Don Wee Boon Hong ( zh, s=黄文鸿, p=Huáng Wénhóng; born 1976) is a Singaporean accountant and former politician. A member of the governing

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(PAP), he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Brickland division of Choa Chu Kang GRC since 2020.

Education

Wee attended Nan Hua High School and Ngee Ann Polytechnic. After completing his

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, Wee completed a Bachelor of Accountancy degree as a part-time student. He subsequently went on to complete a

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degree at the

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and a

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degree at the

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. Wee had also taken an executive education programme at

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's John F. Kennedy School of Government.

Career

Wee joined a local bank as a non-executive staff after completing his full-time

as an officer in the

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's Armoured Regiment. In 2020, Wee was reportedly a senior vice president at United Overseas Bank. Wee is also a member of the Institute of Mental Health's visitors' board. Wee is also serving in Nan Hua High School's school advisory committee and doing pro bono work with the Office of the Public Guardian. Wee was elected into the Council of the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants in May 2019. Wee had worked at

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and United Overseas Bank between 1998 and 2018. He is a Chartered Accountant (Singapore), Fellow Certified Practising Accountant (CPA Australia) and ASEAN Chartered Professional Accountant. He also completed the Chartered Valuer and Appraiser Programme in 2018.

Politics

Wee was fielded in the 2020 general election to contest in

Chua Chu Kang GRC The Chua Chu Kang Group Representation Constituency is a four-member Group Representation Constituency located in the western area of Singapore. The GRC has four wards: Chua Chu Kang, Tengah, Keat Hong and Brickland. Only a small portion of t ...

on the

's (PAP) ticket against the

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. Wee's running mates were

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, Low Yen Ling and Zhulkarnain Abdul Rahim. On 11 July 2020, Wee was declared an elected Member of Parliament representing Chua Chu Kang GRC in the 14th Parliament after the PAP team in Chua Chu Kang GRC garnered 58.64% of the valid votes. On 14 April 2025, it was announced that Wee will not contest the 2025 general election.

References

External links

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