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'''Leong Mun Wai''' (梁文辉; Liáng Wénhuī) is a Singaporean politician who is a '''Central Executive Committee''' member of the Progress Singapore Party. He has been a Non-constituency Member of Parliament of the 14th Parliament of Singapore since 16 July 2020. | '''Leong Mun Wai'''<ref>https://leongmunwai.sg/</ref> (梁文辉; Liáng Wénhuī) is a Singaporean politician who is a '''Central Executive Committee''' member of the Progress Singapore Party. He has been a Non-constituency Member of Parliament of the 14th Parliament of Singapore since 16 July 2020. | ||
== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
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Leong was appointed as assistant secretary-general of the Progress Singapore Party on 17 January 2020. | Leong was appointed as assistant secretary-general of the Progress Singapore Party on 17 January 2020. | ||
In the 2020 Singaporean general election, Leong contested in the West Coast Group Representation Constituency as part of a five-member PSP team. The team narrowly lost to the People's Action Party with 48.31% of the vote. | In the 2020 Singaporean general election, Leong contested in the West Coast Group Representation Constituency as part of a five-member PSP team. | ||
The team narrowly lost to the People's Action Party with 48.31% of the vote. | |||
However, as the Parliament of Singapore requires a total of 12 opposition members, and with Workers' Party having won 10 seats, as the best performing defeated team, 2 Non-constituency Member of Parliament (NCMP) seats could be offered to Leong's team. | However, as the Parliament of Singapore requires a total of 12 opposition members, and with Workers' Party having won 10 seats, as the best performing defeated team, 2 Non-constituency Member of Parliament (NCMP) seats could be offered to Leong's team. | ||
PSP announced that they had chosen Leong and Hazel Poa for the NCMP seats after deliberations. The Returning Officer of the general election, Tan Meng Dui, declared them to be NCMPs with effect from 16 July 2020. | PSP announced that they had chosen Leong and Hazel Poa for the NCMP seats after deliberations. The Returning Officer of the general election, Tan Meng Dui, declared them to be NCMPs with effect from 16 July 2020. | ||
Four days later, he stepped down as assistant secretary-general of PSP to focus on his NCMP duties, with the position handed over to Francis Yuen. | Four days later, he stepped down as assistant secretary-general of PSP to focus on his NCMP duties, with the position handed over to Francis Yuen. | ||
In 2023, Yuen stepped down as secretary-general of the PSP, and Leong was elected as his successor. On 23 February 2024, Leong resigned as secretary-general following a POFMA order issued by the Singapore government, which refuted falsehoods in one of his Facebook posts. | In 2023, Yuen stepped down as secretary-general of the PSP, and Leong was elected as his successor. | ||
On 23 February 2024, Leong resigned as secretary-general following a POFMA order issued by the Singapore government, which refuted falsehoods in one of his Facebook posts. | |||
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