SINGAPORE: The Workers ’ Party ( WP ) on Sunday ( Apr 20 ) unveiled its fourth and final batch of new potential candidates for Singapore’s General Election on May 3.
WP secretary-general Pritam Singh and head Sylvia Lim introduced the new faces to the internet at the opposition group ’s Geylang office in Geylang.
They are Mr Michael Thng, Mr Jackson Au Chee Meng and Ms Paris V Parameswari.
The WP introduced its first shipment of potential prospects and launched its 122-page statement on Thursday.
Since then, it has held press conferences daily and introduced 14 new faces in total, including senior counsel Harpreet Singh , former minister Eileen Chong Pei Shan and Institute of Mental Health top counselor Ong Lue Ping.
The WP, Singapore’s largest opposition party, had eight sitting politicians before congress was dissolved on Tuesday.
It fielded a full of 21 prospects in the last General Election in 2020. That amount may improve this year, though Mr Singh also said on Thursday that WP did battle in fewer than one-third of the 97 parliamentary seats up for grabs in GE2025.
MICHAEL THNG
Mr Thng is now the chief operating officer and co-founder of tech company Showdrop.
The 37-year-old was originally a director at Boston Consulting Group from 2016 to 2022. He holds a master’s degree in public coverage from the Harvard Kennedy School.
Mr Thng has contributed to the WP for more than 15 years, said the group. This began with helping out with property sessions in East Coast, during the 2011 General Election.
More lately, he has largely supported MP He Ting Ru in Sengkang GRC, assisting with numerous community and policy work.
JACKSON AU CHEE MENG
Mr Au, 35, leads the local connections and business matters at the London Stock Exchange Group, a global financial services business.
According to the party site, Mr Au started his journey as a community charity in the Serangoon section of Aljunied GRC, and was appointed as a legislative aide to previous WP MP Leon Perera.
Following Mr Perera’s departure, Mr Au worked closely with individuals across the hospital as Serangoon consultant.
Mr Au, who is married, is also a charity with WP’s media group and is one of the executive committee members of the party’s children wing from 2023 to 2025.
He said during the hit event that he believes in greater transparency and media rights.
Parisian V PARAMESWARI
Mr Paris, 51, is a former US Navy protection superintendent who resigned from her work to join in the future General Election.
She was a uniformed officers for six decades with the Republic of Singapore Navy, serving as a marine material method practitioner and logistics officer.
According to the group, Ms Paris has been a charity with the WP since May 2021 and been a member since September 2022.
She has participated in various home visits and participated in Hammer magazine sales and additional party-related activities.
She is married and has a child.
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