Honorific-Prefix: | The Honourable |
Joan Pereira | |
Constituency Mp1: | Tanjong Pagar GRC (Henderson–Dawson) |
Term Start1: | 11 September 2015 |
Predecessor1: | Constituency established |
Majority1: | 32,470 (26.26%) |
Birth Date: | [1] |
Birth Place: | Singapore |
Party: | People's Action Party |
Spouse: | Eric Lum |
Children: | 2 |
Alma Mater: | National University of Singapore (BA) |
Joan Cheng Sim Pereira (born 1967) is a Singaporean politician and businesswoman. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), she has been the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Henderson–Dawson division of Tanjong Pagar GRC since 2015.
Pereira was educated at the Convent of the Holy infant Jesus and Catholic Junior College before graduating from the National University of Singapore with a Bachelor of Arts degree.[2]
Pereira is the assistant general manager at Temasek Cares, the philanthropic arm of state sovereign fund Temasek Holdings. She was previously the director of Family Life and Active Ageing at the People's Association.[3]
In 2015, the People's Action Party (PAP) announced that Pereira would contest in the Tanjong Pagar Group Representation Constituency during the 2015 general election. She now serves as member of parliament for Tanjong Pagar GRC. She was then appointed Deputy Chairperson of Social and Family Development Government Parliamentary Committee (GPC) in the 14th Parliament of Singapore.[4]