Yee Jenn Jong
Yee Jenn Jong | |
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余振忠 | |
| Non-constituency Member of the 12th Parliament of Singapore | |
| In office 16 May 2011 – 24 August 2015 Serving with Gerald Giam | |
| Preceded by | Sylvia Lim (WP) |
| Succeeded by | Daniel Goh (WP) Dennis Tan (WP) Leon Perera (WP) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Yee Jenn Jong 24 March 1965 Singapore, Malaysia |
| Citizenship | Singaporean |
| Nationality | Singaporean |
| Political party | Workers' Party (2011-present) |
| Alma mater | National University of Singapore Nanyang Technological University |
Yee Jenn Jong (Chinese: 余振忠; pinyin: Yú Zhènzhōng; born 24 March 1965) is a Singaporean politician and a member of the Workers' Party. He is a Non-constituency Member of Parliament (NCMP) of the 12th Parliament of Singapore from 2011 to 2015.
Personal life[]
Yee is also a self-styled education entrepreneur and consultant, as well as the founder of The Learning Grid and 360 Education.[1] He is also the author of the book, "Journey in Blue - A Peek into the Workers' Party of Singapore", published in 2020 by World Scientific.[2][3]
Political career[]
Yee first stepped into politics in 2011 contesting in the Joo Chiat Single Member Constituency against Charles Chong from the People's Action Party (PAP). Although he lost marginally with 48.99% of the votes, he finished as the second best loser in an election was appointed to an NCMP position in the 12th Parliament of Singapore. It was confirmed by Workers' Party on 13 May 2011 that Yee would be taking up the NCMP position.[4] With Yee taking up the NCMP position together with Gerald Giam, Workers' Party set a new record in the Singapore's post-independence political arena becoming the first non-ruling party to have 8 (6 MP + 2 NCMP) seats in parliament.[5]
Yee contested in the 2020 general election for Marine Parade GRC with Ron Tan, Nathaniel Koh, Muhammad Fadli Bin and Muhammad Azhar Bin Abdul Latip against the PAP team of Tan Chuan-Jin, Edwin Tong, Seah Kian Peng, Tan See Leng and Mohd Fahmi Aliman. The team gained 42.26% of the votes.
Education[]
- PSLE, St Stephen's School
- GCE O-Levels, St Patrick's School
- GCE A-Levels, Temasek Junior College
- Bachelor of Science in Computer Science (Hons), National University of Singapore
- Master of Science in Computer Science, National University of Singapore
- Master of Business Administration, Nanyang Technological University
References[]
- ^ Yee, Jenn Jong (8 March 2011). "About Me". Yee Jenn Jong. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- ^ "In 2011, Workers' Party's Yee Jenn Jong defied his parents & wife to enter opposition politics. Now, he's stepping aside".
- ^ "Press Statement: Election of Non-Constituency Members of Parliament in General Election 2011" (PDF). Elections.gov.sg. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
- ^ "Workers' Party names Yee Jenn Jong, Gerald Giam for NCMP seats". Channel NewsAsia. 13 May 2011. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
- ^ "2011 Parliamentary Election Results". Elections.gov.sg. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
External links[]
Speaker: Halimah Yacob | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The party affiliation of each member is indicated right after the constituency he or she represents. PAP: People's Action Party; SPP: Singapore People's Party; WP: The Workers' Party For NCMPs, Gerald Giam and Yee Jenn Jong are from the WP, while Lina Loh is from the SPP. NMPs do not belong to any party. There were two terms of NMPs in this parliament, with nine NMPs in each term.
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- Temasek Junior College alumni
- National University of Singapore alumni
- Nanyang Technological University alumni
- Living people
- 1965 births
- Singaporean people of Cantonese descent
- Workers' Party (Singapore) politicians
- Singaporean Non-constituency Members of Parliament
- Members of the Parliament of Singapore