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The Parliament of Singapore is the unicameral legislature of the Republic of Singapore, which governs the country alongside the president of Singapore.Largely based upon the Westminster system, the Parliament is made up of Members of Parliament (MPs) who are elected, as well as Non-constituency Members of Parliament (NCMPs) and Nominated Members of Parliament (NMPs) who are appointed.
Gan Siow Huang PPA(P) (Chinese: 颜晓芳; pinyin: Yán Xiǎofāng; born 28 September 1974) [1] [2] is a Singaporean politician and former brigadier-general who has been serving as Minister of State for Education and Minister of State for Manpower concurrently since 2020.
The Singapore Teachers' Union (STU) is the largest teachers' organisation in Singapore. [1] It is an affiliate of the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC), a member of the ASEAN Council of Teachers and the Education International.
A Non-constituency Member of Parliament ("NCMP") is a candidate of an opposition political party who, despite having lost in a general election, is declared elected as a Member of the Parliament of Singapore ("MP") by virtue of provisions in the Constitution [3] and the Parliamentary Elections Act [4] enabling the unsuccessful candidates who have performed the best to be accorded the status.
The rationale for the Meet-the-People Sessions (MPS) is so that Members of Parliament (MPs) can get a feel of the ground. Even Cabinet ministers are required to go to their weekly MPS, although sometimes they may seek help from other MPs to cover duties when they have ministerial duties to attend to.
The Ministry of Manpower (MOM; Malay: Kementerian Tenaga Manusia; Chinese: 新加坡人力部; Tamil: மனிதவள அமைச்சு) is a ministry of the Government of Singapore responsible for the formulation and implementation of policies related to the workforce in Singapore.
The membership was set by the 2020 Singapore General Election on 10 July 2020. The 14th Parliament is controlled by the People's Action Party majority, led by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and members of the cabinet , which assumed power on 25 July 2020; it was then later led by Prime Minister Lawrence Wong and its inaugural cabinet , who ...
The Constitution of Singapore states that the Parliament of Singapore shall consist of such a number of members who are elected by the people in a general election, [1] up to nine Non-constituency Members of Parliament (NCMPs) [2] and up to nine Nominated Members of Parliament (NMPs), [3] following changes to the Constitution enacted on 26 ...