Chay Wai Chuen
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Chay Wai Chuen is a former Member of Parliament in Singapore
. He is a former member of the People's Action Party
(PAP), representing the [Brickworks] and Tanjong Pagar
Group Representation Constituency
, and is now the High Commissioner
of Singapore to Sri Lanka
.
and went on to study at the University of Singapore B.A. (Econs); B.Soc Sc (Hons); M.A.. He was awarded a scholarship to study at the University of Sussex
(M.A. Econs). He is a graduate of the SAF Command and Staff College. He attended the Advanced Management Program at Harvard University.
Mr Chay was born on 5 March 1950 in Singapore. He graduated with a Bachelor of Social Science (Honours) in Economics and Statistics from the University of Singapore in 1973 and was a Research Scholar in Economics at the University of Singapore (1973-4). He also received a Master of Arts in Development Economics at the University of Sussex, UK in 1975 where he was a Commonwealth Scholar and a Master in Social Science from the University of Singapore in 1978. He graduated from the Singapore Command and Staff College in 1988 and attended the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School.
Mr Chay was previously the Chief Financial Officer and Director of Supply Chain of NTUC Fairprice Co-operative Ltd, a food retailing chain, where he worked from 1996 to 2007. He was also Chief Executive Officer of its subsidiary, Grocery Logistics of Singapore Pte Ltd.
Mr Chay served as a Member of Parliament from September 1988 to April 2006 and was a member of the Public Accounts Committee from 1993 to 2006. During this period, he was Chairman of the Government Parliamentary Committee (Communications and IT) from 1997 to 2001 and Chairman of the Government Parliamentary Committee (Transport) from 2002 to 2004. He was also the Chairman of the Brickworks Town Council from 1991 to 1997 and Tanjong Pagar Town Council from 2001 to 2004.
Mr Chay served as a council member at the National University of Singapore from 2000 to 2004.
Mr Chay is married to Agnes Tseng and they have two children.
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
. He is a former member of the People's Action Party
People's Action Party
The People's Action Party is the leading political party in Singapore. It has been the city-state's ruling political party since 1959....
(PAP), representing the [Brickworks] and Tanjong Pagar
Tanjong Pagar
Tanjong Pagar is a historic district located within the Central Business District in Singapore, straddling the Outram Planning Area and the Downtown Core under the Urban Redevelopment Authority's urban planning zones....
Group Representation Constituency
Group Representation Constituency
A Group Representation Constituency is a type of electoral division or constituency in Singapore, the Members of Parliament of which are voted into Parliament as a group...
, and is now the High Commissioner
High Commissioner
High Commissioner is the title of various high-ranking, special executive positions held by a commission of appointment.The English term is also used to render various equivalent titles in other languages.-Bilateral diplomacy:...
of Singapore to Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
.
Early life
Chay attended Saint Joseph's InstitutionSaint Joseph's Institution
Saint Joseph's Institution is a Catholic secondary school for male students in Singapore. It was founded in 1852 as "Saint John's Institution", and is the third oldest educational institution in Singapore .SJI provides an education to boys of all races and...
and went on to study at the University of Singapore B.A. (Econs); B.Soc Sc (Hons); M.A.. He was awarded a scholarship to study at the University of Sussex
University of Sussex
The University of Sussex is an English public research university situated next to the East Sussex village of Falmer, within the city of Brighton and Hove. The University received its Royal Charter in August 1961....
(M.A. Econs). He is a graduate of the SAF Command and Staff College. He attended the Advanced Management Program at Harvard University.
Mr Chay was born on 5 March 1950 in Singapore. He graduated with a Bachelor of Social Science (Honours) in Economics and Statistics from the University of Singapore in 1973 and was a Research Scholar in Economics at the University of Singapore (1973-4). He also received a Master of Arts in Development Economics at the University of Sussex, UK in 1975 where he was a Commonwealth Scholar and a Master in Social Science from the University of Singapore in 1978. He graduated from the Singapore Command and Staff College in 1988 and attended the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School.
Mr Chay was previously the Chief Financial Officer and Director of Supply Chain of NTUC Fairprice Co-operative Ltd, a food retailing chain, where he worked from 1996 to 2007. He was also Chief Executive Officer of its subsidiary, Grocery Logistics of Singapore Pte Ltd.
Mr Chay served as a Member of Parliament from September 1988 to April 2006 and was a member of the Public Accounts Committee from 1993 to 2006. During this period, he was Chairman of the Government Parliamentary Committee (Communications and IT) from 1997 to 2001 and Chairman of the Government Parliamentary Committee (Transport) from 2002 to 2004. He was also the Chairman of the Brickworks Town Council from 1991 to 1997 and Tanjong Pagar Town Council from 2001 to 2004.
Mr Chay served as a council member at the National University of Singapore from 2000 to 2004.
Mr Chay is married to Agnes Tseng and they have two children.