Joan Pereira


Joan Cheng Sim Pereira is a Singaporean politician. A member of the governing People's Action Party, she has been the Member of Parliament representing the Henderson–Dawson division of Tanjong Pagar Group Representation Constituency since 2015.
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Education

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.

Career

Pereira had served as the assistant general manager at Temasek Cares, the philanthropic arm of Singaporean state-owned multinational investment firm Temasek Holdings. She was previously the director of Family Life and Active Ageing at the People's Association.

Political career

In 2015, the People's Action Party announced that Pereira would contest in the Tanjong Pagar Group Representation Constituency during the 2015 general election. She now serves as the Member of Parliament for Tanjong Pagar GRC. She was then appointed Deputy Chairperson of Social and Family Development Government Parliamentary Committee in the 14th Parliament of Singapore. Pereira is part of the Government Parliamentary Committee under Culture, Community and Youth where she serves as deputy chairman since 2025.