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[Sg video] - Whole lot, listen up: Ong Ye Kung tells grandmother story in Parliament!
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He should be held in contempt of parleement by talking such garbage
Clowns are meant for the circles, not parliament.
What circles?
When u can’t find a job, that’s when u know u are old.
Pinky loves him. Meteoric rise from Aljunied GRC reject and NTUC clown to a full minister in less than a decade.
With the exception of Ong Ye Kung, the others in the losing PAP side were not seen again eh?
George Yeo has been busy kissing the CCP's ass. The others are minnows, especially that token Melayu put into a GRC for 'diversity points'.
Lim Hwee Hua
Following her retirement from politics, Lim was appointed Non-Executive Director at Jardine Cycle & Carriage in July 2011.[12] In October 2011, Lim was appointed as a senior advisor at Kohlberg Kravis Roberts.[13][14] In November 2011, Lim was appointed Independent Non-Executive Director on the Global Advisory Council at Ernst & Young.[15]
She had also served as Honorary Chairman of the Securities Investors Association Singapore between 2013 and 2017.[16]
She published a book, Government In Business: Friend Or Foe?, with the Straits Times Press in 2013.[17]
Following her retirement from politics, Lim was appointed Non-Executive Director at Jardine Cycle & Carriage in July 2011.[12] In October 2011, Lim was appointed as a senior advisor at Kohlberg Kravis Roberts.[13][14] In November 2011, Lim was appointed Independent Non-Executive Director on the Global Advisory Council at Ernst & Young.[15]
She had also served as Honorary Chairman of the Securities Investors Association Singapore between 2013 and 2017.[16]
She published a book, Government In Business: Friend Or Foe?, with the Straits Times Press in 2013.[17]
Cynthia Phua
Phua was the general manager of NTUC Fairprice Co-operative's real estate business unit and the managing director of estate management company SLF Management Services. She had also served as Chief Executive Officer of Bishan–Toa Payoh Town Council and Chairman of Aljunied Town Council.[1]
She was a Member of Parliament of Aljunied GRC(Paya Lebar Ward) who represented the People's Action Party (PAP) from 25 October 2001 to 19 April 2011.
In the 2011 general elections, she was part of a team of five candidates, led by Foreign Affairs Minister George Yeo, which contested the same GRC again. Their team lost the elections to the Workers' Party (WP) team led by Low Thia Khiang. It was the first time a group representation constituency has been lost to an opposition party since the GRC system was introduced in 1988.[2] Of the 143,148 registered voters in Aljunied GRC, 72,165(54.7%) voted for the WP while 59,732(45.3%) chose the PAP.[2]
Phua retired from politics after her electoral loss.[3]She joined real estate consultancy Knight Frank Singapore in 2013 as its executive director of retail services.[1] Phua was appointed as a director of Viking Offshore And Marine in 2015.[4][5]
Phua was the general manager of NTUC Fairprice Co-operative's real estate business unit and the managing director of estate management company SLF Management Services. She had also served as Chief Executive Officer of Bishan–Toa Payoh Town Council and Chairman of Aljunied Town Council.[1]
She was a Member of Parliament of Aljunied GRC(Paya Lebar Ward) who represented the People's Action Party (PAP) from 25 October 2001 to 19 April 2011.
In the 2011 general elections, she was part of a team of five candidates, led by Foreign Affairs Minister George Yeo, which contested the same GRC again. Their team lost the elections to the Workers' Party (WP) team led by Low Thia Khiang. It was the first time a group representation constituency has been lost to an opposition party since the GRC system was introduced in 1988.[2] Of the 143,148 registered voters in Aljunied GRC, 72,165(54.7%) voted for the WP while 59,732(45.3%) chose the PAP.[2]
Phua retired from politics after her electoral loss.[3]She joined real estate consultancy Knight Frank Singapore in 2013 as its executive director of retail services.[1] Phua was appointed as a director of Viking Offshore And Marine in 2015.[4][5]
Zainul Abidin
Zainul Abidin was appointed Senior Parliamentary Secretary for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 1998 – 2001.
Zainul Abidin later moved to Aljunied GRC for the 2001 general elections where there is a walkover. He was then appointed Minister of State for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 2004.
He remained in Aljunied GRC for the 2006 general elections where the WP also contested in the ward. The PAP team won the elections with 56.09% of the votes. He was subsequently given a Senior Minister of State role in 2006 to 2011.[4]
He also held the post of Mayor of the Northeast Community Development Council from 2001 to 2008.
In the 2011 general elections, Zainul Abidin was part of the PAP team which lost Aljunied GRC to the WP. In a post-election interview, he suggested that Lee Kuan Yew's remarks on Malays, Muslims and integration in his book, Hard Truths to Keep Singapore Going, may have had some influence over the Malay votes, and "many were hurt by those remarks and remain so."[5]
He has held various appointments, among them being:
Zainul Abidin also serves on the boards of various local and international companies including Chairman of Diamond Energy Corporation, deputy chairman, lead independent director of Australian-listed OM Holdings, Director of Mediacorp, Board Member of National Volunteer Philanthropy Centre and Director of Temasek Cares.[10] He also serves as a corporate adviser to Temasek International.[11]
Political careerEdit
Zainul Abidin first stood for the 1997 Singapore general elections under the People's Action Party(PAP) under Cheng San Group Representation Constituency (GRC), against the Workers' Party (WP), whose notable candidates were J. B. Jeyaratnam and Tang Liang Hong. The PAP won that constituency.Zainul Abidin was appointed Senior Parliamentary Secretary for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 1998 – 2001.
Zainul Abidin later moved to Aljunied GRC for the 2001 general elections where there is a walkover. He was then appointed Minister of State for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 2004.
He remained in Aljunied GRC for the 2006 general elections where the WP also contested in the ward. The PAP team won the elections with 56.09% of the votes. He was subsequently given a Senior Minister of State role in 2006 to 2011.[4]
He also held the post of Mayor of the Northeast Community Development Council from 2001 to 2008.
In the 2011 general elections, Zainul Abidin was part of the PAP team which lost Aljunied GRC to the WP. In a post-election interview, he suggested that Lee Kuan Yew's remarks on Malays, Muslims and integration in his book, Hard Truths to Keep Singapore Going, may have had some influence over the Malay votes, and "many were hurt by those remarks and remain so."[5]
Corporate and public service appointmentsEdit
Zainul Abidin was a member of the Majlis Ugama Islam Singapura (MUIS) from 1986 to 1988.[6] He then served in Mendaki from 1990 to 1993.[6]He has held various appointments, among them being:
- Member of the National University of Singapore Council,
- Member of the board of trustees, NTUC Healthcare Co-operative Ltd
- Member of the Board of directors of Mendaki Holdings
- Member of the RI Board of Governors
- Advisor of the Singapore Port Workers Union
- Ex-deputy Chairman of the Malay Heritage Foundation
- Member of the National Medical Ethics Committee
Zainul Abidin also serves on the boards of various local and international companies including Chairman of Diamond Energy Corporation, deputy chairman, lead independent director of Australian-listed OM Holdings, Director of Mediacorp, Board Member of National Volunteer Philanthropy Centre and Director of Temasek Cares.[10] He also serves as a corporate adviser to Temasek International.[11]
Diplomatic careerEdit
On 27 October 2011, Zainul Abidin was appointed non-resident Ambassador to Kuwait[4][12] and a special envoy of the Minister for Foreign Affairs to the Middle East.[13][14]
must be one of the most obedient lot to be given a parachute to drop direct into a safe zonePinky loves him. Meteoric rise from Aljunied GRC reject and NTUC clown to a full minister in less than a decade.
George Yeo has been busy kissing the CCP's ass. The others are minnows, especially that token Melayu put into a GRC for 'diversity points'.
Georgie looks like dying soon.
His forehead wrinkles obviously make him look like 60s very chao lao..LOL.
He looks like he got cancer.
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