Former ‘Mr FairPrice’ who spearheaded legislation: 5 things to know about Speaker nominee Seah Kian Peng

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Former ‘Mr FairPrice’ who spearheaded legislation: 5 things to know about Speaker nominee Seah Kian Peng
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He was formerly Deputy Speaker from 2011 to 2016. Read more at straitstimes.com.

on Monday from the People’s Action Party and Parliament, following their affair.

The Act, passed in 1995, allows seniors who are unable to provide for themselves to claim maintenance from their children who are capable of supporting them, but are not doing so.Mr Seah was chair of the workgroup, which conducted consultations with the public before tabling a Private Member’s Bill to amend the Act.and passed after a three-hour debate in Parliament in July 2023.

Mr Seah had started as chief operating officer at FairPrice Group in 2001, and became chief executive officer of NTUC FairPrice in 2016. Amid the Covid-19 pandemic, the then-FairPrice chief urged Singaporeans to only buy what they need, without hoarding, as there was enough stock in the inventory.

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