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Edward Chia (Singapore Politician)

Edward Chia Bing Hui (born 1984) is a Singaporean politician and the co-founder and managing director of the food and beverage company, Timbre Group. In June 2020, he was announced as a People's Action Party (PAP) candidate for the 2020 General Elections and contested in Holland-Bukit Timah GRC.[1] As of 10 July 2020, he is an elected Member of Parliament (MP).

Edward Chia
Edward Chia PAP.jpg
Born1984
EducationBachelor of Arts (Economics, Political Science)
Alma materNational University of Singapore (NUS)

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Background

Edward Chia co-founded Timbre Group at 21 years old before entering university.[2] In a video that was published on 29 June 2020, he shared that Timbre began as an idea to provide musicians in Singapore a platform to showcase their talent while earning a living from their craft.[3] In 2004, he won the National Youth Achievement Award (NYAA) Gold Award for his work at the Timbre Group.[4]

Early life & family

Edward Chia was born in 1984 to a father who ran an events company and a mother who was a housewife.[5] He has two younger siblings.

Education

Edward Chia went to Maris Stella High School.[6] He then studied at National Junior College before furthering his studies at the National University of Singapore (NUS).[7] He graduated in 2007 with a double degree in Economics and Political Science.[8]

Timbre Group

Co-founder & Managing Director (2005 - present day)

Edward Chia and his business partner, Danny Loong, founded Timbre Group in 2005.[9] The Timbre Group's first outlet was at The Substation[10] before it expanded to include another outlet at the Arts House and a bilingual live music and dining venue called Switch by Timbre X. Apart from these venues, the Timbre Group also operates social-enterprise hawker centres like the 700-seater Timbre+ [11] and also the Yishun Park Hawker Centre that consists of 43 stalls.[12][13]

Politics

General Elections 2020 - Candidate (Holland-Bukit Timah GRC)

Edward Chia was introduced as a People's Action Party (PAP) candidate on 24 June 2020.[14] On the PAP website, he is quoted to have said:

"I believe in the strength of communities because it has the grit and gumption to overcome challenges and seize opportunities. I hope to be part of your community so that we can build a brighter future for all of us."[15]

The People's Action Party team won Holland-Bukit Timah GRC with 66.36 per cent of the votes.[16]

References/ Citations

  1. ↑ Nabilah Awang, Ng Jun Sen and Daryl Choo. "GE2020: PAP unveils 8 new candidates, including UOB banker and former People's Association chief". TODAY. June 24, 2020. Accessed on 26 June 2020.
  2. ↑ "Singapore GE2020: Profiles of PAP's new candidates". The Straits Times. June 25, 2020. Accessed on 26 June 2020.
  3. ↑ People's Action Party. "PAP Candidate: Edward Chia Bing Hui". YouTube. June 29, 2020. Accessed on 9 July 2020.
  4. ↑ "National Council". NATIONAL YOUTH ACHIEVEMENT AWARD. Accessed on 26 June 2020.
  5. ↑ Lui, John. "The Life Interview with Timbre Group's Edward Chia: Changing Singaporeans, one tray at a time". The Straits Times. May 23, 2016. Accessed on 26 June 2020.
  6. ↑ Lui, John. "The Life Interview with Timbre Group's Edward Chia: Changing Singaporeans, one tray at a time". The Straits Times. May 23, 2016. Accessed on 26 June 2020.
  7. ↑ "Singapore GE2020: Profiles of PAP's new candidates". The Straits Times. June 25, 2020. Accessed on 26 June 2020.
  8. ↑ "Edward Chia". LinkedIn. Accessed on 9 July 2020.
  9. ↑ "Edward Chia". LinkedIn. Accessed on 9 July 2020.
  10. ↑ Lui, John. "The Life Interview with Timbre Group's Edward Chia: Changing Singaporeans, one tray at a time". The Straits Times. May 23, 2016. Accessed on 26 June 2020.
  11. ↑ Quek, Eunice. "Timbre tunes in to food". The Straits Times. March 27, 2016. Accessed on 17 July 2020.
  12. ↑ "Yishun Park Hawker Centre run by Timbre opens for business". Channel News Asia. September 21, 2017. Accessed on 17 July 2020.
  13. ↑ Goh, Timothy. "Timbre Group to run new Yishun hawker centre". The Straits Times. June 15, 2017. Accessed on 17 July 2020. Retrieved from The New Paper.
  14. ↑ Cheong, Danson and Linette Lai."Singapore GE2020: PAP unveils first slate of candidates for July 10 general election". The Straits Times. June 24, 2020. Accessed on 9 July 2020.
  15. ↑ "Mr Edward Chia Bing Hui". People's Action Party. Accessed on 9 July 2020.
  16. ↑ "2020 PARLIAMENTARY GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS". Elections Department Singapore. Accessed on 13 July 2020.
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