Liang Eng Hwa - Wikipedia

Singaporean politician (born 1964) In this Chinese name, the family name is Liang.

The HonourableLiang Eng Hwa
连荣华
Liang in 2025
Member of Parliamentfor Bukit Panjang SMC
Incumbent
Assumed office 10 July 2020
Preceded by	Teo Ho Pin
Majority	2020: 2,509 (7.46%) 2025: 7,101 (22.76%)
Member of Parliamentfor Holland–Bukit Timah GRC
In office6 May 2006 – 23 June 2020
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	PAP held
Majority	2006: N/A (walkover) 2011: 16,367 (20.16%) 2015: 31,292 (33.20%)
Personal details
Born	Liang Eng Hwa (1964-03-20) 20 March 1964 (age 61)State of Singapore
Party	People's Action Party
Alma mater	University of Melbourne (BCom)
Occupation	Politician banker

Liang Eng Hwa[a] (born 20 March 1964)[1][2] is a Singaporean politician and banker. A member of the People's Action Party (PAP), he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bukit Panjang Single Member Constituency (SMC) since 2020. He had previously represented the Zhenghua division of Holland–Bukit Timah Group Representation Constituency (GRC) between 2006 and 2020.[3]

Education

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Liang attended Bukit Panjang English School and Anderson Secondary School[4] before graduating from Singapore Polytechnic in 1984 with a diploma in civil engineering.[5]

He subsequently went on to complete a Bachelor of Commerce with first class honours degree at the University of Melbourne.[4]

Career

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Liang was a managing director at DBS Bank and a board member of the Urban Redevelopment Authority from 2009 to 2018.[4]

Political career

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Liang made his political debut in 2006, when he joined a five-member PAP team contesting in Holland–Bukit Timah GRC during the general election that year; the team won in a walkover.[6] He was then assigned to the Zhenghua division.[7] During the 2011 general election, he stood for reelection as part of a four-member PAP team in Holland–Bukit Timah GRC; the PAP won with 60.08% of the vote against the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP).[8] He was also appointed chairman of the Finance, Trade & Industry Government Parliamentary Committee (GPC) in the 14th Parliament.[9]

Ahead of the 2020 general election, Teo Ho Pin, the incumbent MP for Bukit Panjang SMC, announced his retirement from politics.[10] Liang was then announced as the replacement candidate for Teo. He won the election with 53.74% of the vote, a narrow margin of 2,509 votes, against Paul Tambyah from the SDP.[7] In the 2025 general election, Liang and Tambyah rematched in the SMC; Liang ended up winning with a "comfortable margin" as described by The Straits Times, with an increased 61.41% of the vote to Tambyah's 38.59%.[11]

Personal life

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Liang is a Buddhist.[3]

On 26 July 2023, it was revealed that Liang was diagnosed with early stage nose cancer.[12]

Notes

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1. ^ Chinese: 连荣华; pinyin: Lián Rónghuá

References

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1. ^ "MP | Parliament of Singapore".
2. ^ "Parliament of Singapore : MP Liang Eng Hwa's CV". Parliament of Singapore. Archived from the original on 22 May 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
3. ^ a b "Mr Liang Eng Hwa". Parliament of Singapore. 2 February 2012. Archived from the original on 10 July 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2012.
4. ^ a b c Liang, Eng Hwa. "CV Mr Liang Eng Hwa" (PDF). Parliament of Singapore. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 July 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
5. ^ "Using the money his father left for housing to pursue an overseas education". www.sp.edu.sg. 29 June 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
6. ^ "ELD | 2006 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
7. ^ a b "GE2020 official results: PAP retains Bukit Panjang SMC with 53.74% of votes". The Straits Times. 11 July 2020. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
8. ^ "ELD | 2011 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
9. ^ "GPC". People's Action Party. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
10. ^ "Tiong Seng appoints former MP Teo Ho Pin as new independent board director". sg.news.yahoo.com. 11 October 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
11. ^ Wong, Andrew; Tan, Christine; Lee, Li Ying (3 May 2025). "GE2025: PAP's Liang Eng Hwa retains Bukit Panjang with 61.41% in rematch against SDP's Paul Tambyah". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
12. ^ "Bukit Panjang MP Liang Eng Hwa diagnosed with early-stage nose cancer, may take time off from duties". CNA. Retrieved 7 September 2023.

External links

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• Liang Eng Hwa on Parliament of Singapore
• Liang Eng Hwa on Facebook

Parliament of Singapore
New constituency	Member of Parliament for Holland–Bukit Timah GRC 2006 – 2020 Served alongside: (2006-2011): Yu-Foo Yee Shoon, Lim Swee Say, Vivian Balakrishnan, Christopher de Souza, (2011-2015): Sim Ann, Vivian Balakrishnan, Christopher de Souza(2015-2020): Sim Ann, Vivian Balakrishnan, Christopher de Souza	Succeeded bySim AnnVivian BalakrishnanChristopher de SouzaEdward Chia
Preceded byTeo Ho Pin	Member of Parliament for Bukit Panjang SMC 2020 – present	Incumbent

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