Workers' Party chair Sylvia Lim to marry long-time partner Quah Kim Song in January
Workers' Party (WP) chair Sylvia Lim will tie the knot with long-time partner Quah Kim Song in January next year. In response to a query from CNA, Ms Lim said on Tuesday (Oct 22) that the ceremony "will take place in church, in the presence of family members".
Mr Quah is a widower, while Ms Lim has never been married. They have been together for nearly 12 years. According to past media reports, the pair first met at a WP variety show in 2013. Ms Lim, 59, has held the post of WP chair since 2003. She was part of the first opposition team to win a Group Representation Constituency (GRC) in 2011 and has remained a member of parliament for Aljunied GRC since.
A former national footballer, Mr Quah, 72, was one of the biggest stars of his era and was instrumental in Singapore's 1977 Malaysia Cup triumph where he scored a brace. He hails from a sporting family of 11 children, six of whom played for the Lions.
Sylvia Lim shows off wedding rings, jokingly asks Prime Minister for election info to plan honeymoon
Workers’ Party (WP) chair Sylvia Lim showed off her and fiance Quah Kim Song's wedding rings on Instagram on Oct 25. This comes after reports of her upcoming nuptials with the Singapore football icon in January 2025.
Ms Lim, 59, posted on Instagram: "Yes, we will! "Complete what we started almost 12 years ago. "We recently collected our custom-made wedding rings that arrived from Kyoto, Japan. I have a good feeling about this marriage."
This will be 72-year-old Quah's second marriage. Wife Shirley Wang died of cancer in 2007. He has a son, Leon, 44, and daughter, Leonora, 40, as well as five grandchildren. Quah and Ms Lim started dating after he was coaxed by mutual friends to sing at a WP fundraiser, where he danced with Ms Lim on stage in January 2013.
Quah Kim Song on wedding with Sylvia Lim: Precious to have someone to share life with in your older years
Quah Kim Song, former national football star, with Sylvia Lim, chairwoman of WP -. The pair will tie the knot in Jan 2025
Wise men say only fools rush in, Elvis Presley once crooned. However, after dating for 12 years, Workers’ Party (WP) chairwoman Sylvia Lim and former national footballer Quah Kim Song – who share a passion for music and sport – still can’t help falling in love with each other and will tie the knot in a church wedding in January 2025.
While they had previously stated that marriage was not on the cards, Ms Lim, 59, said on Oct 24, in response to queries from The Straits Times, that “it takes time to know someone, and we were in no rush”. But Quah, 72, added: “After 12 blissful and blessed years, we decided that it’s time for us to complete the journey, all the way.” Quah was a star striker in the 1970s. Nicknamed Quicksilver Quah, he famously scored twice – including a diving-header winner off a Dollah Kassim free kick – to help Singapore beat Penang 3-2 in the 1977 Malaysia Cup final.
The widower – whose wife Shirley Wang died of cancer in 2007 – felt one should not journey through life alone. Encouraging others to be courageous to pursue love even at an older age, he said: “Loneliness can be very frightening. It’s precious to have someone to share your life with in your older years.” Quah added that his son Leon, 44, and daughter Leonora, 40, “are comfortable with the upcoming wedding after knowing Sylvia for nearly 12 years”, and that one of his granddaughters – he has five grandchildren – was surprised they are not married yet. The occasion will be made more special as their marriage will be solemnised at Church of St Mary of the Angels, where Ms Lim used to be part of its choir.
Former national striker Quah Kim Song to marry Workers' Party chair Sylvia Lim in January
Workers' Party chairman Sylvia Lim has been with former national footballer Quah Kim Song since 2013
The church bells will ring for two familiar faces in Singapore come 2025. Workers' Party (WP) chair Sylvia Lim and former national striker Quah Kim Song will tie the knot in January.
Lim, a Catholic, told CNA that the ceremony "will take place in (a) church, in the presence of family members". In an interview with AsiaOne, Quah, also a Catholic, shared that their marriage will be solemnised at the St Mary of the Angels in Bukit Batok. Lim was a member and cantor in that church's choir, according to the Catholic News in 2014. "We have been together for 12 years. "It has been blissful, blessed and wonderful, (so) we decided to tie the knot and journey together all the way", said Quah. The couple reportedly met at a WP variety show in January 2013. Since then, Quah, 72, has often been featured in Lim's Instagram posts. Quah is a widower, and Lim has never been married.
The former national striker was known for his agility and scoring prowess which earned him nicknames such as "mercurial", "quicksilver" and "speed demon". He famously scored two goals in the 1977 Malaysia Cup final to bring home the trophy after 12 years. Lim, 59, has been the WP's chair since 2003. She has been a member of parliament for Aljunied GRC since 2011 when the WP became the first opposition party to win a Group Representation Constituency (GRC).
Congratulations pour in as Sylvia Lim announces she is to wed Quah Kim Song
Mr Quah, who belongs to a prominent football family, was one of the most famous Singapore footballers in the late sixties and early seventies. He quickly became a household name due to his swift agility. The striker’s speed earned him the nicknames “Mercurial”, “Quicksilver,” and “Speed Demon” by fans and media.
An avid guitarist, Mr Quah met Ms Lim at a WP variety concert in 2013 when mutual friends coaxed him to get on the stage and perform his rendition of Keith Locke & The Quests’ Don’t Play That Song. Ms Lim told the press she was impressed, and the pair later danced on stage. Ms Lim added that their common interests in music and football drew the couple to one another. The 59-year-old veteran politician used to watch Mr Quah during his heyday at Malaysia Cup matches at the National Stadium. After they became a couple, she made it a point to attend and cheer for Mr Quah when he played in social matches.
Sylvia Lim
Sylvia Lim Swee Lian (simplified Chinese: 林瑞莲; traditional Chinese: 林瑞蓮; pinyin: Lín Ruìlián; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lîm Sūi-liân; born 28 March 1965) is a Singaporean politician, lawyer, former police officer and Temasek Polytechnic law lecturer. A member of the opposition Workers' Party (WP), she had been Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Paya Lebar division of Aljunied GRC since 2020. Lim has been the chairwoman of the Workers' Party since 2003.
She had been a Non-Constituency Member of Parliament between 2006 and 2011 of the 11th Parliament of Singapore. She represented the Serangoon division of Aljunied GRC between 2011 and 2020. Before entering politics, Lim had served in the Singapore Police Force and worked in Temasek Polytechnic as a law lecturer. One week after the 2011 general election, she announced that she would be resigning from her job at Temasek Polytechnic after 12 years of service by what she anticipated to be an increased workload after being elected as part of the Workers' Party team for Aljunied GRC. During the same year, Lim also re-entered the legal sector. She is currently counsel at Peter Low Chambers LLC
Lim attended CHIJ Our Lady of Good Counsel, CHIJ St. Joseph's Convent and National Junior College before graduating from the National University of Singapore in 1988 with a Bachelor of Laws degree with honours. She went on complete a Master of Laws at the University College London in 1989,[4] and was called to the bar in Singapore in 1991.[5] She later completed a master's degree in criminal justice from the Michigan State University in 2014, online. During her undergraduate and postgraduate studies, Lim did volunteer work with the Spastic Children's Association, Salvation Army Home for the Aged and University College Hospital. She later did voluntary editorial work for the Criminal Legal Aid Scheme of the Law Society of Singapore.
Quah Kim Song
He is the FAS League's Director of Competitions. He was also part of the Singapore national football team and has played at Burnley United and Tampines Rovers. He and four of his brothers Kim Beng, Kim Siak, Kim Lye and Kim Swee played for Singapore, while another brother Kim Tiong was a triple jumper. Quah received his secondary education at Naval Base Secondary School and pre-university education at Raffles Institution.
Quah has 10 siblings. Quah was married to Shirley Wang, a bank manager at OCBC. She was a member of the Honeydrops, a music group that participated in Talentime, a talent competition organised by Radio Television Singapore. They had two children. Wang died of cancer in 2007. Quah is currently the partner of Workers' Party politician Sylvia Lim and would be married in January 2025.
