Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Health and Ministry of Manpower
CEO of the Housing and Development Board (HDB) and Deputy Secretary (Special Duties) with the Ministry of National Development (MND); Made history in 2004 as the first woman to be appointed CEO of Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA); Woman of the Year (2010); Inducted into the Singapore Women’s Hall of Fame (2014)
First Singaporean doctor to work full-time with the International Committee of the Red Cross; One of the ‘1000 PeaceWomen across the Globe’ who were collectively nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize (2005); Recipient of Her World Woman Achiever Award (2003)
Supreme Court Judge; Chairperson of RGS Board of Governors
Creative Director, Running Into The Sun; Award-winning Theatrical Director, Performer; First female Creative Director of the National Day Parade (2011)
Woman of the Year (2011); Started Syinc, a Singapore- based non-profit organisation seeking innovative solutions for social change
Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education
CEO, Singtel; Inducted into the Singapore Women’s Hall of Fame (2014)
Senior Vice President, Banyan Tree Holdings Ltd; Woman of the Year (1998); Nominated Member of Parliament (1997 – 2001)
Singer-songwriter; Young Composer of the Year and Wings of Excellence Awards (2007); Represented Singapore at the MIDEM conference showcase in Cannes, France in 2008
Mayor of Central Singapore Community Development Council; Member of Parliament; Founder of Pathlight School
Optimist World Champion 2013 and Sportsgirl of the Year 2013
Singer-songwriter; PR Consultant; Young Woman Achiever Award (2000); Youth Ambassador (2001)
Woman of the Year (1994); Started Singapore’s first school for children with multiple disabilities in 1979; Inducted into the Singapore Women’s Hall of Fame (2014)
Senior Director, Stamford Law; Euromoney’s Asia Women Business Law Awards for Mergers and Acquisitions and Private Equity (2011 & 2013); Inducted into the Singapore Women’s Hall of Fame (2014)
Represented Singapore at the South-East Asian (SEA) Games; First pair of siblings to be crowned joint-gold medallists in gymnastics
Represented Singapore in swimming at the 2008 Olympic Games; Won 4 Gold medals at the Asian Youth Games 2009, and named Most Valuable Female Player (2009)
Producer; Composer; Performer; Young Artist Award (2013)
Sailed 40,000 miles around the globe over the course of one year as a participant of the Clipper Around the World Race 2012
Minister of State, Ministry of Education and Ministry of Communications and Information
World-renowned violinist; Gold medallist of the Henryk Szeyng International Violin Competition; First Singaporean to be admitted to the prestigious Curtis Institute of Music, Philadelphia, USA
Singer-songwriter; Young Woman Achiever Award (2001); Singapore Youth Award - Arts and Culture (2007)
Playwright; Novelist; Poet; Writer of iconic Singaporean play Emily of Emerald Hill; Inducted into the Singapore Women’s Hall of Fame (2014)
Accomplished scientist and Director of A*STAR’s Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN); Inducted into the Singapore Women’s Hall of Fame (2014)