Saktiandi bin Supaat ( Jawi: سقتيند سوڤات; born 29 October 1973) is a

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politician and economist. He is a member of

People's Action Party The People's Action Party (PAP) is a major Conservatism, conservative political party in Singapore and is the governing contemporary political party represented in the Parliament of Singapore, followed by the opposition Workers' Party of Singap ...

(PAP). He was elected as a Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Toa Payoh East division of Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC since 2015.

Education

Saktiandi attended Henry Park Primary School,

Raffles Institution Raffles Institution (RI) is an independent educational institution in Singapore. Founded in 1823, it is the oldest school in the country. It provides secondary education for boys only from Year 1 to Year 4, and pre-university education for both b ...

, and

Catholic Junior College Catholic Junior College (CJC) is a junior college in Singapore, offering a two-year course for pre-university students leading to the Singapore-Cambridge GCE Advanced Level examination. Founded in 1975, Catholic Junior College was the third juni ...

before graduating from the

University of Melbourne The University of Melbourne (colloquially known as Melbourne University) is a public university, public research university located in Melbourne, Australia. Founded in 1853, it is Australia's second oldest university and the oldest in the state ...

with a

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with Honors degree and a

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s degree in

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from the

National University of Singapore The National University of Singapore (NUS) is a national university, national Public university, public research university in Singapore. It was officially established in 1980 by the merging of the University of Singapore and Nanyang University ...

. He subsequently completed a

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degree at the

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under the Monetary Authority of Singapore Postgraduate Scholarship.

Career

An economist by profession, Saktiandi is currently the Executive Vice President and Head of FX Research team in Global Markets, Global Banking at

Maybank Malayan Banking Berhad (doing business as Maybank) is a Malaysian universal bank, with key operating "home markets" of Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia. According to the 2020 Brand Finance report, Maybank is Malaysia's most valuable bank b ...

Professional career

Prior to joining the private sector in 2010, Saktiandi was a lead economist in the Economic Policy Department of the

Monetary Authority of Singapore The Monetary Authority of Singapore or (MAS), is the central bank and financial regulatory authority of Singapore. It administers the various statutes pertaining to money, banking, insurance, securities and the financial sector in general, as ...

. He spent over ten years there covering Singapore's financial strategy, macro-econometric modeling, foreign exchange markets, and Singapore dollar exchange rate policy. Saktiandi joined the

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Group as vice president and Senior Treasury Economist in Global Markets and treasury-economic Research before moving to

in 2011.

Political career

On 12 August 2015, the

(PAP) announced Saktiandi as part of a five-member PAP team contesting in Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC in the 2015 general election after

Wong Kan Seng Wong Kan Seng ( zh, s=黄根成, j=Wong4 Gan1 Sing4, p=Huáng Gēnchéng; born 8 September 1946) is a Singaporean former politician who served as 5th Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore between 2005 and 2011 and currently is the chairman of Unit ...

, Hri Kumar, and

Zainudin Nordin Zainudin bin Nordin ( Jawi: زاينودين نوردين; born 3 July 1963) is a Singaporean former politician who served as Mayor of Central Singapore District. A former member of the governing People's Action Party, he was the Member of Pa ...

stepped down. Saktiandi was appointed as Bishan-Toa Payoh Town Council (BTPTC) in 2024. The PAP team won with 73.59% of the valid votes, electing Saktiandi to Parliament. Saktiandi and the PAP team were re-elected for a second term in the 2020 general election as a four-member team, garnering 67.26% of the valid votes. In the 14th Parliament, Saktiandi was appointed Chairman of the Transport Government Parliamentary Committee (GPC). He also serves on the Public Accounts Committee and chairs the inter-parliamentary relations group for the Middle East and Central Asia. He has raised parliamentary questions on Singapore's public transport system, climate strategy, and economic outlook. He moved an Adjournment Motion in November 2019 on "Enhancing the Role of the Tripartite Alliance for Fair and Progressive Employment Practices (TAFEP) to Tackle Workplace and Job Discrimination" , and another in October 2022 on "Helping Singaporeans Navigate a High-interest Rate Environment".

Community involvement

Saktiandi serves on the board of directors of the Tripartite Alliance for Fair and Progressive Employment Practices (TAFEP), and on the Council of Advisors to the Education Services Union. He is a director at Yayasan MENDAKI and the vice chair of the

Central Singapore Community Development Council The Central Singapore Community Development Council is one of five Community Development Councils (CDCs) set up across the Republic of Singapore to aid in local administration of governmental policies and schemes. Constituencies As of May 2025, t ...

(CDC). Between 2010 and 2013, he was the president of Young AMP and a board director of AMP (2011-2013), as well as the vice-chairman of the AMP. He also chaired the Malay/Muslim Community Leaders' Forum (CLF) Labs steering committee. He previously served on the boards of

SPRING Singapore The Standards, Productivity and Innovation Board (abbreviation: SPRING Singapore) was a Statutory boards of the Singapore Government, statutory board under the Ministry of Trade and Industry (Singapore), Ministry of Trade and Industry of the Si ...

and the Civil Service College and was a member of the REACH Supervisory Panel, the CPF Advisory Panel, the Charity Council, and the

2015 SEA Games The 2015 Southeast Asian Games, officially known as the 28th Southeast Asian Games, or the 28th SEA Games, and commonly known as Singapore 2015, were a Southeast Asian multi-sport event held by the city-state of Singapore from 5 to 16 June 201 ...

steering committee.

Personal life

Saktiandi is married and he has three children.

References

External links

Saktiandi Supaat
on

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Saktiandi Supaat 1973 births Living people Members of the Parliament of Singapore People's Action Party politicians Singaporean people of Javanese descent Singaporean Muslims Raffles Institution alumni Raffles Junior College alumni Alumni of the University of Cambridge