SINGAPORE: Eight fresh faces are set to be appointed as new Nominated Members of Parliament (NMPs), while lawyer Raj Joshua Thomas will return for a second two-and-a-half-year term. The nine names were released by the Office of the Clerk of Parliament on Monday (Jul 17). They will be appoint
SINGAPORE: Eight fresh faces are set to be appointed as new Nominated Members of Parliament , while lawyer Raj Joshua Thomas will return for a second two-and-a-half-year term.They will be appointed by President Halimah Yacob on Jul 24, and take their oaths at the next sitting of Parliament in August.
A special committee of MPs chaired by then-Speaker of Parliament Tan Chuan-Jin"considered all eligible candidates in its assessment of suitable candidates for appointment as NMPs", said the Office of the Clerk of Parliament in a press release. Besides submissions from the public, seven functional groups - including business and industry, the professions and social service organisations - are invited to submit names of candidates.
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