Francis Yuen

Francis Yuen Kin Pheng is a Singaporean politician who served as Progress Singapore Party (PSP) assistant secretary-general from 2019 to 2021 and as secretary-general from 2021 to 2023.

Yuen had indicated that he would lead the PSP into the 2025 general election 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.

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.

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.