Ho Ching
Ho Ching (; born 27 March 1953) is a Singaporean businesswoman. Ho has been serving as the director of Temasek Trust since 2021. She is the wife of incumbent Prime Minister, Lee Hsien Loong. Ho took the role as the spouse of the Prime Minister of Singapore since 2004. Ho joined Temasek Holdings as a director in January 2002. She became its executive director in May 2002 and was appointed as the chief executive officer by Goh Chok Tong in January 2004. As of 2020, she is listed as the 30th Most Powerful Woman in the World by Forbes. Early life and education Ho was born on 27 March 1953 in Singapore. She attended Crescent Girls' School and National Junior College—where she became one of the top students for the A Level examinations in her cohort and was named Student of the Year, before graduating from the University of Singapore (now the National University of Singapore) in 1976 with a Bachelor of Engineering with first class honours degree in electrical engineering. She subsequently went on to complete a Master of Science degree in electrical engineering at Stanford University in 1982. Career Ho started her career as an engineer with the