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Kreta Ayer–Tanglin Group Representation Constituency
Kreta Ayer–Tanglin Group Representation Constituency was a former four-member Group Representation Constituency (GRC) in southwestern Singapore. History The GRC was formed in 1997 by splitting up Kampong Glam GRC and incorporating Kreta Ayer Single Member Constituency (SMC) and Tanglin SMC. The Cairnhill ward from Kampong Glam GRC was merged was Tanglin SMC to form the Tanglin ward. During the 1997 Singaporean general election, a People's Action Party team led by Richard Hu and Lew Syn Pau Lew Syn Pau () is a former Member of Parliament for the Kreta Ayer-Tanglin Group Representation Constituency in Singapore as a People's Action Party politician. From 2002 to 2014, he had been President of the Singapore Manufacturing Federa ... contested the GRC and was uncontested. The GRC existed for one electoral term as it was dissolved in 2001, splitting into Jalan Besar GRC and Tanjong Pagar GRC. Members of Parliament Electoral results References {{DEFAULT ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parliament Of Singapore
The Parliament of Singapore is the unicameralism, unicameral legislature of the Singapore, Republic of Singapore, which governs the country alongside the president of Singapore. Largely based upon the Westminster system, the Parliament is made up of List of Singapore MPs, Members of Parliament (MPs) who are elected, as well as Non-constituency Member of Parliament, Non-constituency Members of Parliament (NCMPs) and Nominated Member of Parliament, Nominated Members of Parliament (NMPs) who are appointed. Following the 2020 Singaporean general election, 2020 general election, 93 (currently 92) MPs and two NCMPs were General elections in Singapore, elected to the 14th Parliament of Singapore, 14th Parliament. Nine NMPs will usually be appointed by the President of Singapore, president. The Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore, speaker of Parliament has overall charge of the administration of Parliament and its secretariat, and presides over parliamentary sittings. The Leader of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Hu
Richard Hu Tsu Tau ( zh, s=胡赐道, p=Hú Cìdào; born 30 October 1926) is a Singaporean retired politician who served as Minister for Finance between 1985 and 2001. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kreta Ayer SMC between 1984 and 1997 and Kreta Ayer–Tanglin GRC between 1997 and 2001. Early life Hu was born in Singapore Hu Tsai Kuen, a doctor, and Margaret Kwan Fu Shing. He was educated at the Anglo-Chinese School before graduating from the University of California, Berkeley in 1952 with a Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry. He subsequently went on to complete a PhD in chemical engineering at the University of Birmingham. Career Hu joined the Royal Dutch Shell Group of Companies in 1960 and rose to the position of Chairman and Chief Executive of this global company in Singapore between 1977 and 1983. In 1983, Hu became the Managing Director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Government ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walkover
John Baxter Taylor and William Robbins (athlete)">William Robbins to refuse to race in protest. A walkover, also W.O. or w/o (originally two words: "walk over") is awarded to the opposing team/player etc, if there are no other players available, or they have been disqualified, because the other contestants have forfeited or the other contestants have withdrawn from the contest. The term can apply in forfeit (sport)">forfeited or the other contestants have withdrawn from the contest. The term can apply in sport">forfeit (sport)">forfeited or the other contestants have withdrawn from the contest. The term can apply in sport, elections or other contexts where a victory can be achieved by default. The narrow and extended meanings of "walkover" as a single word are both found from 1829. Sports The word originates from Horseracing in Great Britain">horseracing in the United Kingdom, where an entrant in a one-horse race run under Jockey Club rules has at least to "walk over" th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
S Ramasamy
S, or s, is the nineteenth letter in the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''ess'' (pronounced ), plural ''esses''. History Origin Northwest Semitic šîn represented a voiceless postalveolar fricative (as in 'ip'). It originated most likely as a pictogram of a tooth () and represented the phoneme via the acrophonic principle. Ancient Greek did not have a phoneme, so the derived Greek letter sigma () came to represent the voiceless alveolar sibilant . While the letter shape Σ continues Phoenician ''šîn'', its name ''sigma'' is taken from the letter ''samekh'', while the shape and position of ''samekh'' but name of ''šîn'' is continued in the '' xi''. Within Greek, the name of ''sigma'' was influenced by its association with the Greek word (earlier ) "to hiss". The original name of the letter "sigma" may have been ''san'', but due to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hu Tsu Tau Richard
Richard Hu Tsu Tau ( zh, s=胡赐道, p=Hú Cìdào; born 30 October 1926) is a Singaporean retired politician who served as Minister for Finance between 1985 and 2001. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kreta Ayer SMC between 1984 and 1997 and Kreta Ayer–Tanglin GRC between 1997 and 2001. Early life Hu was born in Singapore Hu Tsai Kuen, a doctor, and Margaret Kwan Fu Shing. He was educated at the Anglo-Chinese School before graduating from the University of California, Berkeley in 1952 with a Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry. He subsequently went on to complete a PhD in chemical engineering at the University of Birmingham. Career Hu joined the Royal Dutch Shell Group of Companies in 1960 and rose to the position of Chairman and Chief Executive of this global company in Singapore between 1977 and 1983. In 1983, Hu became the Managing Director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Governmen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lily Neo
Lily Neo (née Tirtasana; ; born 12 August 1953) is a Singaporean medical practitioner and former politician. A former member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), she was a Member of Parliament (MP) between 1997 and 2020. Early life and education An Indonesian Chinese, Neo was born in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia on 12 August 1953. She studied at Primary Thamrin Methodist School in Medan between 1961 and 1969 before attending Methodist High School in Penang. She subsequently went on to complete a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery degree at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland in 1980. Career After completing medical school, Neo has been a self-employed medical practitioner since 1982, where she also became a member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP). Neo made her political debut in the 1997 general election and won. She was elected into Parliament as the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Kim Seng ward of Kreta Ayer–Tanglin GRC. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jalan Besar GRC
Jalan Besar Group Representation Constituency is a four-member Group Representation Constituency composed of several city suburbs surrounding the Central Area of Singapore. There are four wards in the GRC: Kreta Ayer- Kim Seng, Kolam Ayer, Whampoa and lastly Kampong Glam. The current Members of Parliament are Josephine Teo, Heng Chee How, Denise Phua and Wan Rizal Wan Zakariah from the People's Action Party (PAP). History It is named after Jalan Besar, a street in Singapore that forms this GRC's centrepiece. The street itself is within the Kallang planning area, Kallang itself being part of this GRC. The GRC encompasses several heritage areas, including Little India, Desker Road, Kolam Ayer and Crawford in the North. Kreta Ayer- Kim Seng itself includes the Singapore River, Chinatown and Bukit Ho Swee. During 1988 general election, the three-member PAP team led by Lee Boon Yang won the election with 62.68% of the votes against the WP with 37.32% of the votes. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
