Gerald Giam Yean Song ( zh, s=严燕松, p=Yán Yànsōng; born 1977) is a Singaporean politician. A member of the opposition Workers' Party (WP), he has been the

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(MP) representing the

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– Punggol division of Aljunied GRC since 2020.

Education

Giam Was educated at

Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) (ACS(I)) is an independent Methodist secondary school in Dover, Singapore. Founded in 1886 by Reverend William Fitzjames Oldham, it was recognised as an International Baccalaureate World School in 2005, and ...

and Anglo-Chinese Junior College. He holds a

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electrical engineering Electrical engineering is an engineering discipline concerned with the study, design, and application of equipment, devices, and systems which use electricity, electronics, and electromagnetism. It emerged as an identifiable occupation in the l ...

from the

University of Southern California , mottoeng = "Let whoever earns the palm bear it" , religious_affiliation = Nonsectarian—historically Methodist , established = , accreditation = WSCUC , type = Private research university , academic_affiliations = , endowment = $8.1 ...

and a

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in international

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from

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 in ...

Career

Giam has worked in various roles in the information technology industry, including as a senior consultant at Avanade and a project manager at MSC Consulting. He was also a foreign service officer at the

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and had volunteered as a youth leader in 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 ...

. He was also previously a deputy editor at The Online Citizen. Giam is the chief technology officer of an information technology solutions company which he co-founded. He is a Registered Management Consultant certified by the Institute of Management Consultants (Singapore).

Political career

Gerald Giam at a Workers' Party general election rally, Bedok Stadium, Singapore - 20110430-04

Following the 2011 general election, Giam first entered politics in a five-member Workers' Party team contesting in the

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against the

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(PAP). The Workers' Party team lost with 45.17% of the votes. Giam was offered a

Non-constituency Member of Parliament A Non-constituency Member of Parliament (NCMP) is a member of an opposition political party in Singapore who, according to the Constitution and Parliamentary Elections Act, is declared to have been elected a Member of Parliament (MP) without c ...

(NCMP) seat in Parliament. On 13 May 2011, the Workers' Party confirmed that Giam would take up the NCMP seat. With Giam taking up the NCMP position together with Yee Jenn Jong, the Workers' Party set a new record in Singapore's electoral history by becoming the first opposition party to have eight (six elected and two NCMP) seats in Parliament. Giam served as a NCMP in the 12th Parliament from 10 October 2011 to 25 August 2015. Following the 2015 general election, Giam contested in a four-member Workers' Party team contesting in the

with

Fengshan Single Member Constituency Fengshan Single Member Constituency was a former single Member Constituency within Bedok, Singapore. The constituency was created in 1984 from parts of Bedok, Changi & Kampong Chai Chee constituencies. As the population in Bedok grew, the const ...

carved out and went against the

(PAP). The Workers' Party team lost with 39.27% of the votes. As the opposition team with third highest percentage of votes among unelected candidates, anyone on Giam's team would be nominated to take up the third NCMP position. Instead of taking up the position for himself as the leader of the team, he proposed within the party that his teammate, Leon Perera to take up to position. During the 2020 general election, Giam joined a five-member Workers' Party team contesting in Aljunied Group Representation Constituency and they won with 59.95% of the vote against the

team. Giam thus became the Member of Parliament representing the

– Punggol ward of Aljunied GRC in the 14th Parliament. Giam was elected as Policy Research Team Head of the Workers' Party Central Executive Committee in 2022. He is the Town Councillor of the Tenders and Contracts Committee and a member of the Estate and Community Liaison Committee in the Aljuined Hougang Town Council and the vice chairman of the Aljuined Hougang Town Council since 2020 serving alongside Leon Perera.

Personal life

Giam is married with two children.

References

External links

Gerald Giam
on

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Gerald Giam - General Election 2020 Candidate
at Workers' Party * {{DEFAULTSORT:Giam, Gerald USC Viterbi School of Engineering alumni Living people 1977 births Singaporean people of Hokkien descent Workers' Party (Singapore) politicians Anglo-Chinese School alumni Singaporean Non-constituency Members of Parliament Members of the Parliament of Singapore