Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, bordering the Straits of Malacca to the west, the Riau Islands (Indonesia) to the south, and the South China Sea to the east. The country's territory is composed of one main island, 63 satellite islands and islets, and one outlying islet, the combined area of which has increased by 25% since the country's independence as a result of extensive land reclamation projects. It has the third greatest population density in the world. With a multicultural population and recognising the need to respect cultural identities, Singapore has four official languages; English, Malay, Mandarin, and Tamil. English is the lingua franca. Multiracialism is enshrined in the constitution and continues to shape national policies in education, housing, and politics.
Yaacob bin Ibrahim is a retired Singaporean politician. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he was a Member of Parliament representing the Kolam Ayer ward of Jalan Besar Group Representation Constituency (GRC) from 1997 to 2020, and had held several positions in the Cabinet from 2002 to 2018, including Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs (2002–2018), Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports (2002–2004), Minister for the Environment and Water Resources (2004–2011), Minister for Communications and Information (2011–2018), and Minister-in-charge of Cyber Security (2015–2018).
Abdullah bin Tarmugi is a Singaporean former politician.
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 Road. The five divisions of the GRC are Bukit Batok East, Jurong Central, Taman Jurong, Jurong Spring and Clementi. The current MPs are Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Tan Wu Meng, Rahayu Mahzam, Shawn Huang and Xie Yao Quan of the constituency.
Zainul Abidin bin Mohamed Rasheed is a Singaporean diplomat, business executive and retired politician. He is currently Singapore's ambassador to the State of Kuwait (non-resident) and the Special Envoy of the Minister for Foreign Affairs to the Middle East. Zainul Abidin is also a corporate advisor to Temasek International and holds a number of corporate board positions in Singapore and overseas. He lost his Member of Parliament seat in 2011 Singapore general election.
Lee Yi Shyan is a Singaporean politician. In 2020, Lee retired and did not stand in the 2020 Singaporean general election.
Teo Ser Luck is a Singaporean former politician. He stepped down as Mayor on 26 May 2017 when his term ended and also relinquished his appointment as Minister of State on 30 June 2017 as he had planned to return to the private sector. He remained as the Member of Parliament for his constituency until 2020 when he did not stand for the 2020 general election.
A group representation constituency (GRC) is a type of electoral division or constituency in Singapore in which teams of candidates, instead of individual candidates, compete to be elected into Parliament as the Members of Parliament (MPs) for the constituency. The Government stated that the GRC scheme was primarily implemented to enshrine minority representation in Parliament: at least one of the MPs in a GRC must be a member of the Malay, Indian or another minority community of Singapore. In addition, it was economical for town councils, which manage public housing estates, to handle larger constituencies.
Matthias Yao Chih is a former Singaporean politician. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he was a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1991 to 2011 representing the Marine Parade Group Representation Constituency (1991–97) and the MacPherson Single Member Constituency (1997–2011). He served in various political offices including Senior Minister of State at the Prime Minister's Office, Mayor of the South East District of Singapore, and Deputy Speaker of Parliament.
Teo Ho Pin is a former Singaporean politician. In 2020, Teo retired from politics and hence did not stand for the 2020 Singaporean general election.
Sam Tan Chin Siong is a former Singaporean politician. He announced his retirement from politics on 29 June 2020.
Adrian Tan Cheng Bock is a Singaporean politician, medical practitioner and member of the opposition Progress Singapore Party (PSP). He has served as 2nd Chairman of the Progress Singapore Party (PSP) since April 2021. He was one of the candidates for the 2011 Singaporean presidential election.
Sim Ann is a Singaporean politician who has been serving as Senior Minister of State at the Ministries of National Development and Foreign Affairs since 2020 and 2021 respectively. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), she is a Member of the 14th Parliament and has been representing the Bukit Timah ward of Holland–Bukit Timah Group Representation Constituency (GRC) since 2011.
Lawrence Wong Shyun Tsai is a Singaporean politician who has been serving as Minister for Finance since 2021. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he is a Member of the 14th Parliament and has been representing the Limbang ward of Marsiling–Yew Tee Group Representation Constituency (GRC) since 2015.
Low Yen Ling is a Singaporean politician who has been serving as Minister of State at the Ministries of Culture, Community and Youth and Trade and Industry since 2020. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), she is a Member of the 14th Parliament and has been representing the Bukit Gombak ward of Chua Chu Kang Group Representation Constituency (GRC) since 2011. She has also been the Mayor of the South West District and Chairperson of the Mayors' Committee since 2014.
Alex Yam Ziming is a Singaporean politician. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he is a Member of the 14th Parliament and has been representing the Yew Tee ward of Marsiling–Yew Tee Group Representation Constituency (GRC) since 2011. He has also been the Mayor of the North West District since 2020. Yam is a member of the PAP's central executive committee and the assistant organising secretary and executive director of the party. He also serves as advisor to the United Workers of Petroleum Industries of the National Trade Union Congress.
Ang Hin Kee is a Singaporean former politician and businessman. On 30 June 2020, he did not run for the 2020 Singaporean general election, with an update from his GRC team that he would be retiring.
Masagos Zulkifli bin Masagos Mohamad is a Singaporean politician who has been serving as the Minister for Social and Family Development and Second Minister for Health since 2020, and Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs since 2018. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he is a Member of the 14th Parliament and has been representing the Tampines West ward of Tampines Group Representation Constituency (GRC) since 2006. Within the PAP, he holds the position of Central Executive Committee Vice Chairman.
