Lim Biow Chuan ( zh, s=林谋泉, p=Lín Móuquán; born 22 May 1963) 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 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), he was the Member of Parliament (MP) representing

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(SMC) from 2011 to 2025, having previously represented the Mountbatten division of

Marine Parade Group Representation Constituency The Marine Parade Group Representation Constituency was a five-member Group Representation Constituency (GRC) located in the central, eastern and north-eastern areas of Singapore. The constituency consisted of a section of Bedok, Chai Chee, ...

(GRC) between 2006 and 2011. Lim was appointed as Marine Parade Town Council (MPTC) Chairman since 2015.

Education

Lim studied at

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and

Temasek Junior College Temasek Junior College (TJC) is a government-run junior college temporarily located in Tampines. Its original location in Bedok South is currently undergoing reconstruction as part of the JC Rejuvenation Programme. It offers a six-year Integra ...

before he went on to the

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, where he completed a

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. When he was in university, he was a classmate of

Sylvia Lim Sylvia Lim Swee Lian (; born 28 March 1965) is a Singaporean politician, lawyer, former police officer and former Temasek Polytechnic law lecturer. She has been the chairperson of the Workers' Party (Singapore), Workers' Party (WP) since 2003 a ...

, who later became a MP for the opposition

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(WP).

Career

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

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(NGO). He was succeeded by

Melvin Yong Melvin Yong Yik Chye ( zh, s=杨益财, p=Yáng Yìcái; born 19 February 1972) is a Singaporean politician, union leader and former police officer. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he has been the Member of Parliament (M ...

. In 2013, Lim was appointed as a member of Singapore's Data Protection Advisory Committee.

Legal career

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.

Political career

Lim entered politics during the 2006 general elections when he joined the

(PAP) team contesting in

Marine Parade GRC The Marine Parade Group Representation Constituency was a five-member Group Representation Constituency (GRC) located in the Central Region, Singapore, central, East Region, Singapore, eastern and North-East Region, Singapore, north-eastern are ...

. 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. On 25 January 2016, Lim was elected Deputy Speaker of Parliament along with Charles Chong. 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.

Incident

In 2010, the press reported that Lim showed support for film director

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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". Lim later stated that he had been misquoted by the press.

Personal life

Lim is married and has two daughters. He has been serving as a church leader since 1993.

References

External links

Lim Biow Chuan
on

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lim, Biow Chuan 1963 births Living people Members of the Parliament of Singapore Singaporean people of Hokkien descent People's Action Party politicians 20th-century Singaporean lawyers National University of Singapore alumni Victoria School, Singapore alumni Temasek Junior College alumni Singaporean Christians