Nominated Member of Parliament

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NMP is the abbreviation of Nominated Member of Parliament. An NMP is a non-elected Member (of Parliament) appointed by the President for a term of 2.5 years. The NMP's term does not follow the Parliament term, which averages 5 years per term. Nominees can be proposed by the general public as well as the 7 Functional Groups.

The 7 Functional Groups are currently represented by the following organizations:

• Business and Industry as represented by the Singapore Business Federation
• Labour as represented by the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC)
• Professions as represented by the Academy of Medicine
• Social Service Organisations as represented by the National Council of Social Service
• Civic and People Sector as represented by the People's Association
• Tertiary Education Institutions as represented by the National University of Singapore (NUS)
• Media, Arts and Sports Organisations as represented by the National Arts Council

• See also Member of Parliament and Non-Constituency Member of Parliament.

Controversy

See Syed Harun Taha Alhabsyi#Resignation and Speculation on Political Involvement

• https://web.archive.org/web/20250215152340/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/nmp-object-raj-joshua-thomas-syed-harun-alhabsyi-resign-ge2025-4940581

• * https://web.archive.org/web/20250216095937/https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/politics/drop-in-number-of-names-proposed-for-nominated-mps-lowest-in-two-decades

NMP term (2021 Jul-2023 Feb)

• Abdul Samad Abdul Wahab, 48 (check whether birthyear 1973)
  • * https://web.archive.org/web/20250216100148/https://www.ntuc.org.sg/uportal/news/Abdul-Samad-Abdul-Wahab-The-Labour-Movements-13th-NMP/ ~ His term, along with eight other NMPs, will commence on 21 January 2021.
• Janet Ang -
• Mr Mark Chay, 38 (check whether birthyear 1983)
• Cheng Hsing Yao, 49 (check whether birthyear 1972)
• Professor Hoon Hian Teck, 61 (check whether birthyear 1960)
• Professor Koh Lian Pin, 44 (check whether birthyear 1977)
• Raj Joshua Thomas, 41 (check whether birthyear 1980)
• Shahira Abdullah, 33 (check whether birthyear 1988)
• Tan Yia Swam, 40 (check whether birthyear 1981

NMP (2018 Sep-2021 Mar)

1. Labour unionist Arasu Duraisamy
2. Sakae Holdings chairman Douglas Foo Peow Yong
3. Executive director of the Singapore Chinese Orchestra Ho Wee San
4. Communication and technology professor Lim Sun Sun
5. Founder of inter-religious non-profit group Roses of Peace Abbas Ali Mohamed Irshad
6. Corporate social responsibility consultant Anthea Ong Lay Theng
7. President of the Pharmaceutical Society of Singapore Irene Quay Siew Ching
8. Labour economist and associate professor Walter Edgar Theseira
9. Paralympian swimmer Yip Pin Xiu

NMP (2025-2023) Usha Chandradas • Keith Chua • Mark Lee • Ong Hua Han • Neil Parekh Nimil Rajnikant • Syed Harun Taha Alhabsyi • Raj Joshua Thomas • Razwana Begum Abdul Rahim • See Jinli Jean

NMP (2023-2021) Janet Ang Guat Har • Shahira Abdullah • Mark Chay Jung Jun • Cheng Hsing Yao • Hoon Hian Teck • Koh Lian Pin • Tan Yia Swam • Raj Joshua Thomas • Abdul Samad Abdul Wahab