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Hany Soh
Singaporean politician and lawyer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Hany Soh Hui Bin[a] (born 24 June 1987)[1][2] is a Singaporean politician and lawyer. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), she has been the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Woodgrove division of Marsiling–Yew Tee Group Representation Constituency since 2020.
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Education
Soh attended Bendemeer Secondary School under the Normal (Academic) stream before graduating from Temasek Polytechnic after her O-Level with a diploma in law and management.[3][4][5]
She subsequently went on to complete a Bachelor of Laws degree at the University of Liverpool in 2011.[3][5]
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Legal career
Soh joined MSC Law Corporation in 2016 and became its director in 2017.[3]
Political career
Following her graduation in 2011, Soh had been a volunteer, along with other grassroots members of Bukit Panjang with the support of Teo Ho Pin, Mayor of North West District.[6]
In 2013, she was called to the Singapore Bar as an Advocate and Solicitor of the Supreme Court.[3][5] In 2014, she established the first Community Legal Clinic in a Residents' Committee centre.[3][6]
Soh joined the governing People's Action Party (PAP) and served as a member of the PAP HQ Executive Committee between 2017 and 2018.[3][5]
During the 2020 general election, Soh was fielded as part of a four-member PAP team contesting in Marsiling–Yew Tee GRC.[4] On 5 July, during her election campaign, she fell and fractured her foot.[7][8] She and the PAP team in Marsiling–Yew Tee GRC were eventually elected into Parliament after defeating the opposition Singapore Democratic Party with 63.18% of the vote.[9]
Soh was appointed as Vice-Chairperson for Marsiling-Yew Tee Town Council (MYTTC) since 2020. Soh is part of the Government Parliamentary Committee under Education where she serves as deputy chairman since 2025.
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Notes
- Chinese: 苏慧敏; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: So͘ Hūi-bín
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