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The Singapore People's Party is the founding member of the Singapore Democratic Alliance (SDA).
The Singapore Democratic Alliance (SDA) is an alliance of political parties, which allows a political party to capitalise on mass movement and resources. It also allows political party leaders to work within a political organisation and be the leader of their own party.
The component parties are:
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Mr Chiam See Tong
Chairman
Founding member of SDA
Secretary-General of SPP
Member of Parliament for Potong Pasir Constituency
Chiarman of Potong Pasir Town Council
Mr Ali Bin Asjadi
Vice-Chairman
Vice President of PKMS
Mr Lim Bak Chuan Desmond
Secretary-General
Founding member of SDA
Assistant Secretary-General of SPP
Consultant of Pasir Town Council
Secretary of Potong Pasir Welfare Fund
Mr Malik Bin Ismail
Assistant Secretary-General
Secretary-General of PKMS
Mr Yen Kim Khooi
Treasurer General
Assistant Treasurer of SPP
Mdm Siti Sawiah Bte Osman
Assistant Treasurer General
Exco member of PKMS
Mr Yong Seng Fatt
Committee Member
Treasurer of SPP
Founding Member of SPP
Mr Sin Kek Tong
Committee Member
Founding Member of SDA
Chairman of SPP
Founding member of SPP
Mr Ismail Bin Mohd
Committee Member
Vice President I of PKMS
Mdm Habibi Bte Joharie
Committee Member
Chairperson of SJP
Abdul Jamal Bin Abdul Rashid
Honorary Auditor
Exco Member of PKMS
Aminuddin Bin Ami
Honorary Auditor
Secretary-General of SJP
Profile:
Born in 22nd December 1967, in Singapore and married.
Professional Training Diploma in Materials Management, Singapore Institute of Materials Management Diploma in Building Maintenance Management, Singapore Institute of Engineering Technologists Advanced Diploma in Engineering Management, Temasek Polytechnic Masters Degree in Engineering Management, University of Wullongong, Sydney
Why did I decide to volunteer at the Potong Pasir Town Council and MP’s Desk?
To be a leader one must have a servant’s heart like Mr. Chiam See Tong, who had displayed what is “Servant-hood”, is not about position or skill, it’s about attitude and he lived with his motto “Service Before Self” that had great impact on me and it changed “My life values” and earnestly coming forward to offering my service as volunteer at "The-Meet-The-People" session.
What are some of the most common activities I have participated in helping?
As a Consultant to Potong Pasir Town Council, it allowed me to have a better understanding of our constituent’s problems; an example is the impact of unemployment toward family and individual. Our constituents “not only suffer the indignity of enforced idleness-they wonder how they can afford to get married, to start a family, and also to have access to all benefits of the society that they should be able to take for granted.” I have also experienced many other cases that involved our constituents and township development.
Poet-philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson acknowledged, “Every man I meet is in some way my superior and I can learn from him”.
Aside from regular outings to neighbouring countries, I have also participate in festive occasions. Further I have accompanied Mr.Chiam See Tong on house to house visits. I also help regularly at the Meet-The -People session.
The “Meet-The-People session” is one of the constituency activities that one should not give a miss, because it allows me to listen to their needs and understand issues on the ground. It also allows having much deeper relationships with the constituents. As Mr. Woodrow Wilson, the twenty-eight America president, once said, “The ear of the leader must ring with the voices of the people.”
What is my idea of a better Potong Pasir?
Potong Pasir, “My Kind of Town” has it own identity and uniqueness. The living environment and the identity indeed have attracted more new residents to Potong Pasir to make it their home. Any changes to the living environment should improve neighbour relationships, enhance human bonding and safety. The geography of Potong Pasir will allow a transformation into a "city garden villa in the heart of Singapore". Given the opportunity I would like to transform the constituency to a place that residents could dream of in the future. The recent awareness that water is a valuable resource would mean that there has to be a balance between water and dry landscape.
Thus, aside beautify the landscape to the desert quality and I would like to have "green corners" which allow constituents to maximize social interaction and relieve stress caused from work, studies and family challenges.
Beside focusing on the hardware, the software is equally important and I could also like to introduce and provide more education programs to our constituents, such as improvement of relationship, appreciation and take up ownership of your living environment, managing your own finance, staying away from poverty, managing and coping with your stress, improve the education level of our children and how to enhance the businesses of our neighborhood shops etc.
What are some of my most joyous and memorable moments?
The most joyous and memorable moment was the 2006 General Election. The constituents had once again placed the faith and trust in our leader Mr.Chiam See Tong and allowing him and the Party to continue to serve the people in Potong Pasir and Singapore.
One of the beliefs that I have in common with my mentors were to unite all opposition parties in Singapore and to have "two party system in Parliament". Thus, the SDA was formed to serve as a backbone of durable power arrangement among existing political parties. It allow us to tap on common resources and to have mass movement but to stay as a leader of our own political organization by working closely within "an organization in an organization".
It also gives us a broad support and a visible platform to pursue our mission by offering built-in resistance to the evils inherent in absolutism, uphold democracy, the freedoms of expression, the enlargement of opportunity for the poor and powerless, the extension of equal rights to racial minorities, defend Singapore’s interest and make the Government know to increase the sum of human liberty and welfare.
I firmly believe the above mentioned and by sincerely following the above principles would help to better community as a whole and thus to individual gain (by working for the whole community we benefit all individuals within it, including ourselves).
2006 - Recommendation from Mr. Chiam See Tong
Contested in Parliamentary Election as follow;
3rd November, 2001 - Jointed the team led by Mr. Sin Kek Tong, Chairman of SPP, and contested in Jalan Besar Group Representative Constituency
6th May, 2006 - Led a team of six and contested in Pasir Ris - Punngol Group Representative Constituency
Political Highlights:
1992 - Jointed Singapore Justice Party (SJP) as original member
1993 - 1994 - With SJP and was elected as a Central Executive Committee (CEC)
1994 - 1997 – With SJP and was re-elected by members and appointed as a Chairman
1997 - With the strong belief that Singapore need a "Two Party System" and hence, led the SJP to sign a MOU with Singapore People's Party (SPP)
1997 - Under the purview of the above belief, with the consensus and blessing from the Sec-Gen and SJP's CEC. Thus, cross over to SPP with some SJP's members and was co-opted into the Party's CEC, Helped out in the GE
1998 – till date - Was consecutively elected as CEC and holding the post of Asst. Sec-Gen till date
1998 - 2001 – Was appointed Legislative Assistant to the Member of Parliament for Potong Pasir Constituency and distinguished the post on 2001 for special assignment
2001 – Lobbying the idea of “Alliance” among opposition camps. It received positive respond and were strongly supported among the opposition leaders, especially by the than Sec-Gen of PKMS & NSP, Mr. Rahizan, Mr. Yip Yew Weng and also the present Sec-Gen of SJP's Mr. Adminrudin, our Party's Sec. Gen and CEC
2001 - The formation Singapore Democrative Alliance was formed before the 3rd November 2001, GE. The consortium consist of SPP, NSP, SJP, PKMS etc.
2001 – 2007 - Was consecutively elected as the Executive Council Member of SDA and holding the post of Asst. Sec- Gen
2002 - 2006 – Was consecutively appointed as a Town Councilor to The Town Council Potong Pasir
2002 - Till date - Was appointed as a Secretary to Potong Pasir Constituency Welfare Fund
2007 - Till date - Was appointed as the Consultant to The Town Council of Potong Pasir
2007 - Till 12 Jan 09 - Acting Secretary-General for SDA
12 2009 - Secretary-General for SDA
SDA's latest fun-filled Resident's Day for Potong Pasir on 13 September 2008.
Archives of Parliamentary Excerpts, Press Releases, and Speeches
03 March 2010
Chiam See Tong's budget speech.
11 January 2010
Written answers to questions for oral answer not answered during parliament session.
29 December 2009
Questions for Minister's oral answers by Chiam See Tong at the next available sitting date of parliament.
12 December 2009
Speech of Chiam See Tong on the 25thanniversary dinner as MP of Potong Pasir
11 December 2009
Statement by Lim Bak Chuan Desmond-"Foreigners are welcome but we want maximum opportunities for Singaporeans"
03 December 2009
Statement by Chiam See Tong on "Cooling Off" day before polling day
02 December 2009
Comments made by Lim Bak Chuan Desmond on "Cooling Off" day before polling day
19 November 2009
Speech in Parliament by Chiam See Tong on Permanent Residency
16 November 2009
Speech in Parliament by Chiam See Tong on electoral boundaries & application for police permits
03 November 2009
Ishal Haroun in Memorial
26 October 2009
Questions for Minister's oral answers by Chiam See Tong at the next available sitting date of parliament.
21 October 2009
Elected MP was denied by HDB from heading Lift Upgrading Program in his constituency - Lim Bak Chuan Desmond
19 October 2009
Speech in Parliament by Chiam See Tong on INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION (ADMENDMENT) BILL
27 May 2009
Speech in Parliament by Chiam See Tong - Singapore's destiny...
05 February 2009
Speech in Parliament by Chiam See Tong on committee of supplies debate 2009
09 February 2009
Speech in Parliament by Chiam See Tong - Budget Statement 2009
09 February 2009
Speech in Parliament by Chiam See Tong - Fight Against Global Warming - Green Vehicles
09 February 2009
Speech in Parliament by Chiam See Tong - Fairer Transport Cost For Full Time Matriculated Polytechnic/ Tertiary Students
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