Lim Biow Chuan
Lim Biow Chuan | |
|---|---|
| 林谋泉 | |
 Official portrait, 2021 | |
| Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore | |
| In office 25 January 2016 – 23 June 2020 Serving with Charles Chong | |
| Speaker | Halimah Yacob Tan Chuan-Jin |
| Preceded by | Seah Kian Peng |
| Succeeded by | Jessica Tan Christopher de Souza |
| Member of Parliament for Mountbatten SMC | |
| In office 7 May 2011 – 15 April 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Gho Sze Kee |
| Majority | 10,479 (47.68%) |
| Member of Parliament for Marine Parade GRC | |
| In office 6 May 2006 – 7 May 2011 | |
| Preceded by | PAP held |
| Succeeded by | PAP held |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 May 1963[1][2] Colony of Singapore |
| Political party | People's Action Party |
| Alma mater | National University of Singapore (LLB) |
Lim Biow Chuan (Chinese: 林谋泉; pinyin: Lín Móuquán; born 22 May 1963)[1][2] is a Singaporean lawyer and former politician who served as Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore between 2016 and 2020. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he was the Member of Parliament (MP) representing Mountbatten Single Member Constituency (SMC) from 2011 to 2025, having previously represented the Mountbatten division of Marine Parade Group Representation Constituency (GRC) between 2006 and 2011. Lim was appointed as Marine Parade Town Council (MPTC) Chairman since 2015.
Education
[edit]Lim studied at Victoria School and Temasek Junior College before he went on to the National University of Singapore's Faculty of Law, where he completed a Bachelor of Laws.[3] When he was in university, he was a classmate of Sylvia Lim, who later became a MP for the opposition Workers' Party (WP).[4]
Career
[edit]Lim served as the president of the Consumers Association of Singapore (CASE) from 2012 to 2021, and was the only politician to serve on the central committee of a non-governmental organisation (NGO).[5][6] He was succeeded by Melvin Yong.
In 2013, Lim was appointed as a member of Singapore's Data Protection Advisory Committee.[7]
Legal career
[edit]Lim has been a practising lawyer since 1989. He is a senior partner in Derrick Wong & Lim BC LLP and has been appointed as a Notary Public and Commissioner for Oaths.[8]
Political career
[edit]Lim entered politics during the 2006 general elections when he joined the People's Action Party (PAP) team contesting in Marine Parade GRC. The PAP team won the contest with a walkover and Lim served the Mountbatten ward.
In 2011, Mountbatten SMC was created from the ward. Lim, being the incumbent MP for the ward, contested the SMC and won.[9]
On 25 January 2016, Lim was elected Deputy Speaker of Parliament along with Charles Chong.[10] He stepped down from that role after the 2020 general election.
During the 2025 general election, it was announced that Lim would step down from politics.[9]
Incident
[edit]In 2010, the press reported that Lim showed support for film director Jack Neo over his controversial extramarital affair, saying, "Since he is remorseful over this incident, he should be forgiven. Actually, a man who has a good career development, like himself, would find such scenarios unavoidable".[11] Lim later stated that he had been misquoted by the press.[11]
Personal life
[edit]Lim is married and has two daughters.[12] He has been serving as a church leader since 1993.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "MP | Parliament of Singapore".
- ^ a b "Parliament of Singapore : MP Lim Biow Chuan's CV". Parliament of Singapore. Archived from the original on 14 December 2014. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ "VS145 Speech Day" (PDF). Victoria School.
- ^ Lim, Biow Chuan (28 July 2020). "Met Sylvia Lim at the Istana during the swearing in ceremony for Cabinet Ministers..." Facebook. Archived from the original on 21 September 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
- ^ "Lim Biow Chuan elected President of CASE". Channel NewsAsia. 23 June 2012. Archived from the original on 9 August 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
- ^ "CASE Central Committee (2015 - 2018)". CASE. Archived from the original on 7 August 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
- ^ "6 new members appointed to Data Protection Advisory Committee". AsiaOne. 28 January 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- ^ Lim, Biow Chuan. "CV Lim Biow Chuan (May 2016)" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 July 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
- ^ a b Loi, Esther; Ng, Keng Gene (20 April 2025). "GE2025: PAP's Gho Sze Kee to contest Mountbatten; 4-term MP Lim Biow Chuan to step down". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
- ^ "Charles Chong, Lim Biow Chuan elected as Deputy Speakers". Archived from the original on 27 January 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
- ^ a b "Backseat frolics backfire". The Star. 13 March 2010. Archived from the original on 16 March 2010. Retrieved 13 April 2010.
- ^ a b Lim, Biow Chuan. "Lim Biow Chuan - About". Facebook. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
