Member of Parliament for Jalan Besar GRC (Kreta Ayer–Kim Seng)
Incumbent
Assumed office 10 July 2020
Preceded by
Lily Neo (PAP)
Member of Parliament for Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC (Bishan North)
In office 2011–2020
Preceded by
Zainudin Bin Nordin (PAP)
Succeeded by
Constituency abolished
Personal details
Born
Josephine Yong Li Min
(1968-07-08) 8 July 1968 (age 55) Singapore
Political party
People's Action Party
Spouse
Teo Eng Cheong
Children
3
Alma mater
National University of Singapore (BA, BSS) London School of Economics (MS)
In this Chinese name, the family name is Teo / Yong.
Josephine Teo Li Min (née Yong; Chinese: 杨莉明; born 1968)[1] is a Singaporean politician who has been serving as Minister for Communications and Information, and Second Minister for Home Affairs since 2017. She is also serving as Minister-in-charge of the Cyber Security Agency and Smart Nation Initiative since 2021. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), she has been the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Kreta Ayer–Kim Seng division of Jalan Besar GRC since 2020.
Prior to entering politics, Teo had worked at the Economic Development Board (EDB), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) and National Trades Union Congress (NTUC).
She made her political debut in the 2006 general election as part of a five-member PAP team contesting in Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC and won by an uncontested walkover. Teo shifted from Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC to Jalan Besar GRC as part of PAP's renewal prior to the 2020 general election.
In 2022, Teo succeeded Lawrence Wong and has been serving as Chair of the PAP Community Foundation.[2]
^"PARL | MP". www.parliament.gov.sg.
^"Josephine Teo to take over from Lawrence Wong in helming PAP Community Foundation | the Straits Times". The Straits Times. 9 June 2022.
JosephineTeo Li Min (née Yong; Chinese: 杨莉明; born 1968) is a Singaporean politician who has been serving as Minister for Communications and Information...
Foundation from 2016 until June 2022 where it was handed over to Minister JosephineTeo In August 2016, the National Arts Council attracted criticisms over...
current Members of Parliament are Denise Phua, Wan Rizal Wan Zakariah, JosephineTeo and Heng Chee How from the People's Action Party (PAP). It is named...
the centres are all within a close proximity. The incumbent Chair is JosephineTeo. The PAP Community Foundation was founded as a charity organization...
Industry concurrently on 27 July 2020. On 15 May 2021, Tan succeeded JosephineTeo as Minister for Manpower while holding onto his portfolio as Second...
Retrieved 8 July 2020. Lin, Cheryl (23 April 2021). "Cabinet reshuffle: JosephineTeo to head Smart Nation Initiative; new roles for political office holders"...
the cabinet on 1 May 2018, with his Manpower portfolio succeeded to JosephineTeo. On 5 May, Lim was awarded the Distinguished Comrade of Labour during...
Cabinet of Singapore. The incumbent minister is MP for Jalan Besar GRC JosephineTeo from the People's Action Party. "Singapore Budget" (PDF). https://www...
a Ministerial Committee chaired by Teo Chee Hean. The other members of the Ministerial Committee are JosephineTeo, Vivian Balakrishnan, Chan Chun Sing...
October 2015 Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong Lawrence Wong Second Minister JosephineTeo (2017) Maliki Osman (2020–present) Preceded by K. Shanmugam Acting Minister...
officially opened on 28 December that year by Senior Minister of State JosephineTeo in the presence of Emeritus Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong, and was opened...
Minister for Finance and Deputy Prime Minister. Gan Kim Yong, Ong Ye Kung, JosephineTeo, Lawrence Wong, S. Iswaran and Chan Chun Sing were reshuffled into new...
Lee Hsien Loong Lawrence Wong Preceded by Chan Chun Sing (2015–2018) JosephineTeo (2017–2018) Second Minister for National Development Incumbent Assumed...
Social Service Integration Minister for Communications and Information JosephineTeo 15 May 2021 Second Minister for Home Affairs 11 September 2017 Minister-in-Charge...
continue investing in local tech talent despite lay-offs at tech giants: JosephineTeo". CNA. Retrieved 15 April 2024. Low, Dominic (5 October 2022). "Local...
2015 – 30 September 2015 Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong Succeeded by JosephineTeo Desmond Lee Second Minister for Foreign Affairs In office 9 April 2015 –...
Teoh (also commonly rendered as Teo) is a romanised Chinese family name. It is a romanization of Teochew and Hokkien names, particularly simplified Chinese:...
in the Kreta Ayer-Kim Seng division of Jalan Besar GRC whose MP is JosephineTeo since 2020, replacing Lily Neo. It was part of Tanjong Pagar GRC from...
elected as Assistant Organising Secretaries. The CEC also appointed JosephineTeo as the chair of the PAP's Women's Wing, Lee as the chair of the PAP...
Undesirable Publications Act. Minister for Communications & Information JosephineTeo would later reiterate in the Parliament that the ban was made in consideration...
January 2024. "Speech by Minister for Communications and Information Mrs JosephineTeo at the Reopening of Central Public Library on 12 January 2024". NLB...
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong Minister Heng Swee Keat Preceded by JosephineTeo Succeeded by Chee Hong Tat (2022) Minister of State for Communications...
Incumbent Assumed office 15 May 2024 Prime Minister Lawrence Wong Minister JosephineTeo Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Health In office 13 June 2022 – 14...
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