Denise Phua

Denise Phua Lay Peng (Chinese: 潘丽萍; pinyin: Pān Lìpíng, born 9 December 1959) is a Singaporean politician and disability rights activist. After a successful corporate career spanning two decades, she became the president of the Autism Resource Centre (Singapore) and co-founded Pathlight School. She is currently a member of parliament (MP) representing the ruling People's Action Party (PAP) in Moulmein-Kallang GRC. She was previously a MP representing Jalan Besar GRC from 6 May 2006 to 18 April 2011. As a MP, she has focused on developing programmes for the disabled and special needs communities in Singapore.

Early years and corporate career

Phua studied at Balestier Girls' Primary School,Raffles Girls' School and Hwa Chong Junior College. She graduated from the National University of Singapore with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and earned a Master of Business Administration degree from Golden Gate University. In a career spanning two decades, she held management positions at Hewlett-Packard and the Wuthelam Group. She then founded a regional leadership training firm, the Centre of Effective Leadership.