11 Facts About Ho Ching

Ho Ching is the wife of the 3rd Prime Minister of Singapore, Lee Hsien Loong.

Ho Ching became its executive director in May 2002 and was appointed as the chief executive officer by Goh Chok Tong in January 2004.

Ho Ching subsequently went on to complete a Master of Science degree in electrical engineering at Stanford University in 1982.

Ho Ching joined Temasek Holdings as a director in January 2002 and became its executive director in May 2002 before assuming the role of chief executive officer of the company on 1 January 2004.

Ho Ching became the 30th most powerful woman in 2016.

Ho Ching has particular interest in special needs education, healthcare and the welfare and development of children.

Ho Ching is the patron of Assisi Hospice, and the founding chairman of Trailblazer Foundation Ltd, an IPC charity which provides funding for education, health, sports and community welfare.

Ho Ching's sister, Ho Peng, is the chairperson of the Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board, while her brother, Ho Sing, is an executive director of Starhill Global REIT.

Ho Ching met her husband, Lee Hsien Loong, the eldest son of former Singapore Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, while starting out in her career at the Ministry of Defence together with former prime minister Goh Chok Tong.

Ho Ching has occasionally re-shared several posts made by members of the Cabinet in quick succession.

Ho Ching's comment was made shortly after media reports suggested that a ban on the export of masks imposed by Taipei during the COVID-19 pandemic had prevented ST Engineering from exporting masks produced in Taiwan to Singapore.