Edward Chia
Edward Chia Bing Hui (; born 1984) is a Singaporean politician and businessman. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he is a Member of the 14th Parliament and has been representing the Zhenghua ward of Holland–Bukit Timah Group Representation Constituency (GRC) since 2020. Chia is currently the Managing Director of PlaceM and Director of Feed the World. He was also the co-founder of the Timbre Group, but has stepped down from directorship in June 2021 and is also no longer a shareholder. Chia has been known to support and develop Singaporean musicians and  culinary talents since 2005. Education and business career. While studying at National Junior College, Chia founded the non-profit organisation Arts For Us All (AFUA), now defunct, engaging youths in arts-based community work and events. In 2005, Chia co-founded Timbre with Danny Loong, a couple of months before starting on his undergraduate studies at the National University of Singapore (NUS). While studying in NUS, he was actively managing the business. In 2009, Chia graduated from NUS with a Bachelor of Arts in economics. Chia is currently a council member of the Ngee Ann Polytechnic, National Youth Achievement Award  Council and a board member of SMU Enterprise and NP Enterprise Pte Ltd. Additionally, he is currently serving as the co-chair of the National Environment Agency work group which focuses on sustaining the hawker trade. Politics. Chia was fielded in the 2020 general election to contest in Holland–Bukit Timah GRC on the People's Action Party's ticket against the Singapore Democratic Party. Chia's running mates were Vivian Balakrishnan, Sim Ann, and Christopher de Souza. On 11 July 2020, Chia and the PAP team were declared elected Members of Parliament representing Holland–Bukit Timah GRC in the  14th Parliament after garnering 66.36% of the valid votes. Chia was then appointed as the Deputy Chairperson of Manpower Government Parliamentary Committee (GPC) in the 14th Parliament. He also sat on the Finance and Trade and Industry GPC. Since his appointment as a Member of Parliament for Holland-Bukit Timah GRC, Chia had spoken up several times in Parliament, such as the need for businesses to find ways to be sustainable and expand to provide more jobs for Singaporeans. He emphasised the importance of helping companies upskill their employers and helping businesses grow their business. In the Zhenghua ward, Chia  worked with Vivian Balakrishnan and Liang Eng Hwa to launch a Bukit Panjang Town Jobs and Skills Support Taskforce which supplemented national efforts to help job seekers secure employment. Also, he reached out to Food Bank Singapore to install vending machines to ease food insecurity for households and seniors who live in rental blocks or one-to two-room studio apartments. Personal life. Chia is the eldest of three children born to a businessman and a home-maker. He is married, and has a son. Awards. 2010: Chia, together with Timbre's other co-founder Danny Loong, was conferred the  Tourism Entrepreneur of the Year award under the Singapore Tourism Board’s Singapore Experience Awards. 2011: NUS Outstanding Young Alumni 2014: 2016: ASEAN Youth Award