The Dark Shadow Shrine

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Saturday, October 27, 2018

Useful Examples of Singapore Politicians

I notice some of you have very vague idea of who's who in our government.....there are a few you need to know as they are useful for ur essays...note their useful attribute in brackets below their name:

Halimah Yacob -- first female President of Singapore; highest office holder in the government
(female/ minority race)

Ms Grace Fu -- Minister for Culture, Community and Youth
(female)

Mrs Josephine Teo -- Minister for Manpower and Second Minister for Home Affairs
(female)

Ms Indranee -- Minister, Prime Minister's Office, Second Minister for Finance and Second Minister for Education
(female / minority race)

Mr Tharman -- Deputy Prime Minister 
(minority race)

Dr NG Eng Hen -- Minister for Defence 
(accomplished surgeon roped in from private sector)

Mr Chan Chun Sing -- Minister for Trade and Industry
(grew up and rose up the ranks from a poor, single-parent household)

Mr K Shanmugam -- Minister for Home Affairs and Minister for Law 
(accomplished lawyer roped in from private sector)

Mr Masagos  -- Minister for the Environment and Water Resources 
(minority race)


There will be essays requiring examples of:
1) local female politicians
2) ministers from minority race as evidence that meritocracy operates in the highest echelons of the government; the example of Halimah Yacob may be a bit tricky though as she won in an election that is not just a walkover, but also reserved for minority race candidates.
3) proof of meritocracy in the govt cabinet is not just about having minority races, but also having minsters who hailed from non-elite background like Chan Chun Sing
3) PAP government actively recruiting from the private sector to create diversity of views in the Cabinet to overcome blind spots created by the echo chamber effect