13 Facts About Grace Fu

Grace Fu Hai Yien is a Singaporean accountant and politician who has been serving as Minister for Sustainability and the Environment since 2020.

Grace Fu was the first female Cabinet minister to head a ministry in the country's history.

Grace Fu made her political debut in the 2006 general election as part of the five-member PAP team contesting in Jurong GRC and won.

Grace Fu has contested in Yuhua SMC since the 2011 general election.

Grace Fu was educated at Nanyang Girls' High School and Hwa Chong Junior College before graduating from the National University of Singapore in 1985 with a Bachelor of Accountancy with honours degree in 1985.

Grace Fu subsequently completed a Master of Business Administration degree at the NUS Business School in 1991.

Grace Fu then joined the Haw Par Group, where she worked in corporate planning, financial control and business development from 1991 to 1995.

Grace Fu took on additional responsibility as Vice-President, and assumed the position of Financial Controller in October 1998.

Grace Fu was promoted to Executive Vice-President in January 1999.

Grace Fu was one of 24 new PAP candidates introduced ahead of the general election.

Grace Fu's comments contributed to the ongoing public debate over compensation and motivation of public officials, and were subject to criticism from netizens in Singapore.

Grace Fu served as Minister in the Prime Minister's Office, Second Minister for the Environment and Water Resources, and Second Minister for Foreign Affairs from 2012 to 2015.

Grace Fu has been a member of the Global Leaders Group on Antimicrobial Resistance, co-chaired by Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina, and Prime Minister of Barbados Mia Mottley, since 2020.