Ang Mong Seng
Ang Mong Seng Singapore Parliament for Bukit Gombak SMC | |
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In office 3 January 1997 – 3 November 2001 | |
Preceded by | Ling How Doong (SDP) |
Succeeded by | himself (Hong Kah GRC: Bukit Gombak ward) |
Personal details | |
Born | Johor, Malaysia | 30 September 1949
Nationality | Singaporean |
Political party | People's Action Party (1997–2011) |
Ang Mong Seng Member of Parliament for the Bukit Gombak ward under Hong Kah Group Representation Constituency (Hong Kah GRC) from 2001 to 2011.
Ang graduated from the former Nanyang University and worked at the Housing and Development Board during the 1970s. By 1988 he had worked his way up the ranks to become General Manager of Bukit Panjang and later Sembawang Town Councils.[1]
In the
2001 general elections, the PAP defeated the Singapore Democratic Party
with 79.74% of the votes for Hong Kah GRC.
Prior to his stint in Hong Kah GRC, Ang represented Bukit Gombak SMC from 1997 to 2001 where he defeated Ling How Doong from Singapore Democratic Party and a third candidate from the Singapore People's Party in the 1997 general elections. Until 2011, he has sat on four select committees in Parliament.
Ang retired from politics prior to the
Chua Chu Kang GRC
while Hong Kah GRC was dissolved.
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