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To counter racial and political tensions in Singapore during the 1950s and 1960s, and foster closer ties among different ethnic groups through centralised control, [3] the Government of Singapore established the People's Association (PA) through an Act of Parliament, the People's Association Act 1960 and the statutory board came into being on 1 July 1960.
The secretary of Environmental Protection, appointed by the governor and confirmed by the state Senate, heads the department. The secretary is ultimately responsible for all policy and resource allocation decisions. The secretary represents DEP before the legislative branch, those affected by DEP action, and the general public.
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Patrick Tay Teck Guan BBM (Chinese: 郑德源; pinyin: Zhèng Déyuán; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tēⁿ Tek-goân; born 1 December 1971) [1] is a Singaporean politician and lawyer. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) representing Pioneer SMC since 2020 and previously the Nee Soon East division of Nee Soon GRC between 2011 and 2015, and the ...
Name (Born–Died) Term of office Origin Background or previous appointment Governor (From–To) Took office Left office 1 Colonel Ronald MacPherson (1817–1869) 1 April 1867 6 December 1869 (Died in office) Island of Skye, Scotland Resident Councillor of Singapore Sir Harry St. George Ord (1867-1871) — E W Shaw Acting [4] 7 December 1869 5 ...
This is a list of Singaporeans, people who are identified with Singapore through residential, legal, historical, or cultural means, sorted by surnames/family names. Please do not add entries that have no articles written about them.
In Singapore, the People's Action Party has been the governing party since 1959. With the changes to the number of NCMP seats from 3 to 9 in 2010, Low Thia Khiang has left Hougang SMC and joined Aljunied GRC to be able to secure the breakthrough of opposition GRC, and to cap to 3 NCMPs.
Voting has been compulsory in Singapore since 1959 [48] and there is universal suffrage. The legal voting age is 21. The Elections Department of Singapore is responsible for the planning, preparation and conduct of presidential and parliamentary elections and of any national referendum in Singapore. It is a department under the Prime Minister's ...