Description: (The First Female Officer to Hold a General Rank in the Armed Forces of Singapore.)
Gan Siow Huang, a Singaporean politician and former brigadier-general, currently holds the position of Minister of State for Education and Minister of State for Manpower. Before her political career, she had a successful military tenure in the Republic of Singapore Air Force, achieving the rank of Brigadier-General and becoming the first woman to hold a general rank in the Singapore Armed Forces. Gan ventured into politics in 2020, securing the Marymount SMC seat and later being appointed Minister of State for Education and Manpower.