Everything About WP’s Latest Candidates, With 1 Being a President Hopeful’s Daughter

Unlike PAP that is introducing merely the new faces (they’d have to conduct the elections in 2030 if they’re introducing all faces), WP might be introducing all the candidates that they are going to field, as it’s unknown if they need to introduce familiar faces like Sylvia Lim or Pritam Singh.

Today (26 June), they introduced yet another five faces, and three of them would look and sound familiar.

It’s unknown where they would be fielded yet, though Workers’ Party Secretary-General Pritam Singh said that they will share that information “in days to come”.

So, who are the candidates in blue?

Dylan Ng Foo Eng, 45 (Director in a Wealth Advisory Firm)

Mr Ng had been in the limelight before, contesting in Marine Parade GRC in 2015. Back then, his team garnered 35.93% of the votes, losing to former Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong’s team.

The 45-year-old is married with two children, and has a Bachelor Degree of Economics from the University of Western Australia (UWA). Just like what his party thinks, Mr Ng hopes for a “balanced” parliament with diverse views and voices, and engages in robust policy debate which will benefit Singapore and Singaporeans as part of real democratization.

You can find out more about him here.

Dennis Tan Lip Fong, 48 (Lawyer)

You’d find him familiar if you watch Parliament sittings regularly.

The 48-year-old lawyer is a Non-Constituency Member of Parliament (NCMP) as he got the best results from his loss in the 2015 elections, whereby he contested in Fengshan SMC and lost with 42.5% of the votes

Just FYI, Fengshan SMC is now being absorbed into East Coast GRC this upcoming election.

While it’s not confirmed, it appears that he might be contesting in Hougang SMC, a ward that’s belonged to the Workers’ Party since 1991. He said, “I just want to say that Hougang constituency knows more than any other constituency in Singapore the importance of having an alternative voice in Parliament.

“I will continue to persuade as many Hougang voters as possible in this coming election, including new residents who have moved in.”

It’s been announced that the increment Hougang SMC MP Png Eng Huat would not be running for reelection.

You can find out more about him here.

Jamus Jerome Lim Chee Wui, 44 (Associate Professor of Economics)

Dr Lim is only 44, but he has more degrees than the number of meals you have daily.

The Associate Professor in ESSEC Business School has a Bachelor of Business (Hons), Economics, from the University of Southern Queensland,  a Master of Science, Economics, from the London School of Economics, a Master of Liberal Arts, History, from Harvard University, a Master of Arts, Politics, from the University of California, Santa Cruz and finally, a Doctor of Philosophy, International Economics, from the University of California, Santa Cruz as well.

That’s a mouthful.

Despite his educational qualifications, he said that there could be improvement in the local education system. “I believe that we have allowed superficial success in our educational system to blind us to the fact that this system isn’t working and our education system is not preparing our children to actually take on and create good jobs for the future.

“I want to ask these kind of questions for the sake of my eight-month-old daughter but I also want to ask them for the sake of all children.”

You can find out more about him here.

Raeesah Begum Bte Farid Khan, 26 (Founder and Director of Programs, Reyna Movement)

If the name sounds familiar, then you should know about the 2017 Presidential Election, in which we didn’t get a chance to go to the polls.

She’s the daughter of Farid Khan, one of the Malays who had wanted to run in the 2017 Presidential Election but did not did not qualify for it.

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Ms Khan is inspired by her parents to run for election, saying, “Because of what they taught me growing up, I’ve always known that for far too many people hard work alone isn’t enough to get past the hurdles they face.”

Reyna Movement, an organization she found, aims to empower marginalised women and children through upskilling programs and community engagement.

The 26-year-old, who’s the youngest WP candidate so far, hopes for a more equal and just society, without prejudice and persecution of ideals. She has been spotted helping out at Sengkang GRC.

You can find out more about her here.

Ron Tan Jun Yen, 35 (Senior Assistant Manager at NUHS Research Office)

The other Mr Tan introduced today could have been involved in the viral video put out by WP, for he’s also an executive committee member of Media Team.

The father-of-one has once contested in Nee Soon GRC in 2015, and his team garnered 33.17% of the votes, losing to Home Affairs & Law Minister K Shanmugam’s team. Since 2017, he has been assisting with the Aljunied Constituency Committee and is the legislative assistant to former MP Low Thia Khiang.

As someone close to him, he said that “the best lesson I learned from him is that you have to be responsible to your residents, you’re elected to take on the responsibility to look after them, to be the voice for them in Parliament and to assist them with their day-to-day issues.”

You can find out more about him here.

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