Derrick Goh


Derrick Goh Soon Hee is a Singaporean politician and banker who has been elected a Member of Parliament into the 14th Parliament of Singapore for Nee Soon GRC following the 2020 Singaporean general election.

Early life and education

Goh was born into a family of three siblings. He graduated from Nanyang Technological University with a bachelor's degree in accountancy.

Career

Goh spent more than ten years at American Express, and was based in London and New York. Goh joined DBS Bank in 2008, and was its Chief Operating Officer for Institutional Banking Group before becoming the head of its subsidiary, POSB Bank, on 1 October 2012. On 9 March 2016, Goh became the managing director and regional head of DBS Treasures Private Client and DBS Treasures. He became the managing director and the head of audit at DBS Bank at the start of 2018.
Since 2013, Goh has been volunteering as a district councillor with the South West Community Development Council.

Politics

Goh was fielded in 2020 Singaporean general election to contest in Nee Soon Group Representation Constituency, on People's Action Party's ticket against Progress Singapore Party. His running mates were K. Shanmugam, Louis Ng, Faishal Ibrahim, and Carrie Tan. On 11 July 2020, Goh and team were declared to be elected to represent Nee Soon GRC in the 14th Parliament of Singapore, garnering 61.9% of the valid votes.

Personal life

Goh is married with three children.