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{{Short description|Singaporean politician and lawyer (born 1963)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix =
| name = Lim Biow Chuan
| native_name = {{nobold|{{lang|zh-hans|林谋泉}}}}
| honorific-suffix =
| image = File:Lim Biow Chuan.jpg
| imagesize =
| caption = Official portrait, 2021
| office1 = [[Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore|Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore]]
| alongside1 = [[Charles Chong]]
| term_start1 = 25 January 2016
| term_end1 = 23 June 2020
| 1blankname1 = Speaker
| 1namedata1 = [[Halimah Yacob]]<br />[[Tan Chuan-Jin]]
| predecessor1 = [[Seah Kian Peng]]
| successor1 = [[Jessica Tan]]<br />[[Christopher de Souza]]
| constituency_MP2 = [[Mountbatten Single Member Constituency|Mountbatten SMC]]
| term_start2 = 7 May 2011
| term_end2 = 15 April 2025
| predecessor2 = ''Constituency established''
| successor2 = [[Gho Sze Kee]]
| majority2 = 10,479 (47.68%)
| constituency_MP3 = [[Marine Parade Group Representation Constituency|Marine Parade GRC]]
| term_start3 = 6 May 2006
| term_end3 = 7 May 2011
| predecessor3 = [[People's Action Party|PAP]] held
| successor3 = [[People's Action Party|PAP]] held
| religion =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1963|05|22|df=y}}<ref name="Parliament Profile">{{Cite web|url=https://www.parliament.gov.sg/mps/list-of-current-mps/mp/details/lim-biow-chuan|title = MP | Parliament of Singapore}}</ref><ref name="CV">{{cite web|url=http://www.parliament.gov.sg/mp/lim-biow-chuan?viewcv=Lim%20Biow%20Chuan|title=Parliament of Singapore : MP Lim Biow Chuan's CV|access-date=7 August 2024|website=Parliament of Singapore |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141214045658/http://www.parliament.gov.sg/mp/lim-biow-chuan?viewcv=Lim%20Biow%20Chuan|archive-date=14 December 2014}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Colony of Singapore]]
| party = [[People's Action Party]]
| alma_mater = [[National University of Singapore]] ([[Bachelor of Laws|LLB]])
}}
{{family name hatnote|[[Lin (surname)|Lim]]|lang=Chinese}}
'''Lim Biow Chuan''' ({{lang-zh|s=林谋泉|p=Lín Móuquán}}; born 22 May 1963)<ref name="Parliament Profile" /><ref name="CV" /> is a Singaporean lawyer and former politician who served as [[Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore|Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore]] between 2016 and 2020. A member of the governing [[People's Action Party]] (PAP), he was the [[Parliament of Singapore|Member of Parliament]] (MP) representing [[Mountbatten Single Member Constituency]] (SMC) from 2011 to 2025, having previously represented the Mountbatten division of [[Marine Parade Group Representation Constituency]] (GRC) between 2006 and 2011. Lim was appointed as Marine Parade Town Council (MPTC) Chairman since 2015.

== Education ==
Lim studied at [[Victoria School]] and [[Temasek Junior College]] before he went on to the [[National University of Singapore]]'s [[NUS Faculty of Law|Faculty of Law]], where he completed a [[Bachelor of Laws]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=VS145 Speech Day |url=https://www.victoria.moe.edu.sg/files/VS145-Speech-Day-e-Booklet.pdf |work=Victoria School |language=en}}</ref> When he was in university, he was a classmate of [[Sylvia Lim]], who later became a MP for the opposition [[Workers' Party (Singapore)|Workers' Party]] (WP).<ref>{{Cite web|last=Lim|first=Biow Chuan|date=28 July 2020|title=Met Sylvia Lim at the Istana during the swearing in ceremony for Cabinet Ministers...|url=https://www.facebook.com/limbiowchuan/posts/3478673595485200|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200921071626/https://www.facebook.com/limbiowchuan/posts/3478673595485200|archive-date=21 September 2020|access-date=2020-07-30|website=Facebook|language=en}}</ref>

== Career ==
Lim served as the president of the Consumers Association of Singapore (CASE) from 2012 to 2021, and was the only politician to serve on the central committee of a [[non-governmental organisation]] (NGO).<ref>{{cite news |date=23 Jun 2012 |title=Lim Biow Chuan elected President of CASE |url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/lim-biow-chuan-elected-president-of-case-8455452 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170809002353/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/lim-biow-chuan-elected-president-of-case-8455452 |archive-date=9 August 2017 |access-date=7 August 2017 |publisher=Channel NewsAsia}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=CASE Central Committee (2015 - 2018) |url=https://www.case.org.sg/structure.aspx |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170807193407/https://www.case.org.sg/structure.aspx |archive-date=7 August 2017 |access-date=7 August 2017 |website=CASE}}</ref> He was succeeded by [[Melvin Yong]].

In 2013, Lim was appointed as a member of Singapore's Data Protection Advisory Committee.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-01-28 |title=6 new members appointed to Data Protection Advisory Committee |url=https://www.asiaone.com/singapore/6-new-members-appointed-data-protection-advisory-committee |access-date=2021-07-02 |website=AsiaOne |language=en}}</ref>

=== Legal career ===
Lim has been a practising lawyer since 1989. He is a senior partner in Derrick Wong & Lim BC LLP and has been appointed as a Notary Public and Commissioner for Oaths.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Lim|first=Biow Chuan|title=CV Lim Biow Chuan (May 2016)|url=https://www.parliament.gov.sg/docs/default-source/CV/cv---lim-biow-chuan-(may-2016).pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200717165211/https://www.parliament.gov.sg/docs/default-source/CV/cv---lim-biow-chuan-(may-2016).pdf|archive-date=17 July 2020|access-date=2020-07-30}}</ref>

===Political career===
Lim entered politics during the [[2006 Singapore general election|2006 general elections]] when he joined the [[People's Action Party]] (PAP) team contesting in [[Marine Parade Group Representation Constituency|Marine Parade GRC]]. The PAP team won the contest with a walkover and Lim served the Mountbatten ward.

In 2011, Mountbatten SMC was created from the ward. Lim, being the incumbent MP for the ward, contested the SMC and won.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Loi |first=Esther |last2=Ng |first2=Keng Gene |date=2025-04-20 |title=GE2025: PAP’s Gho Sze Kee to contest Mountbatten; 4-term MP Lim Biow Chuan to step down |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/politics/ge2025-paps-gho-sze-kee-to-contest-mountbatten-4-term-mp-lim-biow-chuan-to-retire |access-date=2025-04-25 |work=The Straits Times |language=en |issn=0585-3923}}</ref>

On 25 January 2016, Lim was elected [[Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore|Deputy Speaker of Parliament]] along with [[Charles Chong]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/charles-chong-lim-biow-chuan-elected-deputy-speakers | title=Charles Chong, Lim Biow Chuan elected as Deputy Speakers | access-date=31 August 2020 | archive-date=27 January 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160127115802/http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/charles-chong-lim-biow-chuan-elected-deputy-speakers | url-status=live }}</ref> He stepped down from that role after the [[2020 Singaporean general election|2020 general election]].

During the [[2025 Singaporean general election|2025 general election]], it was announced that Lim would step down from politics.<ref name=":1" />

== Incident ==
In 2010, the press reported that Lim showed support for film director [[Jack Neo]] over his controversial extramarital affair, saying, "Since he is remorseful over this incident, he should be forgiven. Actually, a man who has a good career development, like himself, would find such scenarios unavoidable".<ref name="the star">{{cite web|title=Backseat frolics backfire |url=http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/3/13/focus/5846684&sec=focus |work=The Star|date=13 Mar 2010 |access-date=13 Apr 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100316040952/http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=%2F2010%2F3%2F13%2Ffocus%2F5846684&sec=focus |archive-date=2010-03-16 }}</ref> Lim later stated that he had been misquoted by the press.<ref name="the star" />

== Personal life ==
Lim is married and has two daughters.<ref name=":0" /> He has been serving as a church leader since 1993.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Lim|first=Biow Chuan|title=Lim Biow Chuan - About|url=https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Politician/limbiowchuan/about/|access-date=2020-07-30|website=Facebook|language=en}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.parliament.gov.sg/mps/list-of-current-mps/mp/details/lim-biow-chuan Lim Biow Chuan] on [[Parliament of Singapore]]
* {{facebook|limbiowchuan}}

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