Lim Biow Chuan (born 22 May 1963) is a Singaporean politician and lawyer who served as Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore between 2016 and 2020. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) representing Mountbatten SMC since 2011 and previously the Mountbatten division of Marine Parade GRC between 2006 and 2011.

Education

Lim studied at Victoria School and Temasek Junior College before he went on to the National University of Singapore's Faculty of Law, where he completed a Bachelor of Laws. When he was in university, he was a classmate of Sylvia Lim, who later became a Member of Parliament from the opposition Workers' Party.

Career

Legal career

Lim has been a practising lawyer since 1989. He is a senior partner in Derrick Wong & Lim BC LLP and has been appointed as a Notary Public and Commissioner for Oaths.

Political career

Lim entered politics during the 2006 general elections when he joined the People's Action Party (PAP) team contesting in Marine Parade GRC and won by an uncontested walkover. He served as the president of the Consumers Association of Singapore (CASE) from 2012 to 2021, and was the only politician to serve on the central committee of a non-governmental organisation (NGO). He was succeeded by Melvin Yong. In 2013, Lim was appointed as a member of Singapore's Data Protection Advisory Committee. On 25 January 2016, Lim was elected Deputy Speaker of Parliament along with Charles Chong. He stepped down from that role after the 2020 general election. Lim was appointed as Marine Parade Town Council (MPTC) Chairman since 2015.

Incident

In 2010, the press reported that Lim showed support for film director Jack Neo over his controversial extramarital affair, saying, "Since he is remorseful over this incident, he should be forgiven. Actually, a man who has a good career development, like himself, would find such scenarios unavoidable". Lim later stated that he had been misquoted by the press.

Personal life

Lim is married and has two daughters. Lim has been serving as a church leader since 1993.