Charles Chong

Charles Chong You Fook MP
张有福
200px Charles Chong in 2015
Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore
Incumbent
Assumed office 17 October 2011 (Serving together with Seah Kian Peng) (Acting Speaker: 12 December 2012 to 14 January 2013)
Preceded by	Indranee Rajah
Member of Parliament for Punggol East SMC
Incumbent
Assumed office 11 September 2015
Preceded by	Lee Li Lian
Member of Parliament for Joo Chiat SMC
In office 7 May 2011 – 25 August 2015
Preceded by	Chan Soo Sen
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
Majority	388 (2.02%)
Member of Parliament for Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC (Punggol Central ward)
In office 4 November 2001 – 7 May 2011
Preceded by	Michael Lim Chun Leng (Cheng San GRC: Punggol Central ward)
Succeeded by	Teo Ser Luck
Majority	61,704 (37.4%)
Member of Parliament for Pasir Ris GRC (Pasir Ris Elias ward)
In office 3 January 1997 – 3 November 2001
Preceded by	Seat Created
Succeeded by	Seat abolished
Member of Parliament for Eunos GRC (Pasir Ris ward)
In office 31 August 1991 – 2 January 1997
Preceded by	Seat created
Succeeded by	Seat abolished
Member of Parliament for Sembawang GRC
In office 3 September 1988 – 31 August 1991
Preceded by	Seat created
Succeeded by	Ho Peng Kee
Personal details
Born	(1953-06-24) 24 June 1953
Nationality	Singaporean
Political party	People's Action Party
Religion	Roman Catholic

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Chong.

Charles Chong You Fook (simplified Chinese: 张有福; traditional Chinese: 張有福; pinyin: Zhāng Yǒufú, born 24 June 1953) is a Singaporean politician. A member of the country's governing People's Action Party (PAP), Chong is a Member of Parliament representing Punggol East Single Member Constituency (Punggol East SMC) and a Deputy Speaker of Parliament. He was previously Chairman of the National Police Cadet Corps (NPCC) Council, which governs the NPCC and National Civil Defence Cadet Corps.

Career

Chong represented Sembawang Group Representation Constituency (Sembawang GRC) in Yishun East from 1988 to 1991, and Eunos GRC between 1991 and 1996 in Pasir Ris, followed by Pasir Ris GRC in Elias and Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC in Sengkang.

In the 2006 general elections, the PAP contested Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC against the Singapore Democratic Alliance. The PAP won with 68.70% of the votes in this GRC. In the 2001 general elections, the GRC was not contested and resulted in a walkover for Chong and his party in this GRC.

Chong contested the Joo Chiat Single Member Constituency (Joo Chiat SMC) in the 2011 general elections after its incumbent MP, Chan Soo Sen, retired from politics. He won 9,666 or 51.02% of the votes against Yee Jenn Jong from the Workers' Party. Chong was elected Deputy Speaker in the 12th Parliament.

In the Singaporean general election, 2015, the PAP fielded Chong in the opposition held Punggol East SMC which is also called Rivervale. He unseated the incumbent Lee Li Lian of the Workers' Party with 51.76% of the vote.

He is the longest serving current PAP back-bencher in Parliament.

Personal life

Chong received his primary education in St. Michael's School and secondary education at Saint Joseph's Institution. He studied aircraft engineering at Sydney Technical College.

Chong is married and has two children.

External links

• CVs of MPs
• Charles' first election bid in Sembawang GRC, 1988
• Charles' second election bid in Eunos GRC, 1991
• Charles' third election bid in Pasir Ris GRC, 1997
• Charles' fourth election bid in Pasir Ris - Punggol GRC, 2001
• Charles' fifth election bid in Pasir Ris - Punggol GRC, 2006
• Charles' sixth election bid in Joo Chiat SMC, 2011