Ang Hin Kee ( zh, s=洪鼎基, poj=Âng Téng-ki, p=Hóng Dǐngjī; born 22 October 1965) is a Singaporean former politician. A former member of the governing

People's Action Party The People's Action Party (PAP) is a major Conservatism, conservative political party in Singapore and is the governing contemporary political party represented in the Parliament of Singapore, followed by the opposition Workers' Party of Singap ...

(PAP), Ang was the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Cheng San–Seletar division of

Ang Mo Kio GRC The Ang Mo Kio Group Representation Constituency is a five-member Group Representation Constituency (GRC) in the North-East Region, Singapore, North-East Region of Singapore. It has 5 wards: Teck Ghee, Buangkok–Fernvale South, Seletar–Ser ...

between 2011 and 2020. From 2012 to 2018, Ang was the executive secretary of the Education Services Union (ESU). He is also serving as the Advisor to NTUC’s Freelancers and Self-Employed Unit, National Instructors and Coaches Association, National Taxi Association and National Private Hire Vehicles Association. Ang is the Chief Executive Officer of the Singapore National Co-operative Federation. Concurrently, he is also the Assistant Director-General of

National Trades Union Congress The National Trades Union Congress (NTUC), also known as the Singapore National Trades Union Congress (SNTUC) internationally, is the sole national trade union centre in Singapore. NTUC leads the labour movement of Singapore, comprising 59 affilia ...

(NTUC), and the Director of Governance, Risk, & Compliance within NTUC.

Early life and education

Ang was born in Singapore on 22 October 1965. He attended Kwong Avenue Primary School, graduating in 1977. He studied at Bartley Secondary School and

Jurong Junior College Jurong Junior College (JJC) was a junior college located in Jurong West, Singapore. It was the ninth junior college to be established by the Ministry of Education of Singapore. History Jurong Junior College was first situated at West Coast, ...

. Thereafter, he obtained a BA with honours from the

National University of Singapore The National University of Singapore (NUS) is a national university, national Public university, public research university in Singapore. It was officially established in 1980 by the merging of the University of Singapore and Nanyang University ...

in 1991.

Career

In May 1991, Ang joined the Police Headquarters in Singapore as a project and licensing officer. He held this position till December 1993. From February 1994 to September 1999, he served as manager of the

Singapore Tourism Board The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) is a statutory board under the Ministry of Trade and Industry of the Government of Singapore, tasked to promote the country's tourism industry. History The board was first established on 1 January 1964 and ...

. Subsequently, Ang worked at many other organisations, including the

Singapore Badminton Association Singapore Badminton Association (abbreviation: SBA) is the Sports governing body, national governing body for badminton in Singapore. It governs, encourages and develops the sport throughout the country. Founded in 1929, the SBA is an affilia ...

and the

Singapore Sports Council Sport Singapore (SportSG) is a statutory board under the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth of the Government of Singapore. It is the lead agency tasked with developing a holistic sports culture for the nation. History Sport Singapore was ...

. Since 2012, Ang has been working at the National Taxi Association as its advisor. He has also been the Education Services Union's Executive Secretary since the same year. He is also the Assistant Director-General of NTUC, and the Director of Governance, Risk, & Compliance within NTUC. In November 2020, Ang succeeded Dolly Goh as the Chief Executive Officer of the Singapore National Co-operative Federation, where he and his team drive programmes and initiatives to build stronger and resilient co-operatives in Singapore.

Political career

A member of the PAP, Ang was an MP for the Ang Mo Kio GRC from 7 May 2011, following the general election of that year. He is a member of the Ministry of Transport and the Ministry of Social and Family Development. In 2020, Ang did not run for the

2020 Singaporean general election General elections were held in Singapore on Friday, 10 July 2020 to elect 93 members to the Parliament of Singapore across Constituencies of Singapore, 31 constituencies. Parliament was Dissolution of parliament, dissolved and the general elect ...

, with an update from his former GRC team that he would be retiring.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ang, Hin Kee 1965 births Living people Singaporean Christians National University of Singapore alumni Republic Polytechnic alumni Members of the Parliament of Singapore People's Action Party politicians Singaporean politicians of Chinese descent