The former Chief of Defence Force and the Temasek Holdings investment director are new faces on the People’s Action Party’s six-member slate
The People’s Action Party (PAP) on Saturday (Aug 22) officially named its slate of candidates for the Pasir Ris-Punggol Group Representation Constituency (GRC) for the coming General Election (GE).
Joining the six-member GRC team are Mr Ng Chee Meng, 47, the former Chief of Defence Force, and Ms Sun Xueling, 36, who is an investment director with Temasek Holdings.
Mr Ng and Ms Sun will take over from current Member of Parliament (MP) for Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC Mr Gan Thiam Poh, who has been announced as part of the PAP’s slate in Ang Mo Kio GRC; and Ms Penny Low, who is retiring from politics.
The PAP team won in Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC in the 2011 GE, beating the challengers from the Singapore Democratic Alliance (SDA) with 64.79 per cent of the votes.
The SDA has said it will contest the constituency again.
The six PAP candidates for Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC are:
Mr Teo Chee Hean, 60, Deputy Prime Minister
Mr Teo is also the Coordinating Minister for National Security and the Minister for Home Affairs. He previously held Cabinet portfolios for Defence, Education and Environment.
A former career soldier, he became Chief of Navy in 1991 with the rank of Rear Admiral. He left the service to join politics in 1992, when he was elected as an MP for Marine Parade GRC in a by-election. He has served as MP in Pasir Ris since 1997.
Mr Teo Ser Luck, 47, Minister of State for Trade and Industry
Mr Teo is concurrently Mayor for the North East District. He was first elected as MP for Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC in 2006, and served as Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Community Development, Youth and Sports, as well as Transport, from 2008 to 2011. He led Singapore’s successful bid to host the inaugural Youth Olympic Games in 2010.
Mr Zainal Sapari, 49, assistant secretary-general, National Trades Union Congress
Mr Zainal chairs the Pasir Ris-Punggol Town Council. The former Ministry of Education superintendent left a career in teaching to join politics in 2011.
Dr Janil Puthucheary, 42, senior consultant, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital
Dr Puthucheary is trained as a medical doctor. He was first elected into Parliament in 2011. He is also Medical Director for Faculty Development at the Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School.
Mr Ng Chee Meng, 47, former Chief of Defence Force
Mr Ng retired from the Singapore Armed Forces on Aug 18, after nearly three decades in service and 29 months as Chief of Defence Force. If elected, he would make history as the highest-ranking career soldier to become a Member of Parliament (MP). He is married with two daughters.
Ms Sun Xueling, 36, investment director at Temasek Holdings
Ms Sun has been helping out at grassroots events since 2001 in Buona Vista and Punggol West.
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