He Ting Ru is a Singaporean politician and lawyer. A member of the opposition Workers’ Party (WP), she has been the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Buangkok division of Sengkang GRC since 2020. During the 2020 general election, she led the four-member WP team to another historic breakthrough when her team won the second Group Representation Constituency (GRC).
He Ting Ru (Chinese: 何廷儒; pinyin: Hé Tíngrú) was born on June 16, 1983, and is age 40 years old. She is the daughter of Singaporean parents and attended CHIJ Saint Nicholas Girls’ School and Raffles Junior College before graduating from the University of Cambridge with a Bachelor of Arts degree in natural sciences. After graduating from university, she completed the Graduate Diploma in Law and Legal Practice Course, qualifying as a lawyer in the jurisdiction of England and Wales.
He Ting Ru began volunteering with the Workers’ Party (WP) in the Paya Lebar division in 2011. She made her political debut in the 2015 general election as part of the five-member WP team contesting in Marine Parade GRC where the team garnered 35.9% of the votes and lost to the PAP team there, including Tan Chuan Jin and Emeritus Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong.
She previously served as Secretary of the Workers’ Party Youth Wing and oversees the youth wing’s outreach efforts in the areas of service, education and heritage.
During the 2020 general election, He led a four-member WP team contesting in Sengkang GRC. On 11 July, she was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Buangkok division of Sengkang GRC. She was elected to the party’s Central Executive Committee (CEC) as Treasurer.
Since 2013, He Ting Ru has been Head of Legal and Communications of a listed multinational company that oversees legal and communications matters in Asia, North America, Europe and Africa.
She was trained at and worked as a solicitor at the law firm Clifford Chance, working in London and Frankfurt, before joining a European financial institution in Singapore as a derivatives lawyer.
He Ting Ru Husband: Who Is He Ting Ru Husband?
Is He Ting Ru married? As of June 2023, He Ting Ru is married. The couple had their wedding in 2016. Her husband is Terence Tan, a fellow WP member in 2016. He Ting Ru and her husband were part of the five-member WP team contesting Marine Parade GRC in 2015. They have three children, sons.