Singapore appointed 2 idiots to lead the task force.

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LHL may consider one of the newbies as a member of the New Task Force.

DESMOND TAN KOK MING, 50
Former People's Association head

PHOTO: PEOPLE'S ACTION PARTY


For Mr Desmond Tan, securing a government scholarship in his teens was the only way he could afford his university education.

But such social mobility among children from low-income families has become "quite challenging" in recent years, he said yesterday. It is a cause the father of three plans to champion if he gets elected.

Mr Tan grew up in a three-room Bukit Ho Swee flat that at one time housed 12 people - his own family of six, his uncle's family of four, his grandmother, and another uncle.

His father was a taxi driver, while his mother took on various jobs to supplement the family's income. These included working in a factory, as a babysitter, and selling satay and nasi lemak on the streets.


Mr Tan, a former Queenstown Secondary Technical School student, later went to Raffles Junior College. He was awarded the Singapore Armed Forces Merit Scholarship and graduated from the Victoria University of Manchester in 1994 with first class honours in aeronautical engineering.

Mr Tan rose to the rank of brigadier-general before leaving to helm the People's Association in January 2017. There, he introduced Residents' Networks and Youth Networks to encourage social mixing.

Tan joined the PA in 2017 and stepped down in early June 2020. He previously worked with the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) for 28 years, having held numerous appointments in the Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) and SAF. Netizens laud PAP candidate Desmond Tan for being 'down-to-earth' and 'empathetic' during his time in SAF and People's Association .

Tan was born in 1970 to a father who worked as a taxi driver and mother who was an odd-job worker. He has three siblings and grew up in a three-room flat in Bukit Ho Swee. As of 2020, he is married with three children.

 

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LHL may consider one of the newbies as a member of the New Task Force.

DESMOND TAN KOK MING, 50
Former People's Association head

PHOTO: PEOPLE'S ACTION PARTY


For Mr Desmond Tan, securing a government scholarship in his teens was the only way he could afford his university education.

But such social mobility among children from low-income families has become "quite challenging" in recent years, he said yesterday. It is a cause the father of three plans to champion if he gets elected.

Mr Tan grew up in a three-room Bukit Ho Swee flat that at one time housed 12 people - his own family of six, his uncle's family of four, his grandmother, and another uncle.

His father was a taxi driver, while his mother took on various jobs to supplement the family's income. These included working in a factory, as a babysitter, and selling satay and nasi lemak on the streets.


Mr Tan, a former Queenstown Secondary Technical School student, later went to Raffles Junior College. He was awarded the Singapore Armed Forces Merit Scholarship and graduated from the Victoria University of Manchester in 1994 with first class honours in aeronautical engineering.

Mr Tan rose to the rank of brigadier-general before leaving to helm the People's Association in January 2017. There, he introduced Residents' Networks and Youth Networks to encourage social mixing.

Tan was a student at Queenstown Secondary Technical School before joining Raffles Junior College. He furthered his studies at Victoria University of Manchester with the support of the Singapore Armed Forces Merit Scholarship. Desmond Tan graduated in 1994 with a first-class honours degree in aeronautical engineering.

In 2000, Tan received a masters degree in Defence Strategic Studies from King's College London. Eight years later, he attained a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Nanyang Technological University (NTU).

 

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The popular BG Gan

MS GAN SIOW HUANG, 46
Former air force brigadier-general

PHOTO: PEOPLE'S ACTION PARTY


Ms Gan, 46, who is married with three children, is now deputy chief executive officer of the National Trades Union Congress' Employment and Employability Institute.

She is expected to be fielded in Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC, where she has been active on the ground.

Ms Gan made history in 2015 when she became the first woman brigadier-general in Singapore. She resigned from her role as Chief of Staff - Air Staff in March.

She said she had served in the military for more than 25 years - "one of the best choices and fulfilling choices that I made for myself".

The armed forces, she said, is a place "where men and women of different races, religions backgrounds, all come together, serving common goal to protect Singapore". This desire to serve Singapore remained with her even after leaving the military.

The mission of the labour movement resonates with her, she said.

"I know the importance of bread and butter (issues) and the importance of having a job, to be able to protect one's lives, and their families".

Asked about criticism that former military personnel are not qualified to be politicians, Ms Gan said she takes pride in her military experience, which has equipped her with leadership skills.

She added that in her military career, other than operations, she had been involved in long-term planning, capability development and policy work, manpower, intelligence, among others.

"I would say that I have gathered... several building blocks that I think are critical to any good organising entity and I would say the leadership experiences that I gained and also the lessons I learnt in taking care of people will help me to be a good politician."

She appealed to the public to not rely on stereotypes. "I hope that people will give me a chance - don't look at me as just another general - look at me for who I am."

Gan Siow Huang (Chinese: ‎颜晓芳; pinyin: Yán Xiǎofāng; born 1974) is a Singaporean politician, former and first female general and former highest female officer. She has served as Minister of State in the Ministry for Education and Ministry for Manpower since 27 July 2020 as well as Member of Parliament (MP) for Marymount SMC since 10 July 2020 after the 2020 Singaporean general election. She also served in the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) with rank of Brigadier-General. Her highest position was Chief of Staff, Air Staff of the Republic of Singapore Air Force.

 

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The popular BG Gan

MS GAN SIOW HUANG, 46
Former air force brigadier-general

PHOTO: PEOPLE'S ACTION PARTY


Ms Gan, 46, who is married with three children, is now deputy chief executive officer of the National Trades Union Congress' Employment and Employability Institute.

She is expected to be fielded in Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC, where she has been active on the ground.

Ms Gan made history in 2015 when she became the first woman brigadier-general in Singapore. She resigned from her role as Chief of Staff - Air Staff in March.

She said she had served in the military for more than 25 years - "one of the best choices and fulfilling choices that I made for myself".

The armed forces, she said, is a place "where men and women of different races, religions backgrounds, all come together, serving common goal to protect Singapore". This desire to serve Singapore remained with her even after leaving the military.

The mission of the labour movement resonates with her, she said.

"I know the importance of bread and butter (issues) and the importance of having a job, to be able to protect one's lives, and their families".

Asked about criticism that former military personnel are not qualified to be politicians, Ms Gan said she takes pride in her military experience, which has equipped her with leadership skills.

She added that in her military career, other than operations, she had been involved in long-term planning, capability development and policy work, manpower, intelligence, among others.

"I would say that I have gathered... several building blocks that I think are critical to any good organising entity and I would say the leadership experiences that I gained and also the lessons I learnt in taking care of people will help me to be a good politician."

She appealed to the public to not rely on stereotypes. "I hope that people will give me a chance - don't look at me as just another general - look at me for who I am."

After her pre-university education in Victoria Junior College, Gan received a Singapore Armed Forces Merit Scholarship (Women) in 1993 and subsequently earned a Bachelor of Science from the London School of Economics. She attended the New Zealand Defence College's command and staff course in 2003. In 2010, she graduated with a Master of Business Administration from the MIT Sloan Fellows Program.

 

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The popular BG Gan

MS GAN SIOW HUANG, 46
Former air force brigadier-general

PHOTO: PEOPLE'S ACTION PARTY


Ms Gan, 46, who is married with three children, is now deputy chief executive officer of the National Trades Union Congress' Employment and Employability Institute.

She is expected to be fielded in Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC, where she has been active on the ground.

Ms Gan made history in 2015 when she became the first woman brigadier-general in Singapore. She resigned from her role as Chief of Staff - Air Staff in March.

She said she had served in the military for more than 25 years - "one of the best choices and fulfilling choices that I made for myself".

The armed forces, she said, is a place "where men and women of different races, religions backgrounds, all come together, serving common goal to protect Singapore". This desire to serve Singapore remained with her even after leaving the military.

The mission of the labour movement resonates with her, she said.

"I know the importance of bread and butter (issues) and the importance of having a job, to be able to protect one's lives, and their families".

Asked about criticism that former military personnel are not qualified to be politicians, Ms Gan said she takes pride in her military experience, which has equipped her with leadership skills.

She added that in her military career, other than operations, she had been involved in long-term planning, capability development and policy work, manpower, intelligence, among others.

"I would say that I have gathered... several building blocks that I think are critical to any good organising entity and I would say the leadership experiences that I gained and also the lessons I learnt in taking care of people will help me to be a good politician."

She appealed to the public to not rely on stereotypes. "I hope that people will give me a chance - don't look at me as just another general - look at me for who I am."

Gan was a weapon systems officer by training. Throughout her military career, she has held command and staff appointments in the SAF, including Commanding Officer of the 203 Squadron, Commander of Air Surveillance and Control Group and was Head of the Joint Manpower Department in the Ministry of Defence. On 1 July 2015, she was promoted to the rank of Brigadier-General, becoming the first female general and the highest ranking female officer in the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF). In a speech at a Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women forum held on 3 October 2016, Parliamentary Secretary of the Ministry of Education Low Yen Ling cited Gan as "one notable example who smashed the 'brass ceiling' to become the first female general in the SAF".

Gan succeeded Brigadier-General Neo Hong Keat as Commander of the Air Power Generation Command on 5 October 2016. Gan was also an executive committee member of the Girl Guides Singapore in 2016 and 2017.

In July 2019, Gan was appointed Chief of Staff - Air Staff, succeeding Brigadier-General Tommy Tan Ah Han. In March 2020, she resigned as Chief of Staff – Air Staff of the Republic of Singapore Air Force to join politics, and currently is the Member of Parliament for Marymount SMC.

 

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The popular BG Gan

MS GAN SIOW HUANG, 46
Former air force brigadier-general

PHOTO: PEOPLE'S ACTION PARTY


Ms Gan, 46, who is married with three children, is now deputy chief executive officer of the National Trades Union Congress' Employment and Employability Institute.

She is expected to be fielded in Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC, where she has been active on the ground.

Ms Gan made history in 2015 when she became the first woman brigadier-general in Singapore. She resigned from her role as Chief of Staff - Air Staff in March.

She said she had served in the military for more than 25 years - "one of the best choices and fulfilling choices that I made for myself".

The armed forces, she said, is a place "where men and women of different races, religions backgrounds, all come together, serving common goal to protect Singapore". This desire to serve Singapore remained with her even after leaving the military.

The mission of the labour movement resonates with her, she said.

"I know the importance of bread and butter (issues) and the importance of having a job, to be able to protect one's lives, and their families".

Asked about criticism that former military personnel are not qualified to be politicians, Ms Gan said she takes pride in her military experience, which has equipped her with leadership skills.

She added that in her military career, other than operations, she had been involved in long-term planning, capability development and policy work, manpower, intelligence, among others.

"I would say that I have gathered... several building blocks that I think are critical to any good organising entity and I would say the leadership experiences that I gained and also the lessons I learnt in taking care of people will help me to be a good politician."

She appealed to the public to not rely on stereotypes. "I hope that people will give me a chance - don't look at me as just another general - look at me for who I am."

On 22 March 2020, Gan was spotted with Defence Minister and Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC MP Ng Eng Hen at a walkabout in Bishan, fuelling speculation that she could be fielded as a People's Action Party candidate at the next general election.

On 26 June 2020, Gan was officially introduced by PAP Vice-Chairman Masagos Zulkifli as a candidate contesting in the upcoming elections on 10 July 2020. She contested for Marymount SMC against Dr Ang Yong Guan of the Progress Singapore Party in the 2020 Singaporean general election. On 11 July 2020, Gan was declared to be elected to represent Marymount SMC in the 14th Parliament of Singapore.

On 25 July 2020, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong officially announced Gan as the Minister of State for Education and Manpower.

 

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This is a strong candidate.

DR TAN SEE LENG, 55
Former Parkway Holdings Group chief executive

PHOTO: PEOPLE'S ACTION PARTY


Dr Tan, who has spent more than 30 years in the medical sector, is the oldest PAP candidate introduced so far. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said in a Facebook post on Thursday that he was glad that Mr Goh had found in Dr Tan a successor as branch chairman.

Dr Tan said he had spent two years under Mr Goh’s tutelage and worked with him on a caregiver support network for the elderly that will be launched after the election, but declined to comment on where he will be fielded.

The father of three grew up in a Toa Payoh rental flat and is a family physician by training.

He said the deaths of his parents from cancer in the 2000s had strengthened his resolve to get a master’s in family medicine, followed by a Master of Business Administration.

Currently a corporate adviser to Temasek Holdings and adviser to DBS Bank, he is also an independent director of Surbana Jurong and was the former group chief executive officer and managing director of healthcare group IHH Healthcare Berhad.

Tan See Leng (born 24 December 1964) is a Singaporean politician, business executive, medical practitioner and entrepreneur who is serving as Minister in the Prime Minister's Office, Second Minister for Manpower and Second Minister for Trade and Industry since 27 July 2020, and also serving as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Marine Parade GRC for Marine Parade since 10 July 2020.

 

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This is a strong candidate.

DR TAN SEE LENG, 55
Former Parkway Holdings Group chief executive

PHOTO: PEOPLE'S ACTION PARTY


Dr Tan, who has spent more than 30 years in the medical sector, is the oldest PAP candidate introduced so far. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said in a Facebook post on Thursday that he was glad that Mr Goh had found in Dr Tan a successor as branch chairman.

Dr Tan said he had spent two years under Mr Goh’s tutelage and worked with him on a caregiver support network for the elderly that will be launched after the election, but declined to comment on where he will be fielded.

The father of three grew up in a Toa Payoh rental flat and is a family physician by training.

He said the deaths of his parents from cancer in the 2000s had strengthened his resolve to get a master’s in family medicine, followed by a Master of Business Administration.

Currently a corporate adviser to Temasek Holdings and adviser to DBS Bank, he is also an independent director of Surbana Jurong and was the former group chief executive officer and managing director of healthcare group IHH Healthcare Berhad.

Tan was born in Singapore. An only child, he grew up with an SBS bus timekeeper father and a homemaker mother who took up as many odd jobs as possible to alleviate the family's financial constrains. He had been fostered out to a Cantonese-speaking nanny to be cared for, staying at Sam Leong Road, next to Desker Road with her on weekdays. Only on weekends did he stay with his parents at a rented flat in Toa Payoh. This arrangement continued until he was five or six years old.

Tan funded his university education by himself, of an annual school fee of $3000, by tutoring junior-college students for various subjects (Mathematics, Biology, Physics and Chemistry). With up to eight students at a time, he earned around $800 to $1,000-plus a month.

 

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This is a strong candidate.

DR TAN SEE LENG, 55
Former Parkway Holdings Group chief executive

PHOTO: PEOPLE'S ACTION PARTY


Dr Tan, who has spent more than 30 years in the medical sector, is the oldest PAP candidate introduced so far. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said in a Facebook post on Thursday that he was glad that Mr Goh had found in Dr Tan a successor as branch chairman.

Dr Tan said he had spent two years under Mr Goh’s tutelage and worked with him on a caregiver support network for the elderly that will be launched after the election, but declined to comment on where he will be fielded.

The father of three grew up in a Toa Payoh rental flat and is a family physician by training.

He said the deaths of his parents from cancer in the 2000s had strengthened his resolve to get a master’s in family medicine, followed by a Master of Business Administration.

Currently a corporate adviser to Temasek Holdings and adviser to DBS Bank, he is also an independent director of Surbana Jurong and was the former group chief executive officer and managing director of healthcare group IHH Healthcare Berhad.

Tan attended Monk’s Hill Primary School and Monk's Hill Secondary School. He went on to National Junior College, and joined choir as his Co-curricular activity. He then studied medicine at the National University of Singapore. In 1988, Tan obtained a Bachelor of Medicine and a Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) from the National University of Singapore Faculty of Medicine. In 1998, he obtained a Master of Medicine Family Medicine from the National University of Singapore. In 2003, he was awarded the Fellow of College of Family Physicians by the College of Family Physicians Singapore. In 2004, he obtained a Master of Business Administration from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. In 2014, he was awarded the Fellow of the Academy of Medicine Singapore.

 

[jw5]

This is a strong candidate.

DR TAN SEE LENG, 55
Former Parkway Holdings Group chief executive

PHOTO: PEOPLE'S ACTION PARTY


Dr Tan, who has spent more than 30 years in the medical sector, is the oldest PAP candidate introduced so far. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said in a Facebook post on Thursday that he was glad that Mr Goh had found in Dr Tan a successor as branch chairman.

Dr Tan said he had spent two years under Mr Goh’s tutelage and worked with him on a caregiver support network for the elderly that will be launched after the election, but declined to comment on where he will be fielded.

The father of three grew up in a Toa Payoh rental flat and is a family physician by training.

He said the deaths of his parents from cancer in the 2000s had strengthened his resolve to get a master’s in family medicine, followed by a Master of Business Administration.

Currently a corporate adviser to Temasek Holdings and adviser to DBS Bank, he is also an independent director of Surbana Jurong and was the former group chief executive officer and managing director of healthcare group IHH Healthcare Berhad.

Entrepreneur

In 1992, at the age of 27, Tan started Healthway Medical Group with a group of friends, through a bank loan of $90,000 and an initial capital investment of $5,000 from each of the initial stakeholders. As co-founder and chairman of the company, he grew the group to become the second largest private primary care group in Singapore. In 2004, he successfully divested the group to British United Provident Association Healthcare.

 

[jw5]

This is a strong candidate.

DR TAN SEE LENG, 55
Former Parkway Holdings Group chief executive

PHOTO: PEOPLE'S ACTION PARTY


Dr Tan, who has spent more than 30 years in the medical sector, is the oldest PAP candidate introduced so far. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said in a Facebook post on Thursday that he was glad that Mr Goh had found in Dr Tan a successor as branch chairman.

Dr Tan said he had spent two years under Mr Goh’s tutelage and worked with him on a caregiver support network for the elderly that will be launched after the election, but declined to comment on where he will be fielded.

The father of three grew up in a Toa Payoh rental flat and is a family physician by training.

He said the deaths of his parents from cancer in the 2000s had strengthened his resolve to get a master’s in family medicine, followed by a Master of Business Administration.

Currently a corporate adviser to Temasek Holdings and adviser to DBS Bank, he is also an independent director of Surbana Jurong and was the former group chief executive officer and managing director of healthcare group IHH Healthcare Berhad.

Businessman

In 2004, he joined Parkway Holdings as Chief Operating Officer of Mount Elizabeth Hospital. Tan was eventually promoted to become the Executive Director of Pantai Holdings (Subsidiary of Parkway) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Pantai Hospitals Division and Head of Malaysia Operating Division of Parkway until 2008.

From 2010 to 2019, Tan was the group CEO and Managing Director (MD) of Parkway Holdings and Parkway Pantai Limited. From 2014 to 2019, Tan was also the CEO and MD of IHH Healthcare BHD. During his tenures, some of his contributions include delisting Parkway Holdings in 2010 and relisting IHH Healthcare in 2012 into one of the largest IPOS in the world in 2012, expanding and growing the group from 15 hospitals in 2009 to 84 hospitals as of the end of 2019, leading the M&A of Acibadem Healthcare (Turkey), Fortis Healthcare (India), and multiple hospitals across Asia. Under his leadership, IHH Healthcare Berhad has won multiple awards, including the Best Managed and Best Overall Corporate Governance Poll Awards by Asiamoney in 2016.

In 2019, he retired from the position of group CEO and Managing Director (MD) of Parkway Holdings and Parkway Pantai Limited.

 

[jw5]

This is a strong candidate.

DR TAN SEE LENG, 55
Former Parkway Holdings Group chief executive

PHOTO: PEOPLE'S ACTION PARTY


Dr Tan, who has spent more than 30 years in the medical sector, is the oldest PAP candidate introduced so far. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said in a Facebook post on Thursday that he was glad that Mr Goh had found in Dr Tan a successor as branch chairman.

Dr Tan said he had spent two years under Mr Goh’s tutelage and worked with him on a caregiver support network for the elderly that will be launched after the election, but declined to comment on where he will be fielded.

The father of three grew up in a Toa Payoh rental flat and is a family physician by training.

He said the deaths of his parents from cancer in the 2000s had strengthened his resolve to get a master’s in family medicine, followed by a Master of Business Administration.

Currently a corporate adviser to Temasek Holdings and adviser to DBS Bank, he is also an independent director of Surbana Jurong and was the former group chief executive officer and managing director of healthcare group IHH Healthcare Berhad.

External appointments

Over the years, Tan has held numerous ministerial advisory and medical committee appointments. For instance, since 2009, Dr Tan has been a member of the Board of Trustees of the College of Family Physicians Singapore (CFPS). He also served in various capacities with CFPS Holdings Pte Ltd, including as its Chairman from 2008 to 2010 and Vice President from 2011 to 2013. In November 2013, he was appointed by the Ministry of Health as a member of the MediShield Life Review Committee.

Moreover, Tan has maintained active involvement in academia through board memberships and appointments. From 2011 to 2019, Tan was Adjunct Assistant Professor of Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School Singapore, Office of Education. Tan has also sat on the Advisory Board of Lee Kong Chian School of Business at Singapore Management University.

Apart from the medical field, Tan has also contributed to the business scene. In 2012, Dr Tan was appointed a council member of the Singapore-Guangdong Collaboration Council. The council aims to deepen Singapore's engagement with Guangdong and benefit Singapore businesses through joint exploration of new opportunities in the province.

 

[jw5]

This is a strong candidate.

DR TAN SEE LENG, 55
Former Parkway Holdings Group chief executive

PHOTO: PEOPLE'S ACTION PARTY


Dr Tan, who has spent more than 30 years in the medical sector, is the oldest PAP candidate introduced so far. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said in a Facebook post on Thursday that he was glad that Mr Goh had found in Dr Tan a successor as branch chairman.

Dr Tan said he had spent two years under Mr Goh’s tutelage and worked with him on a caregiver support network for the elderly that will be launched after the election, but declined to comment on where he will be fielded.

The father of three grew up in a Toa Payoh rental flat and is a family physician by training.

He said the deaths of his parents from cancer in the 2000s had strengthened his resolve to get a master’s in family medicine, followed by a Master of Business Administration.

Currently a corporate adviser to Temasek Holdings and adviser to DBS Bank, he is also an independent director of Surbana Jurong and was the former group chief executive officer and managing director of healthcare group IHH Healthcare Berhad.

Volunteer experience

A passionate supporter of improving healthcare provision through innovations and private-public collaboration, Dr Tan has guest lectured at many international symposiums, including the Harvard Business School’s series on healthcare entrepreneurship. He has also previously provided advisory inputs as an expert panel member for the Department of Health, National Health Services (UK).

Since Tan retired in 2019, he has been active in the community. He acts as patron of WeCare Community Enabling Network in Marine Parade and attends weekly Meet-the-People sessions at the Marine Parade constituency. He also actively reaches out to the Marine Parade community to connect with and understand them better. For example, Tan has set up and is helming a Caregivers Support Network in Marine Parade. This network aims to serve as “a conduit” that can facilitate help for caregivers of the sick and elderly, against the backdrop of an older demographic in Marine Parade.

 

[jw5]

How about this former army Colonel?

MOHD FAHMI ALIMAN, 48
Former Islamic Religious Council of Singapore deputy chief executive

PHOTO: PEOPLE'S ACTION PARTY


Mr Mohd Fahmi Aliman is a former army colonel who stepped down as deputy chief executive of the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (Muis) in March. He helped to form and steer the M³@Bedok initiative, launched last year to help the Malay/Muslim community in Bedok Town.

The father of four joined the National Trades Union Congress' Administration and Research Unit in April, and has been spotted on the ground in Marine Parade group representation constituency.

Before he was appointed to his post in Muis, he spent 26 years in the Singapore Armed Forces. His military career included a six-month deployment to Blangpidie for the Aceh Monitoring Mission in 2005, where he was the deputy team leader.

His late father was a gas checker, while his late mother was a cleaner. When he was in primary school, he would help her clear rubbish, he said. She later upgraded her skills to become a cook in a factory.

That is why, said Mr Fahmi, the welfare of low-wage workers in essential services is close to his heart.

Mohd Fahmi bin Aliman is a Singaporean politician who has been elected as Member of Parliament of Marine Parade GRC for Geylang Serai into the 14th Parliament of Singapore with 2020 Singaporean general election.

Fahmi was born in 1972 to a father who was a gas checker and a mother who was a cleaner, and two other siblings.

He studied in Jubilee Primary School and Jurong Secondary School. Subsequently, he graduated from Ngee Ann Polytechnic with a diploma and the University of Liverpool with an honours degree in engineering. He also has a graduate diploma from the National University of Singapore in defence technological science.

 

[jw5]

How about this former army Colonel?

MOHD FAHMI ALIMAN, 48
Former Islamic Religious Council of Singapore deputy chief executive

PHOTO: PEOPLE'S ACTION PARTY


Mr Mohd Fahmi Aliman is a former army colonel who stepped down as deputy chief executive of the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (Muis) in March. He helped to form and steer the M³@Bedok initiative, launched last year to help the Malay/Muslim community in Bedok Town.

The father of four joined the National Trades Union Congress' Administration and Research Unit in April, and has been spotted on the ground in Marine Parade group representation constituency.

Before he was appointed to his post in Muis, he spent 26 years in the Singapore Armed Forces. His military career included a six-month deployment to Blangpidie for the Aceh Monitoring Mission in 2005, where he was the deputy team leader.

His late father was a gas checker, while his late mother was a cleaner. When he was in primary school, he would help her clear rubbish, he said. She later upgraded her skills to become a cook in a factory.

That is why, said Mr Fahmi, the welfare of low-wage workers in essential services is close to his heart.

Fahmi was a colonel in the Singapore Armed Forces for 26 years. He was deployed for six months to Blangpidie for the Aceh Monitoring Mission in 2005, and six months in Kabul, Afghanistan in 2012 as part of Singapore's contribution to the International Security Assistance Force. He was awarded Pingat Penghargaan (Tentera) in 2014 and Long Service Medal (Military) in 2017.

In 2019, he left the Singapore Armed Forces and had a brief stint as the deputy chief executive of Majlis Ugama Islam Singapura (MUIS), before leaving to join the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) as the Director of the Administration and Research Unit in March 2020.

 

[jw5]

How about this former army Colonel?

MOHD FAHMI ALIMAN, 48
Former Islamic Religious Council of Singapore deputy chief executive

PHOTO: PEOPLE'S ACTION PARTY


Mr Mohd Fahmi Aliman is a former army colonel who stepped down as deputy chief executive of the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (Muis) in March. He helped to form and steer the M³@Bedok initiative, launched last year to help the Malay/Muslim community in Bedok Town.

The father of four joined the National Trades Union Congress' Administration and Research Unit in April, and has been spotted on the ground in Marine Parade group representation constituency.

Before he was appointed to his post in Muis, he spent 26 years in the Singapore Armed Forces. His military career included a six-month deployment to Blangpidie for the Aceh Monitoring Mission in 2005, where he was the deputy team leader.

His late father was a gas checker, while his late mother was a cleaner. When he was in primary school, he would help her clear rubbish, he said. She later upgraded her skills to become a cook in a factory.

That is why, said Mr Fahmi, the welfare of low-wage workers in essential services is close to his heart.

Fahmi was fielded in 2020 Singaporean general election to contest in Marine Parade Group Representation Constituency (GRC) on People's Action Party's ticket against Workers' Party. His running mates were Tan Chuan-Jin, Seah Kian Peng, Tan See Leng, and Edwin Tong. On 11 July 2020, he was declared to be elected to represent Marine Parade GRC in the 14th Parliament of Singapore, garnering 57.76% of the valid votes.

Fahmi is married to Rohana Mohd Salleh, a teacher, and have three sons and a daughter.

 

[jw5]

He is concerned about income inequality.

MR ERIC CHUA SWEE LEONG, 41
Former director of the SGSecure programme

PHOTO: PEOPLE'S ACTION PARTY


Mr Chua grew up in a three-room flat in Ang Mo Kio. His father was a forklift driver and his mother was a seamstress.

He was awarded the Local Merit Scholarship (Civil Defence) by the Public Service Commission to read communications studies at Nanyang Technological University. He served with the SCDF, eventually becoming commander of the 3rd SCDF Division.

Most recently, he was director of the SGSecure Programme Office in Ministry of Home Affairs.

Mr Chua, whose baby boy is eight days old, has spent 15 years doing community work with youth. He said he finds joy and satisfaction in mentoring young people and seeing them find success in life.

He added that he hopes to continue his work with youth and to hear their concerns on issues such as social mobility and income inequality.

Eric Chua Swee Leong (Chinese: 蔡瑞隆, born 1979) is a Singaporean politician, civil servant and former Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) officer who has served as Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry for Culture, Community and Youth and the Ministry for Social and Family Development as well as Member of Parliament (MP) for Tanjong Pagar GRC for Queenstown since 10 July 2020.

 

[jw5]

He is concerned about income inequality.

MR ERIC CHUA SWEE LEONG, 41
Former director of the SGSecure programme

PHOTO: PEOPLE'S ACTION PARTY


Mr Chua grew up in a three-room flat in Ang Mo Kio. His father was a forklift driver and his mother was a seamstress.

He was awarded the Local Merit Scholarship (Civil Defence) by the Public Service Commission to read communications studies at Nanyang Technological University. He served with the SCDF, eventually becoming commander of the 3rd SCDF Division.

Most recently, he was director of the SGSecure Programme Office in Ministry of Home Affairs.

Mr Chua, whose baby boy is eight days old, has spent 15 years doing community work with youth. He said he finds joy and satisfaction in mentoring young people and seeing them find success in life.

He added that he hopes to continue his work with youth and to hear their concerns on issues such as social mobility and income inequality.

Prior to entering politics, Eric Chua was a Colonel with the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF). Notable positions held by Eric Chua include Head operations 1st SCDF division and Commander 3rd SCDF division. He had also been a grassroots volunteer for 15 years. He used to serve as the Chairman of the People's Association (PA) Youth Movement's Central Youth Council, as well as the Director of the SGSecure Programme Office.

In 2020 election, Eric Chua was nominated a candidate of the ruling People's Action Party (PAP) for Tanjong Pagar GRC, replacing the incumbent Chia Shi-Lu who did not seek re-election. His team faced a challenge of the Progress Singapore Party (PSP), but in the end, the PAP team defeated the PSP team by receiving 63.13%.

 

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Prior to entering politics, Eric Chua was a Colonel with the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF). Notable positions held by Eric Chua include Head operations 1st SCDF division and Commander 3rd SCDF division. He had also been a grassroots volunteer for 15 years. He used to serve as the Chairman of the People's Association (PA) Youth Movement's Central Youth Council, as well as the Director of the SGSecure Programme Office.

In 2020 election, Eric Chua was nominated a candidate of the ruling People's Action Party (PAP) for Tanjong Pagar GRC, replacing the incumbent Chia Shi-Lu who did not seek re-election. His team faced a challenge of the Progress Singapore Party (PSP), but in the end, the PAP team defeated the PSP team by receiving 63.13%.

Not bad, Colonel in SCDF now Parliamentary Secretary.

 

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From CNA:

Public invited to submit names for Nominated Members of Parliament


SINGAPORE: From Monday (Oct 26), members of the public can submit their nominations for individuals to become Nominated Members of Parliament (NMPs).

A constitutional provision for the appointment of up to nine NMPs was made in 1990 to ensure a wide representation of community views, according to information on Parliament’s website.


NMPs are appointed by the President for a term of two-and-a-half years on the recommendation of a Special Select Committee of Parliament.

The eight-member committee is chaired by Speaker Tan Chuan-Jin and comprises Members of Parliament (MPs) Mr Chan Chun Sing, Mr Gan Kim Yong, Ms Gan Siow Huang, Ms Indranee Rajah, Dr Mohamad Maliki Bin Osman, Mr Leon Perera, and Dr Vivian Balakrishnan.