[This list will be updated whenever there is new information.]
Over the course of three days since PM Lee Hsien Loong called for an election, the political parties have announced their line-up of candidates ahead of Nomination Day on June 30.
People’s Action Party has unveiled a total of 27 candidates, while opposition parties Workers’ Party and Progress Singapore Party have revealed twelve and 24 candidates respectively.
We take a look at the confirmed political parties and candidates that will be contesting in GE 2020:
People’s Action Party
The PAP unveiled all of its 27 new candidates over the span of three days in a total of 6 batches. The candidates come from various sectors, ranging from the business sector to the social sector to the public service sector.
Workers’ Party
The Workers’ Party (WP), headed by Pritam Singh, has unveiled a total of nine candidates so far including two NCMPs, and Low Thia Khiang’s legislative assistant.
Progress Singapore Party
Progress Singapore Party, headed by Tan Cheng Bock, has unveiled a total of 24 candidates so far, including a former PSC scholar and Singapore Airlines (SIA) pilot.
| Candidate | Age | Background |
Dr Tan Cheng Bock | 80 | – Former MP for Ayer Rajah for 26 years, when he was with the PAP – Stood for the 2011 Presidential Election, where he lost marginally to Dr Tony Tan – Formed Progress Singapore Party – Serves as the Secretary-General of the PSP |
Francis Yuen | 70 | – Was a Lieutenant-Colonel in the SAF – Worked in ST Aerospace and other global companies such as Honeywell and Ingersoll Rand. |
Ms Gigene Wong | 54 | – Former chief executive officer of Gulf Oil China – Former chief finance officer of Foshan Electrical and Lighting Co. |
Hazel Poa | 50 | – Served in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service Division – Now owns five education centres and a private school |
Sri Nallakaruppan | 56 | – A chartered accountant registered with the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants – Works as an investment specialist in capital markets for 25 years |
Bradley Bowyer | 53 | – Works in film, television and theatre – Former member of the Peoples Voice party |
Muhammad Taufik Supan | 40 | – Information technology professional |
Leong Mun Wai | 60 | – Former Public Service Commission (PSC) scholar – Managing Director of OCBC Securities – Director of Merrill Lynch HK and Investment officer of GIC |
Terence Soon | 29 | – Pilot at Singapore Airlines, previously running his own business in the private aviation industry |
Abdul Rahman | 67 | – Formerly working with the Singapore Fire Brigade in 1975, and now a Fellow with the Institution of Fire Engineers UK. – He is currently working as a Consulting Engineer specialising in Fire and Life Safety audit and design with Parsons International. |
Kala Manickam | 52 | – Former Platoon Commander of the Women Wing in SAF later switching to the private sector, holding 30 years of working experience in Human Resource Management and Learning Development |
Jeffrey Khoo Poh Tiong | 51 | – Chief Marketing Officer, APAC for an MNC in the insurance sector – Honorary Treasurer at The National University of Singapore Society (NUSS) |
Lim Cher Hong | 42 | – Author and Chartered Financial Consultant – He was a Programme Coordinator cum Trainer for the Silver Generation Office (SGO) |
Michael Chua | 55 | – Received Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) Merit Scholarship in 1985 – He left active service in 2002 as a Major and moved to the private sector, but continued doing National Service as a Deputy Brigade Commander until 2016 – Now runs a private firm in environmental sector |
Kumaran Pillai | 49 | – Co-founded The Independent Singapore but left in Feb to join politics – Now manages several startups and is the chief executive officer of venture accelerator Apple Seed |
Wendy Low | 43 | – Intellectual property lawyer at Eldan Law LLP – Volunteers with Justice Without Borders to provide pro-bono legal advice to domestic workers |
Nadarajah Loganathan | 57 | – Co-founder of a skills-training firm – Served in the SAF for 25 years as a lieutenant-colonel |
Damien Tay | 51 | – Worked in commercial operations in an MNC for 30 years – Now a customer service manager |
Choo Shaun Ming | 23 | – Studied at Raffles Institution where he was a student leader – Started as a law undergraduate student in NUS |
Dr Tan Meng Wah | 57 | – Former Research Fellow at the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS), NUS – Before joining IPS, he was an Associate Lecturer with UniSIM – Received his PhD in World Economics from Nanjing University in China – Works as an industry consultant teaching at NTU, with its M.Sc in Technopreneurship |
Abas Kasmani | 67 | – A business consultant and senior trainer |
Kayla Low | 43 | – A chartered accountant and chief operating officer and chief financial officer of a group of 11 companies – Former prisons officer |
Harish Pillay | 60 | – Global head of community architecture and leadership at software firm Red Hat |
Dr Ang Yong Guan | 65 | – Served as a psychiatrist at the SAF Military Medicine Institute – Awarded the Public Service Medal (PBM) – Contested in the GE as a candidate for Singapore Democratic Party – Ran in the GE as a candidate for SingFirst (Singaporeans First) political party |
Which GRCs Would They Be Contesting For?
WP has confirmed that it will be contesting in Sengkang GRC, Marine Parade GRC, East Coast GRC and Aljunied GRC. Sengkang GRC and Aljunied GRC have been known to be WP’s stomping grounds.
They are also contesting in Hougang and Punggol West SMCs.
On the other hand, PSP is expected to contest at West Coast Group GRC, Nee Soon GRC, Chua Chu Kang GRC, Tanjong Pagar GRC, Hong Kah North SMC, Marymount SMC, Kebun Baru SMC and Pioneer SMC.
Featured Image Credit: PAP/WP/PSP
