Vikram Nair
Vikram Nair | |
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Member of Parliament for Sembawang GRC (Admiralty) | |
Assumed office 7 May 2011 | |
Preceded by | Maliki Osman (PAP) |
Majority | 48,341 (34.58%) |
Personal details | |
Born | 1978[1] Singapore |
Political party | People's Action Party |
Spouse |
Faye Ong (m. 2015) |
Children | 1 |
Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge (MA) |
Occupation | Politician |
Profession | Lawyer |
Vikram Nair (born 1978)[1] is a Singaporean politician and lawyer.[2] A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Admiralty division of Sembawang GRC since 2011.
Education
Nair is of Indian origin and was educated at
He was awarded the college's Lizette Bentwich Prize for Law in 2002. He served as Director of Debating at the
Upon his return to Singapore, Nair completed a
Career
From 2002 to 2004, Nair worked as a
From 2010 to 2011, Nair was the vice-chairman of Singapore's Malayalam Language Education Society. He is currently the chairman of the Tamil Language Learning and Promotion Committee, and has served on the committees of various other non-profit societies in Singapore.
Political career
Nair was elected into Parliament as an MP for
Nair was re-elected as an MP at the 2015 general election, when the PAP team in Sembawang defeated the team from the National Solidarity Party by 96,639 votes (72.3%) to 37,067 (27.7%). Within Parliament, Nair has served as a member of the Government Parliamentary Committees for Trade & Industry and Finance, Law and Home Affairs, and Communications and Information.
He was then appointed Chairperson of Defence and Foreign Affairs Government Parliamentary Committee (GPC) in the 14th Parliament of Singapore.
Personal life
Nair married banking executive Faye Ong in April 2015.[9] They have a daughter.[10]
References
- ^ a b "MP | Parliament of Singapore".
- ^ Sim, Bryna, A day in the life of Vikram Nair Archived 11 April 2018 at the Wayback Machine, The New Paper, 22 April 2011
- ^ "Singapore MP Vikram Nair urges Indian community to play role in building cohesive society". The New Indian Express. 7 August 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ^ a b Mr Vikram Nair, Parliament of Singapore website, retrieved 13 March 2012
- ^ MP Profile – Vikram Nair Archived 15 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine, pap.org.sg, retrieved 13 March 2012
- ^ Vikram Nair, nortonrose.com, retrieved 14 March 2012
- ^ Vikram Nair, rajahtannasia.com, retrieved 20 September 2015
- ^ Our MPs Archived 8 October 2015 at the Wayback Machine, Sembawang Town Council website, retrieved 20 September 2015
- ^ Cupid strikes and...MP Vikram Nair says 'I do', The Straits Times, 11 June 2015
- ^ hermes (10 August 2017). "Seen at NDP: Ying The Label's clothes inspired by Singapore identity". The Straits Times. Retrieved 7 August 2018.