Yeo Wan Ling
{{Short description|Singaporean politician}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix = The Honourable
| name = Yeo Wan Ling
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| native_name = {{nobold|杨涴淩}}
| native_name_lang = zh-sg
| image = Yeo Wan Ling.jpg
| caption = Official portrait, 2021
| constituency_MP = Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC
(Punggol Shore)
| term_start = 3 May 2025
| term_end =
| parliament = Singapore
| predecessor = Herself
{{small|(Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC – Punggol Shore)}}
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| majority = 11,926 (10.34%)
| constituency_MP1 = Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC
(Punggol Shore)
| term_start1 = 10 July 2020
| term_end1 = 15 April 2025
| parliament1 = Singapore
| predecessor1 = Ng Chee Meng
{{small|(Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC – Punggol North)}}
| successor1 = Herself
{{small|(Punggol GRC – Punggol Shore)}}
| majority1 = 44,466 (28.30%)
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|7|14|df=y}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.parliament.gov.sg/mps/list-of-current-mps/mp/details/yeo-wan-ling|title=PARL | MP|website=www.parliament.gov.sg}}
| birth_place = Singapore
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| party = People's Action Party
| alma_mater = National University of Singapore (BSS)
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{{Family name hatnote|Yeo|lang=Chinese}}
Yeo Wan Ling ({{lang-zh|s=杨涴淩|p=Yáng Wǎnlíng}}; born 14 July 1976){{Cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/hellowanling/posts/thank-you-so-much-for-your-birthday-wishes-its-been-such-a-wonderful-day-and-wee/349735540049527/ |title=Thank you so much for your birthday wishes... |date=14 July 2021|access-date=31 January 2025 |website=Facebook }} is a Singaporean politician. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), she has been the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Punggol Shore division of Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC since 2020.
Education
Yeo studied at Raffles Girls' Secondary School and Raffles Junior College, and graduated with a Bachelor of Social Sciences in sociology and political science from the National University of Singapore.{{cite web |title=CaregiverAsia Team |url=https://thecaregivergroup.com/yeo-wan-ling/ |access-date=27 July 2020 |website=The Caregiver Group}}
Career
Yeo is currently the Assistant Secretary-General of National Trades Union Congress,{{Cite web |title=NTUC Secretary-General's Office |url=https://www.ntuc.org.sg/uportal/about-us/secretary-general-office |access-date=11 March 2025 |website=www.ntuc.org.sg |language=en}} overseeing NTUC's small and medium-sized enterprise unit, as well as its Women and Family Unit.{{Cite news |last=Baharudin |first=Hariz |date=21 August 2020 |title=Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC MP Yeo Wan Ling joins NTUC |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/politics/pasir-ris-punggol-grc-mp-yeo-wan-ling-joins-ntuc |access-date=11 March 2025 |work=The Straits Times |language=en |issn=0585-3923}} Prior to joining NTUC, she was the founder and chief executive officer of social enterprise Caregiver Asia; which aggregates freelance caregivers and care services for deployment into homes, healthcare institutes and welfare organisations. Before that, Yeo worked at the Economic Development Board as part of the global operations team.{{cite web |title=Singapore GE2020: Profiles of PAP's new candidates |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/politics/singapore-ge2020-profiles-of-paps-new-candidates |website=The Straits Times |access-date=27 July 2020 |date=25 June 2020}}
Yeo, as Assistant Secretary-General of the NTUC, is often called a labour MP by the Singapore media.{{cite news |last1=Chew |first1=Hui Min |title=GE2025: Labour MPs raise diverse issues, work hard behind the scenes, says Chan Chun Sing |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/ge2025-chan-chun-sing-ntuc-labour-mp-ng-chee-meng-5092536 |access-date=27 April 2025 |work=CNA |language=en}} In October 2024, ChannelNewsAsia noted that none of the labour MPs filed any questions or spoke during the parliamentary debate concerning the controversial deal to sell a controlling 51% stake in NTUC Enterprise subsidiary Income Insurance to Allianz.{{cite news |last1=Koh |first1=Fabian |title=Income-Allianz saga: Union leaders concerned about impact on NTUC’s standing, ties with government |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/ntuc-income-allianz-union-government-4684706 |access-date=27 April 2025 |work=CNA |language=en}}
References
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{{s-bef | before = Ng Chee Meng
| as = MP for Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC
(Punggol North)}}
{{s-ttl | title = Member of Parliament
for Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC
(Punggol Shore)
| years = 2020–2025}}
{{s-aft | after = Herself
| as = MP for Punggol GRC
(Punggol Shore)}}
{{s-bef | before = Herself
| as = MP for Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC
(Punggol Shore)}}
{{s-ttl | title = Member of Parliament
for Punggol GRC
(Punggol Shore)
| years = 2025–present}}
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{{14th Parliament of Singapore}}
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Category:Members of the Parliament of Singapore
Category:National University of Singapore alumni
Category:People's Action Party politicians
Category:Singaporean politicians of Chinese descent