Ang Mong Seng
| Ang Mong Seng | |
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| Member of the Singapore Parliament for Hong Kah GRC (Bukit Gombak) |
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| In office 4 November 2001 - 7 May 2011 |
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| Preceded by | himself (Bukit Gombak SMC) |
| Succeeded by | Low Yen Ling (Chua Chu Kang GRC: Bukit Gombak ward) |
| Member of the Singapore Parliament for Bukit Gombak SMC |
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| In office 3 January 1997 - 3 November 2001 |
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| Preceded by | Ling How Doong |
| Succeeded by | himself (Hong Kah GRC: Bukit Gombak ward) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 September 1949 Johor, Malaysia |
| Nationality | Singaporean |
| Political party | People's Action Party |
| Religion | Buddhism[1] |
Ang Mong Seng (simplified Chinese: 洪茂诚; traditional Chinese: 洪茂誠; pinyin: Hóng Màochéng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Âng Bōo-sîng; b. 30 September 1949, Johor) is a Member of Parliament of Singapore who represents Hong Kah GRC.
In the 2006 general elections, his party, the People's Action Party (PAP), had a walkover as Hong Kah GRC was not contested. 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 the then incumbent Ling How Doong from Singapore Democratic Party and a third candidate from Singapore People's Party in 1997 general elections which his first attempt on the elections. Until 2011, he has sat on four select committees in Parliament.
On 2011 elections, he had decided to retire from politics, and Bukit Gombak ward is absorbed into the newly created Chua Chu Kang GRC and Hong Kah GRC was dissolved.
[edit] References
- ^ "Mr Ang Mong Seng". Parliament of Singapore. Government of Singapore. 2 February 2012. http://www.parliament.gov.sg/mp/ang-mong-seng?viewcv=Ang%20Mong%20Seng. Retrieved 6 February 2012.
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