-had-a-rather-am/909212611010701/ |title=Celebrated my birthday a day in advance with my family yesterday... |date=24 June 2024|access-date=29 December 2024 |website=Facebook }} is a Singaporean politician and lawyer. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), she has been the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Woodgrove division of Marsiling–Yew Tee GRC since 2020.

Education

Soh attended Bendemeer Secondary School under the Normal (Academic) stream before graduating from Temasek Polytechnic after her O-Level with a diploma in law and management.{{cite news |last= |first= |date= 24 June 2020|title= PAP's new GE2020 candidate Hany Soh is a Normal-stream student-turned-lawyer|url= https://www.asiaone.com/singapore/paps-new-ge2020-candidate-hany-soh-normal-stream-student-turned-lawyer|work= |location= |access-date= 13 July 2020}}{{cite news |last= |first= |date= 28 June 2020|title= Singapore GE2020: Lawrence Wong continues to head PAP's Marsiling-Yew Tee GRC team, new face Hany Soh replaces Ong Teng Koon|url= https://www.straitstimes.com/politics/singapore-ge2020-lawrence-wong-continues-to-head-paps-marsiling-yew-tee-grc-team-new-face|work= |location= |access-date= 13 July 2020}}{{cite news |last= |first= |date= |title= Hany Soh|url= https://www.msclawcorp.com/hany-soh/|work= |location= |access-date= 13 July 2020}}

She subsequently went on to complete a Bachelor of Laws degree at the University of Liverpool in 2011.

Career

=Legal career=

Soh joined MSC Law Corporation in 2016 and became its director in 2017.

=Political career=

Following her graduation in 2011, Soh had been a volunteer, along with other grassroots members of Bukit Panjang with the support of Teo Ho Pin, Mayor of North West District.{{cite news|last= |first= |date= 24 June 2020|title= GE2020: PAP's new prospective candidates include former public servants, lawyer and banker|url= https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/ge2020-pap-new-candidates-public-servants-lawyer-banker-12864856|work= |location= |access-date= 13 July 2020|archive-date= 13 July 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200713124023/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/ge2020-pap-new-candidates-public-servants-lawyer-banker-12864856|url-status= dead}}

In 2013, she was called to the Singapore Bar as an Advocate and Solicitor of the Supreme Court. In 2014, she established the first Community Legal Clinic in a Residents' Committee centre.

Soh joined the governing People's Action Party (PAP) and served as a member of the PAP HQ Executive Committee between 2017 and 2018.

During the 2020 general election, Soh was fielded as part of a four-member PAP team contesting in Marsiling–Yew Tee GRC. On 5 July, during her election campaign, she fell and fractured her foot.{{cite news |last= |first= |date= 6 July 2020|title= PAP Marsiling-Yew Tee GRC new candidate Hany Soh fractures foot during house visits|url= https://mothership.sg/2020/07/hany-soh/|work= |location= |access-date= 13 July 2020}}{{cite news |last= |first= |date= 7 July 2020|title= PAP new face Hany Soh fractures foot on house visits|url= https://www.pressreader.com/singapore/the-straits-times/20200707/281771336477150|work= |location= |access-date= 13 July 2020}} She and the PAP team in Marsiling–Yew Tee GRC were eventually elected into Parliament after defeating the opposition Singapore Democratic Party with 63.18% of the vote.{{cite news |last= |first= |date= 11 July 2020|title= GE2020 official results: PAP team led by Lawrence Wong beats SDP in Marsiling-Yew Tee with 63.18% of votes|url= https://www.straitstimes.com/politics/ge2020-official-results-pap-team-led-by-lawrence-wong-beats-sdp-in-marsiling-yew-tee-with|work= |location= |access-date= 13 July 2020}}

Soh was appointed as Vice-Chairperson for Marsiling-Yew Tee Town Council (MYTTC) since 2020.

References

External links

[https://www.parliament.gov.sg/mps/list-of-current-mps/mp/details/hany-soh-hui-bin Hany Soh] on Parliament of Singapore
[https://www.facebook.com/hanysoh/ Hany Soh] on Facebook

{{s-bef | before = Alex Yam

| before2 = Ong Teng Koon

| before3 = Halimah Yacob

| before4 = Lawrence Wong

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{{s-ttl | title = Member of Parliament for
Marsiling–Yew Tee GRC

| years = 2020–present

| alongside =
(2020-2025): Alex Yam, Zaqy Mohamad, Lawrence Wong
(2025-present): Alex Yam, Zaqy Mohamad, Lawrence Wong

}}

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Category:1987 births