Progress Singapore Party
Progress Singapore Party Parti Kemajuan Singapuraڤرتي كماجوان سيڠاڤورا 新加坡前进党 Xīnjiāpō Qiánjìndǎng சிங்கப்பூர் முன்னேற்றக் கட்சி Ciṅkappūr muṉṉēṟṟa kaṭci | |
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| Abbreviation | PSP |
| Chairperson | Wang Swee Chuang |
| Secretary-General | Tan Cheng Bock |
| Founder | Tan Cheng Bock |
| Founded | 19 January 2019 |
| Colours | Red, white |
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The Progress Singapore Party, (Chinese: 新加坡前进党, Malay: Parti Kemajuan Singapura, Tamil: சிங்கப்பூர் முன்னேற்றக் கட்சி, abbreviation PSP) is a political party in Singapore led by former member of parliament Tan Cheng Bock. The party was registered on 28 March 2019 after receiving approval from the Singapore's Registry of Societies[1]. It was officially launched on 3 August 2019 at the Swissotel Merchant Court Hotel in Singapore to a audience of 1,000 people and twenty-five thousand viewers online.[2][3]. The Progress Singapore Party cited Job Creation and ensuring accountability from the PAP government as their main focus.[4]
Background
The party’s secretary-general and founder Tan Cheng Bock served as member of parliament for Ayer Rajah SMC from 1980 to 2006. Tan, who started his career as general medicine practitioner in Ama Keng village in Lim Chu Kang, later ran for president in the 2011 presidential election. Tan lost to the government-backed candidate[5]Tony Tan Keng Yam by a narrow vote margin of 0.34%.
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Notes: *The MPs of the Progress Singapore Party are Non-Constituency MPs. † The party has yet to contest in an election.
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References
- ^ "Tan Cheng Bock files application to form new political party". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 2019-01-18.
- ^ "Tan Cheng Bock cries twice speaking about succession & party recruitment at PSP launch event". Mothership. Retrieved 2019-08-04.
- ^ https://www.straitstimes.com/politics/psp-can-only-help-people-take-up-issues-if-voted-into-parliament-says-tan-cheng-bock-at
- ^ https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/jobs-voting-age-issues-progress-singapore-party-election-11778616
- ^ "The Tao of life after politics". The Straits Times. 22 May 2015. Archived from the original on 5 December 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
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