very active in grassroots activities in Buona Vista since 2001 and had been advocating women and mothers' rights. During the campaigning period for the 2015 general election, Sun was the target of xenophobic comments online because her name, which is in hanyu pinyin, misled people into thinking that she was a new Singaporean citizen originally from China. The PAP team contesting in Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC during the 2015 general election won with 72.89% of the vote against the Singapore Democratic Alliance, and Sun thus became a Member of Parliament representing the Punggol West ward of Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC. On 1 May 2018, Sun was appointed Senior Parliamentary Secretary at the Ministry of Home Affairs and Ministry of National Development. In 2019, Sun appeared in the fourth episode of the Channel 8 television series A Conversation with the Minister 2019. During the 2020 general election, Sun contested as a solo PAP candidate in Punggol West SMC, which was previously part of Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC. She won with 60.98% of the vote against the Workers' Party's Tan Chen Chen, and continued serving as the Member of Parliament for Punggol West. On 27 July 2020, she was promoted to Minister of State and appointed to the Ministry of Social and Family Development and Ministry of Education. In 2021, Sun appeared with Grace Fu in a segment of the Channel 8 television series A Conversation with the Minister in the third and finale episode about health. On 13 June 2022, Sun was appointed Minister of State at the Ministry of Home Affairs and relinquished the Education portfolio. Personal life Sun is married to an information technology entrepreneur who was born in Beijing and subsequently became a Singapore citizen in 2009. They have two daughters together. References External links Sun Xueling on Parliament of Singapore 1979 births Living people Members of the Parliament of Singapore People's Action Party politicians Singaporean people of Hokkien descent Singaporean politicians of Chinese descent CHIJ Saint Nicholas Girls' School alumni Singaporean women in politics