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Introduction
Seah Kian Peng is a Singaporean politician. A member of the governing People’s Action Party (PAP), Seah is a Member of the 14th Parliament and has been representing the Braddell Heights ward of Marine Parade Group Representation Constituency (GRC) s ince 2006. Seah also served as a Deputy Speaker of Parliament between 2011 and 2016. Outside of politics, he has been the chief executive officer of NTUC Fairprice since 2010.
Early life
| Name | Seah Kian Peng |
| Net Worth | $3 million |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Height | 1.68m |
| Age | 60 years |
Seah Kian Peng was born on December 5, 1961 (age 60 years) in Singapore. He grew up in a family of six, consisting of his father, a line worker in a printing firm, and his mother, a housewife who took on sewing gigs to supplement the family income, and himself, the third out of the four children. Seah studied at Raffles Institution before he received a Colombo Plan scholarship to study at the University of New South Wales.
Career
Seah Kian Peng returned to Singapore to complete his National Service upon graduation with a first-class honors degree in building, then worked in a government-linked company, Indeco Engineers, before joining the Singapore Civil Service. Seah was seconded to the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) to do corporate planning and start NTUC Healthcare’s chain of pharmacies.
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Seah then left NTUC for the corporate world between 1994 and 1996 to do corporate planning, as a “bucket list item”. He returned to the public sector in 1996 to head NTUC Healthcare and NTUC Media successively, before being appointed as the chief operating officer of NTUC FairPrice in 2001, then as the chief executive officer of NTUC FairPrice in 2010.
He is active on the community front. He served as a director on Centre for Fathering Limited, a non-profit organization that aims to get fathers more involved in the lives of their children, from 2004 to 2018. Seah has been an advisor to the Amalgamated Union of Public Daily Rated Workers as early as 2005.
Seah was fielded as a People’s Action Party (PAP) candidate for Marine Parade GRC in the 2006 general election and was elected as Member of Parliament for Marine Parade GRC (Braddell Heights ward) in a walkover for the 11th Parliament. Seah was re-elected in Marine Parade Group GRC in the 2011 and 2015 general elections when the PAP team was challenged by the National Solidarity Party and Workers’ Party respectively.
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In Parliament, Seah Kian Peng served as Deputy Speaker from October 2011 to January 2016. On 10 March 2010, Vivian Balakrishnan, Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports, suggested that Seah work out a private member’s bill to propose amendments to the Maintenance of Parents Act. After establishing a 10-person workgroup to look at the proposal, the bill was introduced on 18 October 2010 and was passed on 23 November 2010.
Seah was then appointed chairperson of the Social and Family Development Government Parliamentary Committee (GPC) in the 14th Parliament and the chief executive officer of NTUC Fairprice.
Wife
Seah Kian Peng is married to his longtime girlfriend Jean Yap, they had their wedding in the 19900s in a private ceremony in Singapore. The couple has two children born in Singapore. Seah stands with an appealing height and has a good bodyweight that suits his personality.
Seah Kian Peng net worth
How much is Seah Kian Peng worth? Seah Kian Peng net worth is estimated at around $3 million. His main source of income is from his career as a politician and engineer. Seah’s successful career has earned him a luxurious lifestyle and some fancy cars trips. His salary for 2022 ranges from $162,574 to $475,483, but with bonuses, benefits, and various other compensation, he made significantly more than his salary in the year 2019. He is one of the richest and most influential politicians in Singapore.