 Fu was one of 24 new PAP candidates formally introduced by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong ahead of the 2006 general election.She was elected in June 2006 as a Member of Parliament (MP) for the Jurong Group Representation Constituency (Jurong GRC).On 1 August 2006, Fu was appointed a Minister of State for the Ministry of National Development

On 1 April 2008, Fu was promoted to Senior Minister of State at the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of National Development.