Yu-Foo Yee Shoon
Yu-Foo Yee Shoon is a Singaporean former politician. A member of the country's governing People's Action Party, she served as a Member of Parliament from 1984 to 2011. Her political appointments included Mayor of South West District of Singapore and Minister of State at the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports.
Political career
Yu-Foo was first elected to Parliament in the 1984 general election. She was then one of only three female Members of Parliament at the time.In June 1999, Yu-Foo was appointed Senior Parliamentary Secretary at the Ministry of Community Development and Sports.
In November 2001, Yu-Foo was appointed Mayor of the Bukit Timah Community Development Council, which subsequently expanded to become the South West CDC. With her appointment, she became the first woman Mayor in Singapore.
In August 2004, Yu-Foo was appointed Minister of State at the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports.
At the 2011 general election, Yu-Foo retired from politics after serving six terms in Parliament. She was succeeded as Minister of State at the MCYS by Halimah Yacob on 21 May 2011.
Career outside politics
Yu-Foo started her career as a Senior Industrial Relations Officer with the National [Trades Union Congress] soon after graduating from university. Over the years, she has been Chairman, Vice-President, Assistant Secretary-General and Deputy Secretary-General of the NTUC.Her other appointments have included:
- Senior Advisor of Hyflux
- Member of the Professional Advisory Council of NTUC Childcare Co-operative Ltd
- Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Singapore National Co-operative Federation
- First woman to chair the NTUC Central Co-operative Fund Committee
- Hyflux
- Singapore Economic Development Board
- Singapore Telecommunications
- NTUC Insurance Co-operative
- NTUC FairPrice
- NTUC Childcare
- National Environment Agency
- Jurong Town Corporation
- People's Association
Achievements and accolades
Named "Woman of the Year" in 1995 by Her World magazine, Yu-Foo was awarded the Rochdale Medal by the Singapore National Co-operative Federation in 1997.In 2005, she received the Alumni Achievement Award from the Nanyang Technological University.
In May 2008, she was conferred the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Education by Wheelock College, Boston, USA.
The Singapore Council of Women's Organisations inducted her to its Wall of Fame in 2009.
In March 2013, she was appointed Senior Advisor of Hyflux.