Png Eng Huat (; born 9 December 1961) is a Singaporean politician and businessman and a member of the opposition Worker's Party (WP). Png became an elected opposition MP of

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in the 12th and 13th Parliaments from 26 May 2012, to 23 June 2020 and he was a committee member of the Worker's Party from 2020 to 2022. Although he stepped down as an MP for

prior to the

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, he still remains active in politics.

Career

After completing his university studies, Png worked for various organisations including

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Singapore and

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, before setting up some of his own businesses.

Political career

Png joined the Workers' Party in 2006. At the 2011 general election, Png stood in a five-member Worker's Party team in the

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. The Party was defeated by the governing

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(PAP) by 49,429 votes (45.2%) to 59,992 (54.8%). 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

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(the party nominated Png's teammate

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On 10 May 2012, the Workers' Party announced that Png would be the party's candidate in the

2012 Hougang by-election A by-election for the Hougang Single Member Constituency in Singapore was held on 26 May 2012 with Png Eng Huat from the Worker's Party as the winning candidate. This followed due to the expulsion of Yaw Shin Leong from the Worker's Party on 1 ...

. His nomination was confirmed on 16 May. He was one of two candidates in the by-election, the other being

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of the PAP. Png won the by-election by 13,460 votes (62.1%) to 8,223 (37.9%). Following his election to Parliament, the Workers' Party appointed Png as a Vice-Chairman of the Aljunied–Hougang Town Council. On 25 June 2020, it was announced that Png, along with fellow party members,

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and

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, would not be contesting in the

, but would still remain active in politics. Png was re-elected to the WP's CEC despite not contesting in the 2020 Singaporean general election.

Early life and education

Png grew up living in the

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area of Singapore. He was educated at Peck Seah Primary School and

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, before going on to the

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, where he completed a Diploma in Electrical engineering in 1983. He then studied radio, television and film at the

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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.Who are Desmond Choo and Png Eng Huat?
, sg.news.yahoo.com, 16 May 2012

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