Png Eng Huat
| Png Eng Huat 方荣发 | |
|---|---|
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| Png Eng Huat at a Workers' Party rally for the 2011 general election at the Bedok Stadium on 30 April 2011 | |
| Member of Parliament for Hougang SMC | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 26 May 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Yaw Shin Leong |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 December 1961 (age 53) Singapore |
| Nationality |  Singapore |
| Political party | Workers' Party |
| Education | University of Texas at Austin |
| Alma mater | University of Texas at Austin |
Png Eng Huat (simplified Chinese: 方荣发; traditional Chinese: 方榮發; pinyin: Fāng Róngfā; born 9 December 1961) is a Singaporean politician and businessman. A member of the opposition Workers' Party, he has been a Member of Parliament (MP) representing the single-member constituency of Hougang since 26 May 2012, when he won the 2012 Hougang by-election.
Career
After completing his university studies, Png worked for various organisations including Philips Singapore and NTUC Income,[1] before setting up some of his own businesses.
Political career
Png joined the Workers' Party in 2006,[2] and is currently a member of party's Executive Council.[3]
At the 2011 general election, Png stood as a candidate for the in the East Coast Group Representation Constituency. The five-member team from the Workers' Party was defeated by the team from the governing People's Action Party (PAP) by 49,429 votes (45.2%) to 59,992 (54.8%).[4] This was third-highest percentage of the votes garnered by losing opposition candidates, which therefore entitled the Workers' Party to nominate a member of the team to become a Non-Constituency Member of Parliament (the party nominated Png's team-mate Gerald Giam).
On 10 May 2012, the Workers' Party announced that Png would be the party's candidate in the 2012 Hougang by-election.[5] His nomination was confirmed on 16 May. He was one of two candidates in the by-election, the other being Desmond Choo of the PAP.[6] Png won the by-election by 13,460 votes (62.1%) to 8,223 (37.9%).[7]
Following his election to Parliament, the Workers' Party appointed Png as a Vice-Chairman of the Aljunied-Hougang Town Council.[8]
Early life and education
Png grew up living in the Tanjong Pagar area of Singapore. He was educated at Peck Seah Primary School and Raffles Institution,[9] before going on to the Singapore Polytechnic, where he completed a Diploma in Electrical Engineering in 1983. He then studied radio, television and film at the University of Texas at Austin in the United States, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in 1989.
Personal life
Png is married and has one son and one daughter.[10]
References
- ↑ Woo Sian Boon, A listener who wants to serve, TodayOnline, archived from the original on 16 May 2012, retrieved 11 May 2012
- ↑ WP's Png Eng Huat quietly active in the ward, The Straits Times, 10 May 2012
- ↑ Deputy Webmaster: Png Eng Huat, wp.sg, retrieved 11 May 2012
- ↑ Parliamentary General Election 2011: East Coast GRC, singapore-elections.com, retrieved 11 May 2012
- ↑ WP fields Png Eng Huat as Hougang by-election candidate, channelnewsasia.com, 11 May 2012
- ↑ It's back to Desmond Choo versus Png Eng Huat, My Paper, 17 May 2012
- ↑ MP Png holds his first Meet-the-People session, My Paper, 31 May 2012
- ↑ Png Eng Huat appointed vice-chairman of Aljunied-Hougang Town Council, channelnewsasia.com, 11 June 2012
- ↑ New WP candidate breaks down at unveiling, sg.news.yahoo.com, 25 April 2011
- ↑ Who are Desmond Choo and Png Eng Huat?, sg.news.yahoo.com, 16 May 2012
External links
- Png Eng Huat at parliament.gov.sg