Wong Wee Nam

Last updated

Wong Wee Nam was a Singaporean physician and opposition politician who ran against the ruling People's Action Party in the 1997 general election as part of the National Solidarity Party.

Contents

1997 general election

Wong contested the Hong Kah Group Representation Constituency (GRC) in the 1997 general election as an opposition candidate under the banner of the National Solidarity Party, along with Steve Chia, Patrick Kee, Tan Chee Kien and Yadzeth Bin Hairis. He and his team garnered 36,920 votes, losing to the incumbent People's Action Party which garnered 82,182 votes. [1]

Personal life and career

Wong graduated from the National University of Singapore (then University of Singapore) in 1972 with a MBBS. Upon graduation, he became a houseman and served his National Service as a Medical Officer. Following a stint in the hospital, he went on to pursue a career at Asia Dispensary and Island Group, before starting his own practice, Wong Clinic and Surgery, and working as a general practitioner until 2016, when he retired. [2] [3] He also worked at the National University of Singapore as a clinical teacher in the Department of Family Medicine. Wong also held a LLB from the University of London. [4] He died on the 7th of September 2019 from Parkinson's disease. [5]

Bibliography

Wong also authored Thoughts from a Gilded Cage, which was published in 2018 by Word Image Pte Ltd. [6]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">J. B. Jeyaretnam</span> Singaporean politician

Joshua Benjamin Jeyaretnam, better known as J. B. Jeyaretnam or by his initials JBJ, was a Singaporean politician, lawyer, and judge. A former member of the opposition Workers' Party, he was appointed as secretary-general of the Workers' Party between 1971 and 2001. He was the de facto Leader of the Opposition between 1981 and 1986 when he won as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Anson SMC and served between 1981 and 1986. He was also served as an Non-Constituency Member of Parliament between 1997 and 2001 of the 9th Parliament of Singapore.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Singapore Democratic Alliance</span> Alliance of political parties in Singapore

The Singapore Democratic Alliance is an opposition political coalition between Singapore Justice Party (SJP), Singapore Malay National Organization (PKMS), Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), National Solidarity Party (NSP) and Singapore People's Party (SPP) in 2001. As of 2023, only SJP and PKMS are in the alliance.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chiam See Tong</span> Singaporean politician

Chiam See Tong is a Singaporean retired politician and lawyer who served as the Secretary-General of Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) between 1980 and 1993 and Secretary-General of Singapore People's Party (SPP) between 2011 and 2019 and the chairman of Singapore Democratic Alliance (SDA) between 2001 and 2011. He was the de facto Leader of the Opposition when he became the Member of Parliament (MP) for Potong Pasir Single Member Constituency (SMC) and served between 1984 and 2011.

Francis Seow, born Seow Tiang Siew, was a Singaporean lawyer who was Solicitor-General of Singapore and later the President of the Law Society of Singapore.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jalan Besar Group Representation Constituency</span> Electoral division in Singapore

Jalan Besar Group Representation Constituency is a four-member Group Representation Constituency composed of several city suburbs along with the Central Area of Singapore. The Jalan Besar GRC is the electoral division representing the largest area of the downtown city centre of Singapore, followed by Tanjong Pagar GRC. There are four wards in the GRC: Kreta Ayer-Kim Seng, Kolam Ayer, Whampoa and lastly Kampong Glam. The current Members of Parliament are Denise Phua, Wan Rizal Wan Zakariah, Josephine Teo and Heng Chee How from the People's Action Party (PAP).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hougang Single Member Constituency</span> Electoral division in Singapore

The Hougang Single Member Constituency is a single member constituency (SMC) located in the north-eastern area of Singapore. Its current Member of Parliament is Dennis Tan Lip Fong of the Workers' Party (WP).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sitoh Yih Pin</span> Singaporean politician

Sitoh Yih Pin is a Singaporean politician. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) representing Potong Pasir SMC since 2011.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Heng Chee How</span> Singaporean politician

Heng Chee How is a Singaporean politician, union leader and former police officer who has been serving as Senior Minister of State for Defence since 2018 and Deputy Secretary-General of the National Trade Union Congress since 1999. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Whampoa division of Jalan Besar GRC since 2001.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gerald Giam</span> Singaporean politician

Gerald Giam Yean Song is a Singaporean politician. A member of the opposition Workers' Party (WP), Giam was previously the Non-Constituency Member of Parliament between 2011 and 2015 of the 12th Parliament of Singapore. Giam has been the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Bedok Reservoir–Punggol division of Aljunied GRC since 2020 and was elected as Policy Research Team Head of the Workers' Party Central Executive Committee (CEC) in 2022.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tan Cheng Bock</span> Singaporean politician

Adrian Tan Cheng Bock is a Singaporean politician and medical doctor. A former member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ayer Rajah SMC between 1980 and 2006. After leaving the PAP, Tan founded the Progress Singapore Party (PSP), serving as secretary-general between 2019 and 2021 and as chairman since 2021.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lawrence Wong</span> Singaporean politician

Lawrence Wong Shyun Tsai is a Singaporean politician, economist and former civil servant who has been serving as Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore since 2022, Minister for Finance since 2021, Deputy Secretary-General of the People's Action Party since 2022, and Chairman of the Monetary Authority of Singapore since 2023. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Marsiling–Yew Tee GRC since 2015, and previously the Boon Lay division of West Coast GRC between 2011 and 2015.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hazel Poa</span> Singaporean politician

Hazel Poa Koon Koon is a Singaporean politician and businesswoman. A member of the opposition Progress Singapore Party (PSP), she has been a Non-Constituency Member of the 14th Parliament of Singapore since 2020 and the Vice-chairman of the Progress Singapore Party since 2023.

Koh Poh Koon is a Singaporean politician and former colorectal surgeon who has been serving as Senior Minister of State for Sustainability and the Environment since 2022 and Senior Minister of State for Manpower since 2021. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Tampines Central division of Tampines GRC since 2020.

Jeannette Chong-Aruldoss is a Singaporean lawyer and politician. She started her political career by joining the opposition Reform Party in 2009, but left in 2011 to join another opposition party, the National Solidarity Party (NSP). During the 2011 general election, she contested as a NSP candidate in Mountbatten SMC but lost to the People's Action Party (PAP) candidate Lim Biow Chuan after getting 41.38% of the vote. From October 2013 to January 2015, she served as the NSP's secretary-general before leaving to join another opposition party, the Singapore People's Party (SPP). She contested in Mountbatten SMC again during the 2015 general election as a SPP candidate, but lost to the PAP's Lim Biow Chuan again, garnering just 28.14% of the vote. She left the SPP in 2019 and was seen accompanying Workers' Party members on a walkabout in Marine Parade GRC.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bukit Batok Single Member Constituency</span> Electoral ward in Singapore

Bukit Batok Single Member Constituency (SMC) is a single member constituency in Bukit Batok of Singapore. It used to exist from 1972 to 1988 as Bukit Batok Constituency and was renamed as Bukit Batok Single Member Constituency (SMC) as part of Singapore's political reforms. The current Member of Parliament for the constituency is People's Action Party (PAP) Murali Pillai.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 Singaporean general election</span> Elections to the 14th Parliament of Singapore

General elections were held in Singapore on Friday, 10 July 2020 to elect 93 members to the Parliament of Singapore across 31 constituencies. Parliament was dissolved and the general election called by President Halimah Yacob on 23 June, on the advice of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. It elected members of parliament to the 14th Parliament of Singapore since Singapore's independence in 1965, using the first-past-the-post electoral system.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Louis Chua</span> Singaporean politician

Louis Chua Kheng Wee is a Singaporean politician. A member of the opposition Workers' Party (WP), Chua has been the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Rivervale division of Sengkang GRC and has been elected to the party's Central Executive Committee (CEC) as Head of Media Team since 2020.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Leong Mun Wai</span> Singaporean politician

Leong Mun Wai is a Singaporean politician and business executive. A member of the opposition Progress Singapore Party (PSP), he has been a Non-Constituency Member of Parliament of the 14th Parliament of Singapore since 2020 and appointed as Secretary-General of the PSP since 2023.

Ahmad bin Mohamed Magad is a Singaporean former politician. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he was the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Pasir Ris–Loyang division of Pasir Ris GRC between 1997 and 2001 and the Pasir Ris East division of Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC between 2001 and 2011.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Next Singaporean general election</span> Upcoming general election in Singapore

General elections are due to be held in Singapore no later than 23 November 2025 to determine the composition of the fifteenth Parliament. The elections will be the nineteenth in Singapore since 1948 and the fourteenth since independence.

References

  1. ↑ "ELD | 1997 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 2021-06-22.
  2. ↑ "WONG Wee Nam (Dr) – Oral History Interviews – Record Details (Accession Number 003711) – Reel/Disc 4 of 7". www.nas.gov.sg. Retrieved 2021-10-17.
  3. ↑ Lim, Adrian (2019-09-09). "Opposition veteran Wong Wee Nam dies at age 72 after battling Parkinson's disease". The Straits Times. ISSN   0585-3923 . Retrieved 2021-10-17.
  4. ↑ James, Kieran. "The Stagnation, fall and rise of Singapore's Political Opposition, 1996–2013" (PDF). American Journal of Qualitative Research .
  5. ↑ hermesauto (2019-09-09). "Opposition veteran Wong Wee Nam dies at age 72 after battling Parkinson's disease". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2021-06-22.
  6. ↑ Wong, Wee Nam (2018). Thoughts from a Gilded Cage. Word Image Pte Limited. ISBN   978-981-11-6478-1.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.