PSP Has Confirmed All Its Candidates & PM Lee’s Brother, Lee Hsien Yang, Isn’t One of Them

Previously, the Progress Singapore Party (PSP) raised waves when its newest member joined them:

PM Lee’s younger brother, Lee Hsien Yang.

So everyone was up in a tizzy, wondering if he will take part in GE2020, going up against his brother.

Well, turns out, he might not be.

PSP Has Confirmed All Its Candidates & PM Lee’s Brother, Lee Hsien Yang, Isn’t One of Them

In four different batches, PSP has introduced 24 candidates that will be taking part in GE2020 on Zoom.

Mr Lee Hsien Yang’s name is not within the list.

However, Dr Tan Cheng Bock, secretary-general of PSP, did add that “in politics, changes can happen”, implying that a switch of candidates at the last minute might still happen.

Nonetheless, when Mr Lee Hsien Yang was questioned about whether he would contest in the General Election on his breakfast walk on 24 Jun, he simply replied: “You’ll find out.”

I guess we can only wait until 30 Jun to know for sure.

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Meanwhile, here is the final lineup of PSP candidates that were unveiled:

Francis Yuen

A SAF Scholarship holder, Yuen graduated with an NUS BBA and MBA. He also went to an Advanced Management Programme at Wharton School.

He had held positions at various MNCs, including the CEO seat at Hong Leong Asia.

He wants to restructure the economy, citing the fact that SMEs are the hardest hit in this outbreak.

Hazel Poa

A PSC scholar, she had served at the various ministries, including the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service Division (PSD) before going out to the private sector to challenge herself.

Muhammad Taufik Bin Supan

Taufik prides himself on having persevered through his studies, funded by income from various jobs, until he obtained a master’s degree in IT.

He cares a lot about the growing income gap in Singapore and wants to be “the catalyst” to change Singaporeans life for the better, especially the underprivileged.

Bradley Bowyer

He has a background in media and used to be part of the People’s Action Party (PAP).

However, he left because he realised that by staying, he was “legitimising something” that he no longer believes in.

Sri Nallakaruppan

An investment specialist in capital markets Nallakaruppan is also one of the founding members of the PSP.

At his reveal, he spoke about how Singapore is over-relying on foreign workers and call for the economy to be restructured in a way that focuses on SMEs.

He is also concerned about jobs for Singaporeans.

Gigene Wong

She recalled being born into a poor family and took a S$30 accounting course who helped start her career in accounting.

Eventually, she held different senior management roles in China MNCs over the past twenty years, including being the CFO of a listed China company.

She had entered politics after returning from China because “people around her” were stressed out at the rising cost of living.

Tan Meng Wah

Holding a PhD in Economics from the Nanjing University in China, Tan joined Singapore politics hoping to provide an alternative voice and help shift Singapore back towards more sustainable and equitable development.

He said that while Singapore has become richer, households in the lower-income range are facing tougher times as their low wages are stagnating yet housing and living costs have “spiked’.

Kayla Low

43 years old and a mother of three, she currently runs 11 local and 4 overseas companies across different industries.

Previously, she had also served in the Singapore Prison Services (SPS) for nine-and-a-half years.

It was her experiences, including the time where she growing up in a poor family always worrying for the next meal, which motivates her into coming out to help other poor families.

Ang Yong Guan

A medical professional, Ang has been in the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) for 23 years, with a majority of his service serving as the Chief Psychiatrist.

He first appeared in politics under the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) banner back in 2011 when he stood for election at the Holland-Bukit Timah GRC.

He then followed Tan Jee Say and formed the Singaporeans First (SingFirst) Party for GE2015.

When asked why he left SingFirst, he said that he saw the potential in PSP to launch him into parliament.

Choo Shaun Ming

Choo is only 23 years old and studying law at NUS.

When asked why he was joining politics at such a young age, he said that the government policies are already affecting people his age.

He wants to stand in parliament and give a voice to young people and voiced out their concerns.

He is fully prepared to handle both studies and politics should he be elected.

Harish Pillay

Dr Tan Cheng Bock explained that Harish wanted “diversity and inclusiveness in the highest body of the land.”

A technologist and open-source advocate, he wants to be part of an alternative narrative that offers different perspectives and policy solutions.

A’bas Bin Kasmani

The 67-year-old says he wants to enrich ethnic Malays with “good career opportunities for social mobility” and create a level playing field for them.

A previous experience where he saw an elderly couple being “treated badly” during his youth sparked a desire in him to “serve from the bottom of his heart”.

Michael Chua

A SAF Merit Scholar, he obtained a degree in Economics from the London School of Economics.

He went on to get a Masters Degree in Operations Research at the Naval Postgraduate School in California under the Defence Technology Training Award.

He runs his own business now and says he owes it to Singapore to “make the best use of his education”, and said this is his chance to do so.

Kumaran Pillai

Currently the CEO of Apple Seed, he advises startups in Southeast Asia and has a portfolio of startups which he manages.

He was brought into politics by Tan Cheng Bock and felt that many Singaporeans have been left behind by the various government policies.

Wendy Low

The head of the Intellectual Property advisory and dispute practice at Eldan Law LLP, Low wants to use her expertise to help local businesses go international.

This way, people’s lives would be transformed for the better as well.

She also hopes to use technology to empower women, freelancers and local communities to have meaningful home-based employment.

Nadarajah Loganathan

Loganathan had served in the SAF for 23 years and retired as a Lieutenant Colonel in 2009.

He managed to get three master’s degrees before the age of 50, two of which were paid for by the SAF.

He currently works in the adult education sector and felt that government policies in the last few decades had less focus on people, instead, it’s all about GDP.

Damien Tay Chye Seng

He has 30 years of commercial operations in various MNCs across the medical, retail and electronics industries.

He will be championing three causes:

• better job opportunities for Singaporeans
• climate change
• equitable and proportionate distribution of wealth

Leong Mun Wai

A former PSC scholar, Leong used to be the Managing Director of OCBC Securities, Director at Merrill Lynch HK and an Investment Officer at GIC.

He felt that the society and economy in Singapore have been “heading in the wrong direction for a while now”.

He emphasised that he wasn’t against the establishment and he joined politics because he wanted to point out issues to them that they might have missed.

Terence Soon

Currently a pilot with Singapore Airlines, Soon realised his “calling for politics” after his wife got pregnant.

He hopes that PSP can inspire more courage in young people and get them to step up and do what’s right.

Abdul Rahman

Abdul is currently a Consulting Engineer with Parsons International.

He said that when he was working overseas, he saw how other governments focus on education, training and local enterprises.

That was why he returned to Singapore, determined to call for similar focus in the government policies.

He wants a transparent and open review of funding models like Mendaki and hopes to narrow the income gap here.

Kala Manickam

Kala was part of the first batch of female commissioned officers in the Singapore Armed Forces.

She left after finishing her contractual obligations of 7 years for the private sector.

She thanked the SAF for grooming her physically, mentally and emotionally.

It was later, when she joined the Singapore General Hospital and the National Heart Centre during the Sars outbreak, that she saw the struggles that people face.

It was then that she felt she had to help make a difference.

Jeffrey Khoo Poh Tiong

The Chief Marketing Officer for an MNC in the AsiaPac region, Khoo is the founder of the NUSS Mentorship Programme.

Some policy changes he hopes to make (if elected) includes having a review of the Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement between India and Singapore as well as a quota for Employment Pass holders.

Lim Cher Hong

After working in banking and insurance, he took a pay cut and switched over to work as a programme coordinator and trainer at the Silver Generation Office.

He felt that more support is needed for parents with growing children and current schemes are not enough to boost Singapore’s birth rate.

Reader Bao: Wait…there’s only 23.

Well, yeah, the last candidate for PSP is Dr Tan Cheng Bock, who’s highly likely to be leading a team to contest for West Coast GRC:

**All images from PSP unless otherwise stated.

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