A ‘TRUSTED TEAM’ LED BY TAN SEE LENG
In response to a question from CNA about the potential void left by Mr Tan and Mr Edwin Tong, who has been spotted in East Coast GRC in recent weeks, Dr Tan said the current Marine Parade-Braddell Heights GRC lineup is a “trusted team”.
Apart from Dr Tan, the team contesting the ward in the 2025 General Election includes Minister of State for Home Affairs and National Development Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim, Speaker of Parliament Seah Kian Peng, former MacPherson SMC MP Tin Pei Ling and new face Diana Pang.
Under the redrawn electoral boundaries, Mr Tong’s ward of Joo Chiat and part of the Kembangan-Chai Chee ward were moved from Marine Parade GRC to East Coast GRC.
Mr Tong is the current Minister for Culture, Community and Youth of Singapore while Mr Tan was previously Minister for Manpower and Minister for Social and Family Development when he was still in politics.
Answering the question after Dr Tan, Ms Tin said the five-member team is one that is “experienced in governance”, referring to Dr Tan, Assoc Prof Faishal and Mr Seah’s various appointments in government and parliament.
“The rest of us, in fact, all of us, have spent many years on the ground. So we are connected to the ground, we understand Singaporeans, or at least we are trying our best to understand Singaporeans,” said Ms Tin.
“And so I think this shows that we have a good mix of policy governance in terms of running things, getting things done, and also understanding and caring for the people whom we represent now.”
