Cheng Li Hui

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Cheng Li Hui
PBM
钟丽慧
Official portrait, 2021
Member of Parliament
for Tampines GRC
In office
11 September 2015 – 17 July 2023
Preceded byPAP held
Succeeded byPAP held
Majority
  • 2015: 58,282 (44.12%)
  • 2020: 46,793 (32.82%)
Personal details
Born1976 (age 48–49)
Singapore
Political partyPeople's Action Party (2015–2023)
Alma materNational University of Singapore (BA)
Macquarie University (MAppFin)
OccupationBusinesswoman, politician
In this Chinese name, the family name is Cheng.

Cheng Li Hui PBM (Chinese: 钟丽慧; pinyin: Zhōng Lìhuì; born 1976) is a Singaporean businesswoman and former politician. A former member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), she was the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Tampines East division of Tampines Group Representation Constituency (GRC) between 2015 and 2023, when she resigned regarding an extramarital affair with then-Speaker of Parliament Tan Chuan-Jin.

Education

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Cheng studied at Bukit Panjang Government High School and Anglo-Chinese Junior College, and graduated from the National University of Singapore with a Bachelor of Arts degree. She subsequently went on to complete a Master of Applied Finance degree at Macquarie University.[1]

Career

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Political career

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Prior to entering politics, Cheng had 12 years of grassroots experience, volunteering for the Bukit Panjang branch of the PAP at its Meet-the-People Sessions (MPSs).[2]

Cheng made her political debut at the 2015 general election as part of the PAP team for the five-member Tampines GRC; she became the MP for the Tampines East division of the GRC after the PAP defeated the National Solidarity Party (NSP) with 72.07% of the vote.[3][4] She was appointed Deputy District Advisor of the PAP Women's Wing in 2016.[5]

In the 2020 general election, Cheng stood for reelection in Tampines GRC; the PAP defeated the NSP with 66.41% of the vote.[6]

On 17 July 2023, Cheng and Tan Chuan-Jin, the married then-Speaker of Parliament, resigned from both Parliament and the PAP.[7] During a press conference, Lee Hsien Loong, then-Prime Minister and secretary-general of the PAP, confirmed that the two had resigned over an affair he first heard of after the 2020 general election. They had previously undergone counselling regarding the affair; however, they resigned after he "came across" information indicating that they had continued it.[8] In statements, Lee said that Cheng and Tan's resignations were "necessary" to "maintain the high standards of propriety and personal conduct which the PAP [had] upheld all these years."[9][10]

Business career

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As of 2017, Cheng was serving as Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Hai Leck Holdings.[1] She was also a board member at Allied Construction, Hai Leck Engineering, Enzo Investment, Hai Leck Development, Hai Leck Holdings and Cheng Capital Holdings.[11]

Personal life

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Cheng is the daughter of Cheng Buck Poh, the founder and Executive Chairman of Hai Leck Holdings. She has three siblings.[12][13]

Cheng is unmarried, according to news coverage of her affair with Tan.[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Li Hui Cheng PBM". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Cheng Li Hui: Quietly getting things done". TODAYonline. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  3. ^ Sen, Siow Li. "PAP keeps Tampines GRC with 72% of votes". The Business Times. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  4. ^ "ELD | 2015 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
  5. ^ "5 first-time MPs appointed to PAP Women's Wing Executive Committee". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  6. ^ "GE2020 official results: PAP slate helmed by Masagos retains Tampines GRC with 66.41% of votes". The Straits Times. 11 July 2020. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
  7. ^ "Speaker Tan Chuan-Jin, MP Cheng Li Hui resign over 'propriety and personal conduct'". CNA. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  8. ^ a b Goh, Yan Han (17 July 2023). "Inappropriate relationship between Tan Chuan-Jin and Cheng Li Hui continued despite counselling: PM Lee". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  9. ^ "PMO | Statement by PM Lee Hsien Loong on Speaker Tan Chuan-Jin's resignation". Prime Minister's Office Singapore. 17 July 2023. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  10. ^ "PMO | Statement by PM Lee Hsien Loong on MP Cheng Li Hui's resignation". Prime Minister's Office Singapore. 17 July 2023. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  11. ^ "BLH.SG Company Profile & Executives - Hai Leck Holdings Ltd. - Wall Street Journal". quotes.wsj.com. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  12. ^ "Change - Announcement of Appointment". infopub.sgx.com. Archived from the original on 11 September 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  13. ^ "CIRCULAR TO SHAREHOLDERS". Singapore Exchange. p. 12.
Parliament of Singapore
Preceded by Member of Parliament for
Tampines GRC (Tampines East)
2015 – 2023 		Succeeded by