Everything About PAP’s Final 4 Candidates, Including 1 Who Might Contest in Aljunied

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Editor: What the heck are you doing?

What?

Editor: This is an article about PAP’s final four candidates.

But who’s going to read that?

Editor: Those with a keen interest in politics, of course.

And that’s most Singaporeans right now.

With Polling Day just two weeks away, all eyes are on the politicians hoping to be elected into office.

Singaporeans want to know who they’re voting; we want to know what they do, what they studied in school, what bubble tea they like, and, most importantly, whether they can pull off a pink shirt like Lawrence Wong and the Prime Minister.

On Friday (26 Jun), PAP unveiled their final four prospective candidates for this year’s General Election, formally introduced by Minister for Trade and Industry Chan Chun Sing.

So, who will you be voting for?

Mariam Jaafar, 43 (Partner and Managing Director of Boston Consulting Group)

Our first candidate is a strong believer in giving everyone access to social mobility.

Mariam Jafaar grew up in a one-room rental flat but was able to pursue higher education in the U.S thanks to the sacrifices of her parents, according to Mothership.

She has Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University and earned a Master in Business Administration at Harvard Business School.

Now, Jafaar is partner and managing director (Singapore) of the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and is potentially contesting in the General Election.

She believes that education gives people the ability to excel, irrespective of their background.

“Singapore must always be the place where someone from a humble background can grow up to believe she can do anything she wants to do, be anyone she wants to be”, she said.

Jafaar is also the head of Women@BCG and aims to set up programmes that will offer career development and mentorship to help women excel in their personal and professional lives.

According to CNA, Jafaar was seen on a walkabout in Sembawang GRC’s Woodlands ward with its former Member of Parliament (MP) Amrin Amin.

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Carrie Tan Huimin, 38 (Founder and Executive Director of Daughters of Tomorrow)

38-year-old Carrie Tan Huimin was once featured in a CNA documentary.

Called “A Singaporean Abroad”, the documentary showcased her humanitarian work in India, where she trained women from villages who were rescued from sex-trafficking in cottage industry skills.

Tan is the founder of Daughters of Tomorrow (DOT), a charity organisation that facilitates livelihood opportunities for underprivileged women in Singapore.

According to the documentary, Tan left her 10 thousand dollars per-month-job to focus on her social enterprise DOT.

Tan has a BA in History from NUS and is currently obtaining a Master’s in Public Administration at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy under a scholarship from Li Ka Shing Foundation.

The 38-year-old was awarded the Most Investment-worthy Social Enterprise by the Asian Centre for Social Entrepreneurship & Philanthropy (ACSEP) under NUS in 2015.

The next year, Tan was awarded Honoree for the Children, World Peace, and Human Rights category in the Ten Outstanding Young Persons Award by Junior Chambers International in Singapore.

According to CNA, her focus areas include low-income workers and the “sandwich generation“.

She has been spotted with Law and Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam and other former Nee Soon GRC MPs.

Shawn Huang Wei Zhong, 38 (Director of the Enterprise Development Group at Temasek Holdings)

Shawn Huang Wei Zhong used to be a fighter pilot in the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF).

He served in the RSAF for 19 years, where he was also the Commanding Officer of an F-16 squadron and Parade Commander for the National Day Parade in 2018.

While he was in the RSAF, Huang was sent to the United States Air Force Academy where he graduated with a degree in aeronautical engineering with distinction.

According to Mothership, he was the first non-American to become the top graduate in military performance.

Now, Huang is a director of the Enterprise Development Group at Temasek Holdings.

He has been an active community volunteer in the Taman Jurong constituency for the last decade and mentors ex-offenders and children from low-income homes.

Chan Hui Yuh, 44 (Marketing Director of Jingslink Marketing)

You may not be familiar with Chan Hui Yuh, but you’ve probably heard her voice somewhere.

According to Voiceovers Asia, Chan has been voicing professionally since 1995, and once voiced a television commercial for a Marigold Pomegranate Drink.

Pretty cool right? It’d be like if Senior Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam voiced an advertisement for Tiger Sugar bubble tea.

Now, Chan is the marketing director of Jingslink Marketing.

She graduated from NUS and the University of Western Australia with Honours, reported Mothership.

Chan has been serving in Siglap since 2000 and later became the Chairman of the Siglap Citizens’ Consultative Committee.

In 2015, she became an adviser to the PAP’s Aljunied grassroots organisations and is branch secretary of Aljunied’s Serangoon division, according to CNA.

Chan is passionate about caring for the elderly, and ensuring that our seniors stay engaged during retirement.

She’s also focused on women’s issues such as childcare, employment, and caregiver issues.

The 44-year-old believes it’s the duty of the government to reach out to residents to help them achieve their goals.

“The government must continue to listen and find new ways to meet the needs and aspirations of Singaporeans,” she said.

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