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
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[1]
NMP (2018 Sep-2021 Mar)
- Labour unionist Arasu Duraisamy
- Sakae Holdings chairman Douglas Foo Peow Yong
- Executive director of the Singapore Chinese Orchestra Ho Wee San
- Communication and technology professor Lim Sun Sun
- Founder of inter-religious non-profit group Roses of Peace Abbas Ali Mohamed Irshad
- Corporate social responsibility consultant Anthea Ong Lay Theng
- President of the Pharmaceutical Society of Singapore Irene Quay Siew Ching
- Labour economist and associate professor Walter Edgar Theseira
- Paralympian swimmer Yip Pin Xiu
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