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

Controversy

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References

• Abdul Samad Abdul Wahab, 48 (check whether birthyear 1973)
• Raj Joshua Thomas, 41 (check whether birthyear 1980)
• Cheng Hsing Yao, 49 (check whether birthyear 1972)
• Shahira Abdullah, 33 (check whether birthyear 1988)
• Tan Yia Swam, 40 (check whether birthyear 1981)
• Professor Koh Lian Pin, 44 (check whether birthyear 1977)
• Mr Mark Chay, 38 (check whether birthyear 1983)
• Professor Koh Lian Pin, 44 (check whether birthyear 1977)
• Professor Hoon Hian Teck, 61 (check whether birthyear 1960)