The third Singaporean woman on the list is Ms Jenny Lee, a senior managing partner at venture capital firm Granite Asia.
The annual Forbes World's Most Powerful Women list, published on Dec 11, takes stock of the global influence and accomplishments of women across the fields of business, finance and politics.
Ms Ho Ching, 71, was chief executive of Singapore state investment firm Temasek from 2004 to 2021. She is also the wife of Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong.
In 2022, she became chairwoman of Temasek Trust, the philanthropic arm of Temasek.
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