The People’s Action Party ( PAP ) officially announced its slate of four candidates for the Workers ‘ Party-held Sengkang GRC in the upcoming General Elections on Sunday ( Apr 13 ).
They are original mature minister of state Lam Pin Min, 56, Elmie Nekmat, 43, Theodora Lai Xi Yi, 39, business development director, and Bernadette Giam, 38, business director.
The PAP’s Sengkang West tree, which is located at Block 303A Anchorvale Link, was led by team president Lam.  ,
Our staff has equitable gender picture and an average period of 43. Despite having different professional backgrounds, he said,” we all have the same desire to win back Sengkang people ‘ believe.”  ,
” A vote for our group means experienced management, renewed enthusiasm, and a , unwavering support for Sengkang’s progress,” says the statement.
Dr. Lam, an optician and CEO of Eagle Eye Centre, was formerly a member of the Sengkang GRC crew, where he represented the ruling party in the 2020 General Election.
Additionally, the 2020 squad included attorney Raymond Lye, older attorney Raymond Lye, and labor chief Ng Chee Meng, senior senator for household affairs and wellness Amrin Amin.  ,
With 52 % of the ballot, the WP largely defeated the PAP. The ruling party accounted for 47.28 % of the GRC’s population.  ,
Dr. Lam stated,” I’m still committed to serving the residents of Sengkang West Branch as a community consultant and branch chairman.”
Dr. Lam made his political comeback in 2016 as a member of a five-person PAP team competing in the Ang Mo Kio GRC, and he eventually won the seat in Sengkang West in 2011 and both in 2015.
He served from 2017 to 2020 as the Senior Minister of State for Health and Transport, and he is currently serving as a local adviser in Sengkang. Dr. Lam will be the only candidate to enter the upcoming surveys alongside the preceding team.
In 2024, he was even chosen to serve on the PAP’s Central Executive Committee. The commission is the group’s main system for making decisions.  ,  ,
NEW SYSTEMS
No one of the three people introduced on Sunday has any prior knowledge winning the general election. They are one of the roughly 30 fresh candidates to become fielded by the PAP in the upcoming election, which has its largest slate of fresh heads in recent history.
Assoc Prof. Elmie, a PAP advocate since 2016, teaches contacts and new media at the National University of Singapore’s Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.
He serves on a number of sheets and authorities, including the Media Literacy Council, the National Library, and the Singapore Sports Council.
He serves as assistant director in the group’s Malay Affairs Bureau and serves as an assistant to the ruling party’s Young PAP.
In terms of Ms. Lai, she began her activism in the group in 2009 and served as the PAP Policy Forum chairwoman from 2019 to 2020.  ,
Moringa Ventures, a venture capital firm, is led by Ms. Lai. She serves as the principal of Tembusu Partners, a private equity firm.  ,
She is also the former chairperson and founding member of the Young Women’s Leadership Connection, a network that aims to motivate and link younger women leaders.  ,
Despite being a relatively new political figure, Mrs. Giam is currently the director of Creative Restaurant, a neighborhood food and beverage company with a long list of companies under its awning, including Bangkok Jam and Suki-Ya.
She succeeds Marcus Loh, a communications expert, as tree chairman of the ruling side’s Sengkang East division on January 23.
From 2016 to 2022, Mrs. Giam was a part of Nanyang Polytechnic’s Business Management Advisory Committee and served on the Women’s Register of the Singapore Council of Women’s Organizations.
She has also served on the Alumni Association of the Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus ( CHIJ) and the Business Management Advisory Committee at Nanyang Polytechnic ( NYP ) since 2016.
SENGKANG GRC ,
Before the 2020 General Election, there was no four-member district.  ,
It was created by combining parts of the former Sengkang West Single Member Constituency ( SMC), Punggol East SMC, and Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC before the polls.
WP’s campaign group, which includes attorney He Ting Ru, capital research scientist Louis Chua, cultural advocate Raeesah Khan, and associate professor of economics Jamus Lim, won the district in 2020.  ,
Compared to the rest of the country, Sengkang’s community is comparatively younger. Official data indicates that only 19.2 % of its residents are older than 40 years old, compared to 19.2 % of those who are older than that.
The Electoral Boundaries Review Committee’s statement from last month made no changes to the constituency’s restrictions.
After admitting making unfounded allegations in parliament on numerous occasions, Ms. Khan after resigned from WP and her status as MP for Sengkang GRC.  ,  ,
Residents of the district can expect new society spaces, enhanced features in their area, such as a dog work, butterfly temple, and a rooftop garden, according to the Sengkang GRC MPs ‘ new five-year expert strategy for the district last week.  ,
By November 23rd of this year, the second General Election may be held. Following the release of the nation’s updated political chart last month, the results are anticipated to be released quickly.
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