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July 16, 2009
President appoints NMPs
By Zakir Hussaing
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EIGHT Nominated Members of Parliament (NMPs) were appointed on Thursday. -- ST PHOTOS: AZIZ HUSSIN
EIGHT Nominated Members of Parliament (NMPs) were appointed on Thursday.
They received their Instruments of Appointment from President SR Nathan at a ceremony at the Istana, witnessed by their family members and partners.
Also present was Speaker of Parliament Abdullah Tarmugi.
The ninth NMP - businessman Teo Siong Seng, 54 - was not present as he was on a business mission to Guangdong, China.
But Mr Teo, who is president of the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry, will be back in time for Monday's sitting of Parliament.
All nine will take their oaths of allegiance in the House on Monday.
They will serve a 2 1/2-year term. The new Nominated MPs at the Istana ceremony were:
Former national swimmer Joscelin Yeo, 30, an executive at New Creation Church's youth ministry; fashion and media entrepreneur Calvin Cheng, 33; artistic director of arts venue The Substation Audrey Wong, 41; consultancy firm boss and Singapore Indian Development Association vice-president Viswa Sadasivan, 49; veteran labour unionist Terry Lee, 57; National University of Singapore vice-dean and sociology academic Paulin Tay Straughan, 46; Presbyterian Community Services executive director Laurence Wee, 63; and Ernst & Young Advisory managing director Mildred Tan-Sim Beng Mei, 50.
July 16, 2009
President appoints NMPs
By Zakir Hussaing
<a href="http://www.straitstimes.com/STI/STIMEDIA/image/20090716/nmps.jpg"><img src="http://www.straitstimes.com/STI/STIMEDIA/image/20090716/nmps.jpg"></a>
EIGHT Nominated Members of Parliament (NMPs) were appointed on Thursday. -- ST PHOTOS: AZIZ HUSSIN
EIGHT Nominated Members of Parliament (NMPs) were appointed on Thursday.
They received their Instruments of Appointment from President SR Nathan at a ceremony at the Istana, witnessed by their family members and partners.
Also present was Speaker of Parliament Abdullah Tarmugi.
The ninth NMP - businessman Teo Siong Seng, 54 - was not present as he was on a business mission to Guangdong, China.
But Mr Teo, who is president of the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry, will be back in time for Monday's sitting of Parliament.
All nine will take their oaths of allegiance in the House on Monday.
They will serve a 2 1/2-year term. The new Nominated MPs at the Istana ceremony were:
Former national swimmer Joscelin Yeo, 30, an executive at New Creation Church's youth ministry; fashion and media entrepreneur Calvin Cheng, 33; artistic director of arts venue The Substation Audrey Wong, 41; consultancy firm boss and Singapore Indian Development Association vice-president Viswa Sadasivan, 49; veteran labour unionist Terry Lee, 57; National University of Singapore vice-dean and sociology academic Paulin Tay Straughan, 46; Presbyterian Community Services executive director Laurence Wee, 63; and Ernst & Young Advisory managing director Mildred Tan-Sim Beng Mei, 50.
