Josephine Teo
Josephine Teo | |
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| 杨莉明 | |
Teo in 2024 | |
| Minister for Digital Development and Information | |
| Assumed office 15 May 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong Lawrence Wong |
| Preceded by | S. Iswaran |
| Second Minister for Home Affairs | |
| In office 11 September 2017 – 23 May 2025 | |
| Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong Lawrence Wong |
| Preceded by | Desmond Lee |
| Succeeded by | Edwin Tong |
| Minister for Manpower | |
| In office 1 May 2018 – 14 May 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong |
| Preceded by | Lim Swee Say |
| Succeeded by | Tan See Leng |
| Member of Parliament for Jalan Besar GRC | |
| Assumed office 10 July 2020 | |
| Preceded by | PAP held |
| Majority |
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| Member of Parliament for Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC | |
| In office 2006–2020 | |
| Preceded by | PAP held |
| Succeeded by | PAP held |
| Majority |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | Josephine Yong Li Min 8 July 1968 Singapore |
| Political party | People's Action Party |
| Spouse | Teo Eng Cheong |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | National University of Singapore (BA, BSS) London School of Economics (MS) |
| Occupation | Minister |
Josephine Teo Li Min (née Yong; born 8 July 1968) is a Singaporean politician who has been serving as Minister for Digital Development and Information since 2024, Minister-in-charge of the Cyber Security Agency and Smart Nation Initiative since 2021 and formerly and Second Minister for Home Affairs from 2017 to 2025. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), she has been the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Kreta Ayer–Kim Seng division of Jalan Besar GRC since 2020.
Prior to entering politics, Teo had worked at the Economic Development Board (EDB), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) and National Trades Union Congress (NTUC).
She made her political debut in the 2006 general election as part of a five-member PAP team contesting in Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC and won by an uncontested walkover. Teo shifted from Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC to Jalan Besar GRC as part of PAP's renewal prior to the 2020 general election.
In 2022, Teo succeeded Lawrence Wong as Chair of the PAP Community Foundation.