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Chan Heng Chee DUBC PJG PPA(E) (Chinese: 陈庆珠; born 19 April 1942) is a Singaporean academic and diplomat who has been serving as Ambassador-at-Large at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs since 2012, Chairwoman of the National Arts Council and Member of the Presidential Council for Minority Rights.
Halimah was sworn in as the President of Singapore on 14 September 2017 at The Istana. [58] She became Singapore's first female president and the first Malay president in 47 years. [59] In her role, she was also appointed ex officio as chancellor of both the NUS [60] and Nanyang Technological University. [61]
Tharman co-chaired a few bilateral committees to promote economic and trade relations between Singapore and other countries, including the Singapore-Liaoning Economic and Trade Council from 2004 to 2008, [50] and the High-Level Russia-Singapore Inter-Governmental Commission from 2011 to 2022.
The Presidential Council for Minority Rights (PCMR) is a non-elected government body in Singapore established in 1970, the main function of which is to scrutinize most of the bills passed by Parliament to ensure that they do not discriminate against any racial or religious community.
Minister in the Prime Minister's Office (Singapore) Lost re-election Lam Pin Min: Senior Minister of State at Ministry of Transport (Singapore) and Ministry of Health (Singapore) Lost re-election Sam Tan: Minister of State at Ministry of Social and Family Development and Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Singapore) Retired Amrin Amin
An audio leak from a closed-door meeting between Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCCI) members and minister Chan Chun Sing on 18 February 2020 revealed that Chan had used the derogatory hokkien term "sia suay" (meaning causing embarrassment or disgrace) to describe Singaporeans who were panic buying. [34]
Sim Ann (Chinese: 沈颖; pinyin: Shěn Yǐng; born 12 March 1975) is a Singaporean politician and former civil servant who has been serving as Senior Minister of State for National Development since 2020 and Senior Minister of State for Foreign Affairs since 2021.
Maliki Osman (Jawi: مالكي عثمان; born 19 July 1965) [2] is a Singaporean politician and former assistant professor who has been serving as Minister in the Prime Minister's Office, Second Minister for Education and Second Minister for Foreign Affairs since 2020.