Francis Yuen

Francis Yuen Kin Pheng (Chinese: 阮健平; Jyutping: Jyun⁵ Gin⁶ Ping⁴) is a Singaporean politician. As a member of Progress Singapore Party, he was appointed PSP Assistant Secretary-General from 2019 to 2021 and as Secretary-General of PSP from 2021 to 2023.

Francis Yuen
阮健平
2nd Secretary-General of the Progress Singapore Party
In office 1 April 2021 – 26 March 2023
Chairman	Tan Cheng Bock (since 2021)
Preceded by	Tan Cheng Bock
Succeeded by	Leong Mun Wai
2nd Assistant Secretary-General of the Progress Singapore Party
In office 2019–2021
Preceded by	Leong Mun Wai
Succeeded by	Nadrarajah Loganathan Ang Yong Guan
Personal details
Born	1950 (age 74–75) Colony of Singapore
Children	2
Alma mater	National University of Singapore Air Command and Staff College
Military service
Branch/service	Republic of Singapore Air Force
Rank	Lieutenant-Colonel
Unit	120 Squadron

In this Chinese name, the family name is Yuen.

Yuen had indicated that he would lead the PSP into the 2025 general election^[1] prior to leaving office.

Early life

Yuen is the oldest of eight siblings in his family and was raised in Chinatown, Singapore. Both his parents died within a year of each other during his O Level examination. Yuen signed on with the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) after his A Level.^[2]

Career

Military career

As part of his training to be a helicopter pilot, Yuen was part of the first batch of pilots to be sent to France for aviation training. As part of 120 Squadron, he assembled the first RSAF helicopter, and also flew on his first operational flight on the Cessna 172. Failing to graduate from flight training, Yuen was selected as a scholar and pursued a bachelor's degree in business administration at the National University of Singapore, where he also attained his master's degree. He topped his classes and won several academic awards.^[2]

Yuen was then deployed to the United States Air Command and Staff College before returning to the RSAF at the Air Force Systems Command for various leadership roles.^[2]

Political career

In the 2020 general election, Yuen joined the Progress Singapore Party and contested as part of a four member team in Chua Chu Kang GRC but lost to the ruling People's Action Party.^[3]

After the 2020 general election, Yuen was appointed as the PSP's Assistant Secretary-General from 2019 to 2021. Yuen was appointed Secretary-General of Progress Singapore Party from 2021 to 2023. Yuen had indicated that he would lead party into the next general election when he was the Secretary-General. This did not happen as he stepped down as secretary-general before the next election.