Valerie Lee
Valerie Lee | |
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李乃怡 | |
| Member of the Singapore Parliament for Pasir Ris–Changi GRC | |
| Assumed office 4 May 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Majority | 31,955 (35.36%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Valerie Lee Nai Yi 1985 or 1986 (age 39–40) |
| Party | People's Action Party |
| Alma mater | Duke University University of Michigan |
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Valerie Lee Nai Yi[a] PBM (born 1985–1986) is a Singaporean business executive and politician. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), she has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Changi division of Pasir Ris–Changi Group Representation Constituency (GRC) since 2025.[1]
Education
Lee graduated from the University of Michigan with a Bachelor of Chemical Engineering in 2008. In 2009, she graduated from Duke University with a Master of Engineering Management.[2][3][4]
Career
Lee is the head of corporate affairs and sustainability at Sembcorp. She had previously been a director at SP Group and Singtel.[2]
Political career
Lee began volunteering for the PAP in 2017.[2] In 2023, she was the chairperson of The Frontier Community Club Management Committee; for this, she was awarded the Pingat Bakti Masyarakat (PBM)[b] in the same year's National Day Awards.[2][3]
In October 2024, Lee was seen volunteering in West Coast GRC. At the time, she had been a councillor for West Coast Town Council since August of the same year and volunteered in the constituency for approximately a year after leaving Pioneer Single Member Constituency (SMC).[3] In December, she was seen on PAP walkabouts in West Coast GRC.[4]
In late March 2025, Lee was seen with four of the incumbent MPs for the five-member Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC, which had been abolished for the general election in the same year at the recommendation of the Electoral Boundaries Review Committee (EBRC).[5] On Nomination Day, 23 April, she was nominated to be part of the PAP team for the four-member Pasir Ris–Changi GRC, created from the abolition of Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC.[6]
Lee became an MP after the PAP team for Pasir Ris–Changi GRC defeated the Singapore Democratic Alliance (SDA) with 67.68% of the vote.[7][8]
Personal life
Lee is proficient in English and Mandarin, and can speak basic Malay, Teochew and Hokkien. She has a family and previously enjoyed hiking and cooking outside of work.[2]
Notes
References
- ^ "Pasir Ris-Changi Town Council". Pasir Ris–Changi Town Council. Archived from the original on 30 July 2025. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
- ^ a b c d e "Valerie Lee/李乃怡" (PDF). Parliament of Singapore. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 June 2025. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
- ^ a b c "New grassroots leader emerges in West Coast GRC as election speculation grows". The Online Citizen. Archived from the original on 20 January 2025. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
- ^ a b "Sembcorp head spotted on PAP walkabouts in West Coast, says she is open to running in GE2025". Mothership. Archived from the original on 29 January 2025. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
- ^ "Sembcorp head Valerie Lee spotted with Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC MPs". Mothership. Archived from the original on 22 March 2025. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
- ^ "GE2025: Indranee Rajah leads PAP team against SDA's Desmond Lim in new Pasir Ris-Changi GRC". CNA. 23 April 2025. Archived from the original on 9 July 2025. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
- ^ "GE2025: PAP wins Pasir Ris-Changi GRC". The Straits Times. 4 May 2025. ISSN 0585-3923. Archived from the original on 12 May 2025. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
- ^ "ELD | 2025 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 17 July 2025.