Rahayu Mahzam


Rahayu Mahzam is a Singaporean politician. A member of the governing People's Action Party, she has been the Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry for Health since September 2020. She has also been the Member of Parliament for Jurong GRC for Bukit Batok East since September 2015.

Education

Rahayu had her early education at Raffles Girls' School. She then went on to complete her LLB degree in 2003 at the National University of Singapore after completing her A Levels in Raffles Junior College.

Family

Rahayu is the eldest of three children. She is married and gave birth to a baby boy in April 2017.

Career

Professional career

Rahayu is a lawyer by profession, specialising in civil litigation and family law. Formerly a Deputy Registrar of the Syariah Court in Singapore, she is currently a partner at Heng, Leong & Srinivasan.

Political career

On 20 August 2015, the People's Action Party announced that Rahayu is part of a five-member PAP team that will be contesting in Jurong GRC in the 2015 general election. Rahayu was elected into Parliament following the 2015 Singapore General Elections, when their five-member PAP team won and clinched 79.29% of the electorate's valid votes.
Rahayu was part of the taskforce set up to implement tighter regulations on formula milk manufacturers.
Rahayu is part of the PAP team that successfully defended Jurong GRC in the 2020 general election.