Hazel Poa
Hazel Poa | |
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| 潘群勤 | |
Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Non-Constituency Member of the 14th Parliament of Singapore | |
| In office 24 August 2020 – 15 April 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Dennis Tan Daniel Goh Leon Perera |
| Succeeded by | Andre Low Eileen Chong |
| 4th Secretary-General of the Progress Singapore Party | |
| In office 20 February 2024 – 26 March 2025 | |
| Chairman | Tan Cheng Bock |
| Preceded by | Leong Mun Wai |
| Succeeded by | Leong Mun Wai |
| 2nd Vice Chairperson of the Progress Singapore Party | |
| In office 4 April 2023 – 20 February 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Wang Swee Chuang |
| 3rd Secretary-General of the National Solidarity Party | |
| In office 26 June 2011 – 25 October 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Goh Meng Seng |
| Succeeded by | Jeannette Chong-Aruldoss |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 August 1970 Singapore |
| Political party | Progress Singapore Party (2019–) |
| Other political affiliations | Reform Party (2009–2011) National Solidarity Party (2011–2015) |
| Spouse | Tony Tan Lay Thiam |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge |
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Hazel Poa Koon Koon (Chinese: 潘群勤; pinyin: Pān Qúnqín; born 27 August 1970) is a Singaporean politician and businesswoman. A member of the opposition Progress Singapore Party (PSP), she served as a Non-Constituency Member of the 14th Parliament of Singapore from 24 August 2020 till 15 April 2025. She served as Secretary-General of the PSP from 2024 to 2025.
A Public Service Commission scholar, Poa graduated from the University of Cambridge in 1992 with a first-class honours degree in mathematics. After graduation, she worked as a civil servant before joining the financial industry and starting her own business.
Poa was a member of the Reform Party before joining the National Solidarity Party (NSP) in 2011. She was Secretary-General of the NSP from June 2011 to September 2013, and acting Secretary-General from June 2015 to August 2015. She was the Vice-Chairman of the Progress Singapore Party from 2023 to 2024, and was elected as Secretary-General on 20 February 2024. Poa was appointed as secretary-general of the Progress Singapore Party on 20 February 2024 following the resignation of Leong Mun Wai after the Singapore government issued a POFMA order which refuted the falsehoods made by Leong on his Facebook post.