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Wed, 04/20/2011 - 05:28
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Ruling Pap Announces Candidates Lineup For General Elections
SINGAPORE (Bernama) - The ruling People's Action Party (PAP) has given its slate of candidates for the 12 single member constituencies and 15 group representation constituencies (GRC) on the party website.
This is an unprecedented move before Nomination Day for the party, though the central executive committee members have emphasized that changes before Nomination Day cannot be ruled out, reported Channel News Asia.
The local television channel quoted the website as saying that the Ang Mo Kio GRC will be helmed by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and will include Yeo Guat Kwang, Inderjit Singh, Seng Han Thong and new faces Dr Intan Azura and Ang Hin Kee.
The other six member GRC is Pasir Ris Punggol, which will be led by Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Teo Chee Hean and include Senior Parliamentary Secretary Teo Ser Luck, Penny Low, and three new faces - Dr Janil Puthucheary, Gan Thiam Poh and Zainal Sapari.
Among others, the five-member GRCs, namely Marine Parade GRC, is to be led by Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong with the team comprising Dr Fatimah Lateef, Seah Kian Peng and new candidates Brigadier General Tan Chuan Jin and Tin Pei Ling, the youngest PAP candidate at 27.
Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew has confirmed that he will lead Tanjong Pagar GRC and his team made up of Indranee Rajah, Baey Yam Keng, Dr Lily Neo and new face, Major General Chan Chun Sing.
At Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC, Deputy Prime Minister Wong Kan Seng is joined by Education Minister Ng Eng Hen and incumbents Josephine Teo, Zainudin Nordin and Hri Kumar.
West Coast GRC is to be helmed by Trade and Industry Minister, Lim Hng Kiang and made up of Senior Minister of State S. Iswaran, Arthur Fong and new comers Foo Mee Har and Lawrence Wong.
Jurong GRC, helmed by Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam, will have veteran labour unionist Halimah Yacob and three new faces - Desmond Lee, Ang Wei Neng and David Ong.
At Aljunied GRC, the team would have two Ministers - Foreign Affairs Minister George Yeo and Minister in the Prime Minister's Office Lim Hwee Hua - together with Senior Minister of State, Zainul Abidin Rasheed, incumbent Cynthia Phua and new labour unionist Ong Ye Kung.
This is an unprecedented move before Nomination Day for the party, though the central executive committee members have emphasized that changes before Nomination Day cannot be ruled out, reported Channel News Asia.
The local television channel quoted the website as saying that the Ang Mo Kio GRC will be helmed by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and will include Yeo Guat Kwang, Inderjit Singh, Seng Han Thong and new faces Dr Intan Azura and Ang Hin Kee.
The other six member GRC is Pasir Ris Punggol, which will be led by Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Teo Chee Hean and include Senior Parliamentary Secretary Teo Ser Luck, Penny Low, and three new faces - Dr Janil Puthucheary, Gan Thiam Poh and Zainal Sapari.
Among others, the five-member GRCs, namely Marine Parade GRC, is to be led by Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong with the team comprising Dr Fatimah Lateef, Seah Kian Peng and new candidates Brigadier General Tan Chuan Jin and Tin Pei Ling, the youngest PAP candidate at 27.
Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew has confirmed that he will lead Tanjong Pagar GRC and his team made up of Indranee Rajah, Baey Yam Keng, Dr Lily Neo and new face, Major General Chan Chun Sing.
At Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC, Deputy Prime Minister Wong Kan Seng is joined by Education Minister Ng Eng Hen and incumbents Josephine Teo, Zainudin Nordin and Hri Kumar.
West Coast GRC is to be helmed by Trade and Industry Minister, Lim Hng Kiang and made up of Senior Minister of State S. Iswaran, Arthur Fong and new comers Foo Mee Har and Lawrence Wong.
Jurong GRC, helmed by Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam, will have veteran labour unionist Halimah Yacob and three new faces - Desmond Lee, Ang Wei Neng and David Ong.
At Aljunied GRC, the team would have two Ministers - Foreign Affairs Minister George Yeo and Minister in the Prime Minister's Office Lim Hwee Hua - together with Senior Minister of State, Zainul Abidin Rasheed, incumbent Cynthia Phua and new labour unionist Ong Ye Kung.
