Irene Ng

Irene Ng Phek Hoong (; born 24 December 1963) is a former Malaysian-born Singaporean politician who represented Tampines Group Representation Constituency from 2001 to 2015. She is also a Writer-in-Residence at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS). Education From 1969–1979, Ng studied at Primary Convent Primary and Convent Secondary in Bukit Mertajam, Penang. She attended Nanyang Junior College, Singapore for two years and then did her Bachelor of Arts & Social Science at the National University of Singapore, obtaining her degree in 1986. She obtained her M.Sc in International Relations at the London School of Economics & Political Science in 1998. Career In 1986, Ng was the editor of Kyoto Publication and later joined the Straits Times Press as a journalist.