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Lee became an MP for West Coast–Jurong West GRC after the PAP team defeated the [[Progress Singapore Party]] (PSP) with 59.99% of the vote.<ref>{{Cite news |date=4 May 2025 |title=GE2025: PAP wins West Coast-Jurong West GRC with 60% vote share, keeps Pioneer SMC |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/politics/ge2025-pap-wins-west-coast-jurong-west-grc-with-60-vote-share-keeps-pioneer-smc |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250514084307/https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/politics/ge2025-pap-wins-west-coast-jurong-west-grc-with-60-vote-share-keeps-pioneer-smc |archive-date=14 May 2025 |access-date=3 May 2025 |work=[[The Straits Times]] |language=en |issn=0585-3923}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=ELD {{!}} 2025 Parliamentary General Election Results |url=https://www.eld.gov.sg/finalresults2025.html#W |access-date=7 October 2025 |website=www.eld.gov.sg}}</ref> |
Lee became an MP for West Coast–Jurong West GRC after the PAP team defeated the [[Progress Singapore Party]] (PSP) with 59.99% of the vote.<ref>{{Cite news |date=4 May 2025 |title=GE2025: PAP wins West Coast-Jurong West GRC with 60% vote share, keeps Pioneer SMC |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/politics/ge2025-pap-wins-west-coast-jurong-west-grc-with-60-vote-share-keeps-pioneer-smc |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250514084307/https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/politics/ge2025-pap-wins-west-coast-jurong-west-grc-with-60-vote-share-keeps-pioneer-smc |archive-date=14 May 2025 |access-date=3 May 2025 |work=[[The Straits Times]] |language=en |issn=0585-3923}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=ELD {{!}} 2025 Parliamentary General Election Results |url=https://www.eld.gov.sg/finalresults2025.html#W |access-date=7 October 2025 |website=www.eld.gov.sg}}</ref> |
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Lee faced criticism following her maiden parliamentary speech on 24 September 2025, in which she stated that it was the “best time to start and raise a family” in Singapore. Her remarks were widely regarded as out of touch.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Toh |first1=Trixy |title=”Epitome of out of touch”: MP Cassandra Lee slammed online for saying it is ‘best time’ to raise a family |url=https://www.tnp.sg/news/epitome-out-touch-mp-cassandra-lee-slammed-online-saying-it-best-time-raise-family |website=tnp.sg |publisher=[[The New Paper]] |access-date=9 October 2025 |language=en |date=25 September 2025}}</ref> |
Lee faced criticism following her maiden parliamentary speech on 24 September 2025, in which she stated that it was the “best time to start and raise a family” in Singapore. Her remarks were widely regarded as out of touch.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Toh |first1=Trixy |title=”Epitome of out of touch”: MP Cassandra Lee slammed online for saying it is ‘best time’ to raise a family |url=https://www.tnp.sg/news/epitome-out-touch-mp-cassandra-lee-slammed-online-saying-it-best-time-raise-family |website=tnp.sg |publisher=[[The New Paper]] |access-date=9 October 2025 |language=en |date=25 September 2025}}</ref> |
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Singaporean politician
Cassandra Lee Shi Wee[a] is a Singaporean politician and lawyer. A member of the governing People’s Action Party (PAP), she has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Ayer Rajah division of West Coast–Jurong West Group Representation Constituency (GRC) since 2025.[1]
Lee graduated from the National University of Singapore (NUS) with honours degrees in law and economics.[2]
Lee is a lawyer. She first worked for Enterprise Singapore, a statutory board, serving on its negotiation team for free trade agreements and as a representative for Singapore at ASEAN and APEC. She subsequently worked in the Attorney General’s Chambers (AGC) as a state counsel and deputy public prosecutor. She is currently an assistant director at the legal counsel of EY Singapore, which she joined in 2023.[2][3]
Lee began volunteering with the PAP in 2009 at the party’s Yuhua branch.[2][3] In that capacity, she led schemes to support young parents in their balance of work and caregiving, as well as improve barrier-free access for the elderly.[2]
In the lead-up to the 2025 general election, Lee and David Hoe joined Jurong–Clementi Town Council as volunteers, signalling that they would likely be fielded in Jurong East–Bukit Batok GRC, which had been created to replace the defunct Jurong GRC.[4] However, she was instead fielded in West Coast–Jurong West GRC,[5] having been absent from the PAP team for Jurong East–Bukit Batok GRC when it was officially introduced.[3]
Lee became an MP for West Coast–Jurong West GRC after the PAP team defeated the Progress Singapore Party (PSP) with 59.99% of the vote.[6][7]
Lee faced criticism following her maiden parliamentary speech on 24 September 2025, in which she stated that it was the “best time to start and raise a family” in Singapore. Her remarks were widely regarded as out of touch.[8]
Lee is married and has a son.[2][3] When she was 23, her father was diagnosed with cancer, which he subsequently died of.[3]
