Cassandra Lee aims to push for more attention to struggles of young families

PAP new face Cassandra Lee, 33, wants to be a voice for young parents and youth, if she is elected as an MP for West Coast-Jurong West GRC.

- Ng Wei Kai

The lawyer and mother of a three-year-old son said she relates to the challenges young working families face.

"They need to juggle between caring for aged parents, raising young children and pursuing their own career aspirations," said Ms Lee, speaking to the media at the party's branch in West Coast on April 14.

"These struggles and concerns are real, and they deserve more attention, so I hope to be able to speak up for them," she added.

Ms Lee, who is an assistant director at professional services company EY, was on April 15 introduced as part of the PAP's slate in West Coast-Jurong West.

As one of the younger members of the PAP's slate this election, Ms Lee also said she hopes to speak up for other young people if elected.

"I think it is very important for young people to participate in the conversation — to support the national leadership so that Singapore can look like the Singapore we would like to see when we are seniors, or when our children are growing up.

Another area she is passionate about is helping Singapore's senior citizens, Ms Lee said.

When she was a 23-year-old undergraduate, her father was diagnosed with cancer. He later died.