Ang Wei Neng (; born 1967) is a Singaporean politician and businessman. A member of the governing

People's Action Party The People's Action Party (abbreviation: PAP) is a major conservative centre-right political party in Singapore and is one of the three contemporary political parties represented in Parliament, alongside the opposition Workers' Party (WP) and ...

(PAP), he has been the

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(MP) representing the

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division of

West Coast GRC The West Coast Group Representation Constituency is a five-member Group Representation Constituency (GRC) located in the western area of Singapore. The five divisions consists: Ayer Rajah-Gek Poh, West Coast, Boon Lay, Nanyang and Telok Blangah ...

since 2020 and previously the Jurong Central division of

Jurong GRC The Jurong Group Representation Constituency is a five-member Group Representation Constituency located in the western area of Singapore. The GRC consists of a large section of Jurong, sections of Bukit Batok and areas near Upper Bukit Timah Roa ...

between 2011 and 2020.

Education

Ang was educated at

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and

Hwa Chong Junior College The Hwa Chong Junior College () was a junior college in Singapore offering pre-university education. The school merged with The Chinese High School on 1 January 2005 to form the integrated Hwa Chong Institution. History Founding Hwa Chong Juni ...

before graduating from the

National University of Singapore The National University of Singapore (NUS) is a national public research university in Singapore. Founded in 1905 as the Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States Government Medical School, NUS is the oldest autonomous university in the c ...

with a

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degree and a

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s with honours degree under a scholarship conferred by the Public Service Commission (PSC). He subsequently went on to complete a

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degree at the

Nanyang Technological University The Nanyang Technological University (NTU) is a national research university in Singapore. It is the second oldest autonomous university in the country and is considered as one of the most prestigious universities in the world by various inte ...

Career

Ang started his career in the

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and was Head of Operations and Training at the

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. After that, he joined

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as a profit centre manager. Later he joined Bexcom as an assistant vice president before leaving to be a senior manager in Hiap Moh Corporation. In 2004, Ang joined

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and held various positions in the organisation, including General Manager of District Operations, before rising to Head of Bus Operations and Senior Vice President. On 1 May 2017, he was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Taxi Business in

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and has been in that position until 2022. On 1 April 2022, he was appointed to run SMRT's taxi business.

Political career

Ang made his political debut in the 2011 general election when he joined a five-member

(PAP) team contesting in

. After the PAP team won with 66.96% of the vote against the National Solidarity Party, Ang became a Member of Parliament representing the Jurong Central ward of Jurong GRC. He retained his parliamentary seat in the 2015 general election after the five-member PAP team contesting in Jurong GRC won with 79.28% of the vote against SingFirst. During the 2020 general election, Ang switched to join the five-member PAP team contesting in

and they won with 51.68% of the vote against the

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. Ang thus became a Member of Parliament representing the

ward of West Coast GRC. In Parliament, Ang was a member of the Public Accounts Committee between 2015 and 2020, and has been a member of the Estimates Committee since 2011 before he became its chairman in 2020. He is a member of the Government Parliamentary Committees for

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and

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, and the chairman of the Singapore-America Regional Parliamentary Group. He is the chairman of the Jurong Town Council and vice chairman of the

South West Community Development Council The South West Community Development Council is one of five Community Development Councils (CDCs) set up across the Republic of Singapore to aid in local administration of governmental policies and schemes. They are funded in part by the govern ...

. During the debate at parliament on 1 March 2022, Ang suggest his idea to have a time stamp on Singapore's university degree and university graduates in Singapore will be required to attend upgrading courses once every five years. His suggestion later draws criticism by the locals, and some commented Ang's inability to distinguish between a university degree and job training. Ang later apologised for his remarks, he also made a post on

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claiming that his suggestion on having a time stamp on degree certificates was not meant to be a policy recommendation.

Personal life

Ang is a member of the management committee of Grace Orchard School, a school for students with special educational needs. In 2019, he was the chairman of the organising committee of the River Hongbao, an annual event held at Marina Bay during the

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. He was also a former president of the Volleyball Association of Singapore.

Controversy

Suggestion for time stamp on degree

During the debate at parliament on 1 March 2022, Ang suggest his idea to have a time stamp on Singapore's university degree and university graduates in Singapore will be required to attend upgrading courses once every five years. His suggestion later draws criticism by the locals, and some commented Ang's inability to distinguish between a university degree and job training. Ang later apologised for his remarks, he also made a post on

claiming that his suggestion on having a time stamp on degree certificates was not meant to be a policy recommendation.

References

External links

Ang Wei Neng
on

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ang, Wei Neng 1967 births Living people National University of Singapore alumni Singaporean Christians Singaporean people of Teochew descent People's Action Party politicians Members of the Parliament of Singapore