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Clementi, Singapore
Clementi ( , ) is a planning area and residential town located at the easternmost fringe of the West Region of Singapore. The town borders Bukit Batok to the north, Bukit Timah to the northeast, Queenstown to the east and Jurong East to the west. Etymology "Clementi" derives its name from 'Clementi Road', the main traffic route that still runs into the district to this day. It was once known as 'Reformatory Road' as there was a boys' home situated along the road. In 1947, the Singapore Rural Board discussed renaming the road. Their original intention was to name it after Sir Hugh Clifford, but it was eventually named as Clementi Road. It is generally suggested that the road was named after Sir Cecil Clementi Smith, who was the first British High Commissioner in the Straits Settlements. However, it is also possible that the road was named after Sir Cecil Clementi, another former Governor of the Straits Settlements (1930–33) who initiated the construction of the Kallang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Region, Singapore
The West Region (, zh, 西區) of Singapore is one of the five regions in the city-state. The region is the largest in terms of land area and is the third most populous region after the North-East Region and Central Region. Jurong East is the regional centre of the region, with plans of developing the Jurong Lake District into a second CBD area. Jurong West is the most populous town in the region, with a population of 262,730 residents. Comprising 25,500 hectares of land area, it includes twelve planning areas and is home to about 922,540 residents. Geography With a total land area of , the region is situated on the western corner of Singapore Island, bordering the North Region to the north and east, Central Region to the south-east and the Straits of Johor to the west. The region is largely made up of residential towns and established industrial estates. Located at the southernmost part of the region, far away from the main residential and commercial areas, Jurong Island an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Desmond Lee (Singaporean Politician)
Desmond Lee Ti-Seng ( zh, s=李智陞, p=Lǐ Zhìshēng; born 15 July 1976) is a Singaporean politician and lawyer who has been serving as Ministry of Education (Singapore), Minister for Education since 2025 and Ministry of Social and Family Development, Minister-in-charge of Social Services Integration since 2020. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he was the 14th Parliament of Singapore, Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Boon Lay-West Coast division of West Coast–Jurong West Group Representation Constituency, West Coast–Jurong West GRC since 2025, and previously the Boon Lay division of West Coast Group Representation Constituency, West Coast GRC from 2020 to 2025, and the Jurong Spring division of Jurong Group Representation Constituency (GRC) from 2011 to 2020. A lawyer by profession, Lee had worked at various public-sector institutions, including the Supreme Court of Singapore, Supreme Court, Attorney-General of Singapore, Attorney-General's C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Hoe
David Hoe Teck Chye (Chinese: 许德财; pinyin: ''Xǔ Décái''; born 31 December 1987) is a Singaporean politician, charity director, and former educator. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Clementi division of Jurong East–Bukit Batok GRC since 2025. Hoe is a District Councillor with the Central Singapore Community Development Council and the co-chair of the Education Roundtable at Advisory Singapore, a youth-led non-profit organisation. He is recognised as a community leader for his efforts in youth empowerment and advocacy for equal access to opportunities. He is also a Philip Yeo Initiative (PYI) Fellow, a former educator at Eunoia Junior College, and a former council member of the National Youth Council. Education Hoe attended Beatty Secondary School, where he was placed in the Normal (Technical) stream after scoring 110 on the Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE), having come from th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sim Ann
Sim Ann ( zh, s=沈颖, p=Shěn Yǐng; born 12 March 1975) is a Singaporean politician and former civil servant who has been serving as Senior Minister of State for Home Affairs since 2025 and Senior Minister of State for Foreign Affairs since 2021. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), she has been the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Bukit Timah division of Holland–Bukit Timah GRC since 2011. She has also been serving as the party's Deputy Party Whip since 2019. A recipient of the President's Scholarship, Sim started her career in the Civil Service and had worked in the Ministry of Health (MOH), Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) and Prime Minister's Office (PMO). She made her political debut in the 2011 general election as part of a four-member PAP team contesting in Holland–Bukit Timah GRC, and won 60.1% of the vote. Education Sim was educated at Raffles Girls' School and Hwa Chong Junior College before graduating from Exeter Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher De Souza
Christopher James de Souza (born 21 January 1976) is a Singaporean politician and lawyer who has been serving as Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore since 2020. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Ulu Pandan division of Holland–Bukit Timah GRC since 2006. A lawyer by profession, de Souza has been working at Lee & Lee since 2006 and had also worked at WongPartnership between 2011 and 2014. Prior to entering politics in the 2006 general election, he had worked in the Singapore Legal Service. Early life and education de Souza was educated at St. Michael's Primary School, St. Joseph's Institution and Raffles Junior College before graduating from King's College London in 2000 with a Bachelor of Laws with first class honours degree. He subsequently went on to complete a Bachelor of Civil Law with distinction degree at the University of Oxford in 2001 under a scholarship. He had also re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Low Yen Ling
Low Yen Ling ( zh, s=刘燕玲, p=Liú Yànlíng; born 17 August 1974) is a Singaporean politician who has been serving as Mayor of South West District since 2014, Senior Minister of State for Culture, Community and Youth and Senior Minister of State for Trade and Industry concurrently since 2024. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), she has been the Member of Parliament (MP) representing Bukit Gombak SMC since 2025, and previously the Bukit Gombak division of Chua Chu Kang GRC between 2011 and 2025. Prior to entering politics, Low had worked at financial institutions, a start-up venture, and the Economic Development Board (EDB). She made her political debut in the 2011 general election as part of a five-member PAP team contesting in Chua Chu Kang GRC and won with 61.2% of the vote. Education Low was educated at Dunman High School and Temasek Junior College before graduating from the Nanyang Technological University with a Bachelor of Business wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Yam
Alex Yam Ziming ( zh, s=任梓铭, t=任梓銘, p=Rén Zǐmíng; born 20 June 1981) is a Singaporean politician who has been serving as Mayor of North West District since 2020. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Yew Tee division of Marsiling–Yew Tee GRC since 2015, having previously represented it as part of Chua Chu Kang GRC from 2011 to 2015. Education Yam was born in 1981 at Mount Alvernia Hospital to Yam Kah Heng and Lucy Yeo. He attended Maris Stella High School, Dunman High School and Victoria Junior College. Yam completed a master's degree in politics and international relations, concentrating on North Asian politics and communitarianism at the University of Kent in 2005. While he was at the University of Kent, he was elected to the Union Council, representing ethnic minorities and international students. He was also concurrently the co-president of the university chaplaincy. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Coast–Jurong West Group Representation Constituency
The West Coast–Jurong West Group Representation Constituency is a five-member group representation constituency (GRC) in the western region of Singapore. The GRC was created in 2025 prior to the 2025 Singaporean general election. The current Members of Parliament are Cassandra Lee, Desmond Lee, Ang Wei Neng, Hamid Razak and Shawn Huang from the People's Action Party (PAP). History The GRC was created after West Coast GRC absorbed the Jurong West and Taman Jurong estates from Jurong GRC, leading to the name of the new GRC. To maintain as a five-member GRC, Telok Blangah and Dover estates were shifted to under the Tanjong Pagar GRC, and Harbourfront and Sentosa Sentosa Island ( ), known mononymously as Sentosa, is an island located off the southern coast of Singapore's main island. The island is separated from the main island of Singapore by a channel of water, the Keppel Harbour, and is adjacent to ... estates to Radin Mas SMC. Members of Parliament Electoral ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jurong East–Bukit Batok Group Representation Constituency
The Jurong East–Bukit Batok Group Representation Constituency is a five-member group representation constituency (GRC) in the western region of Singapore. The GRC was created in 2025 prior to the 2025 Singaporean general election. The current Members of Parliament (MPs) are Grace Fu, David Hoe, Lee Hong Chuang, Murali Pillai and Rahayu Mahzam from the People's Action Party (PAP). Electoral history The GRC was created by merging parts of Hong Kah North Single Member Constituency (SMC) and Jurong GRC with the whole of Bukit Batok SMC and the majority of Yuhua SMC. Part of the original Jurong GRC was carved out to form Jurong Central SMC and both Jurong Spring and Taman Jurong had their estates moved to West Coast–Jurong West GRC. PAP announced that Grace Fu would lead a team comprising fellow incumbent MPs Murali Pillai and Rahayu Mahzam, former PAP Hougang branch chairman Lee Hong Chuang who had previously contested Hougang SMC The Hougang Single Member Consti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holland–Bukit Timah Group Representation Constituency
The Holland–Bukit Timah Group Representation Constituency is a four-member Group Representation Constituency (GRC) located in the central, western and northern areas of Singapore. The GRC consists of four divisions: Cashew, Bukit Timah, Ulu Pandan and Zhenghua managed by Holland Bukit Panjang Town Council. The current MPs are Sim Ann, Vivian Balakrishnan, Christopher de Souza and Edward Chia from the People's Action Party (PAP). History Originally known as the Holland–Bukit Panjang Group Representation Constituency, it was renamed to its present name in 2006 due to the Bukit Panjang ward of the GRC being carved out to form a Single Member Constituency, in return the Bukit Timah Single Member Constituency was absorbed. Before 2011, Buona Vista division was in this GRC, which was transferred to Tanjong Pagar GRC, and Moulmein division was transferred to Moulmein–Kallang Group Representation Constituency, based on demographic changes. Lim Swee Say was moved to Eas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Constituencies Of Singapore
Constituencies in Singapore are electoral divisions which may be represented by single or multiple seats in the Parliament of Singapore. Constituencies, also called the Divisions, are classified as either Single Member Constituencies (SMCs) or Group Representation Constituencies (GRCs). SMCs are single-seat constituencies but GRCs have between four and five seats in Parliament. Group Representation Constituencies In 1988, the People's Action Party (PAP) introduced Group Representation Constituencies (GRCs) by amending the Parliamentary Elections Act. Currently, the President, acting on the Prime Minister's advice and guided by the Elections Department, can create GRCs of three to five electoral wards. The maximum GRC size has varied: initially three candidates, then four in 1991, reaching six between 1997 and 2020, and subsequently reduced to five from the 2020 elections onwards. Group Representation Constituencies (GRCs) are a type of electoral constituency unique to Sin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
