age 39. In an interview with The Straits Times in 2013, Lim said much of her early political education were received in large part from her father. Her father died in August 2017. Lim's mother was a nurse. Lim is a Catholic. While speaking at the CANA Catholic Centre Talk of the Town event in 2014, Lim said she tries "to read the bible everyday" but prefers to keep her faith private, adding that it is "not my nature to evangelise" as others may already have their own religion in which they take comfort in. References External links Sylvia Lim on Parliament of Singapore Members of the Parliament of Singapore Workers' Party (Singapore) politicians Singaporean women in politics Singaporean educators Singaporean police officers Michigan State University alumni National University of Singapore alumni National Junior College alumni Singaporean people of Teochew descent Singaporean Roman Catholics 1965 births Living people Alumni of University College London Singaporean women lawyers 20th-century Singaporean educators 21st-century Singaporean politicians 20th-century Singaporean lawyers 20th-century women lawyers