Chia Shi-Lu

Chia Shi-Lu (born 13 October 1971; simplified Chinese: 谢世儒; traditional Chinese: 謝世儒; pinyin: Xiè Shìrú) is a Singaporean politician and medical practitioner. Chia did not contest in the 2020 general election, and hence stepped down as MP.[1] [2][3]

Chia Shi-Lu 谢世儒
Member of the Singapore Parliament for Tanjong Pagar GRC (Queenstown)
In office 27 April 2011 – 23 June 2020
Preceded by	Baey Yam Keng (PAP)
Succeeded by	Eric Chua Swee Leong (PAP)
Personal details
Born	13 October 1971 Singapore
Nationality	Singapore
Political party	People's Action Party
Alma mater	Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) National Junior College National University of Singapore Imperial College London University of London

A member of the country's governing People's Action Party, he served as Member of Parliament of Tanjong Pagar GRC for Queenstown from 7 May 2011 to 23 June 2020.[4][5]

Early life

Chia was born on 13 October 1971 to a middle-class family and is the older of two brothers.[6] He studied in Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) and National Junior College. In 1990, Chia received the President's Scholarship to study medicine at the National University of Singapore; he graduated in 1995.[7]

Career

After graduating, Chia worked overseas in Switzerland, Japan, London and Boston.[3] He joined the Singapore General Hospital in 2001 and received his qualifications in surgery and orthopedics in 2000 and 2003 respectively.[3] He is also an associate professor at Duke-NUS.[8]

Political career

Chia joined the People's Action Party in 2009.[7] In the 2011 Singaporean general election, Chia was fielded as a replacement candidate for Baey Yam Keng in the PAP team contesting Tanjong Pagar GRC; Baey had to replace Steve Tan who dropped out of the election due to personal reasons.[2] The team won by walkover.[4] In the 2015 election, the team successfully defended their constituency against Singaporeans First.[5]

In 2014, Chia succeeded Lam Pin Min as Chairman of the Government Parliamentary Committee for Health.[9]

On 12 April 2020, Chia made a Facebook post detailing his trip to Alexandra Village Hawker Centre to distribute masks amidst the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore. He was criticised for apparently violating the circuit breaker (stay-at-home order) to campaign.[10] Chia defended himself, stating that he was there to educate the public to wear masks.[11] The PAP announced that it was suspending all ground engagement activities the next day.[12]

Chia did not contest in the 2020 general election, and hence stepped down as MP.[1]

References

1. "GE2020: PAP announces Tanjong Pagar, Radin Mas line-up; no Chia Shi-Lu, Sam Tan". Channel News Asia. 29 June 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
2. "Chia Shi-Lu: I haven't just appeared". AsiaOne. 27 April 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
3. "Assoc Prof Chia Shi Lu".
4. "ELD | 2011 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 28 November 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
5. "ELD | 2015 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
6. "Here Comes Dr. Chia" (PDF). Queenstown. No. 2. Queenstown Citizens' Consultative Committee. pp. 14–16.
7. "谢世儒医生"意外"当选丹戎巴葛集选区议员". 聯合早報. 28 April 2011. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
8. "Chia Shi-Lu". www.duke-nus.edu.sg. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
9. 孙伟伦 (1 May 2014). "行动党政府国会委员会新正副主席名单公布". 聯合早報. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
10. Fan, Jason (13 April 2020). "Circuit Breaker: MP Chia Shi-Lu draws flak for distributing masks in hawker centre". mothership.sg. Archived from the original on 16 April 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
11. Cheong, Danson (14 April 2020). "MP Chia Shi-Lu responds to criticism of Sunday walkabout". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 15 April 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
12. Cheong, Danson (13 April 2020). "PAP suspends all ground engagements and outreach amid Covid-19 pandemic". Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2020.