Ng Ling Ling (Singapore Politician)

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Ng Ling Ling
Ng Ling Ling.jpg
Born1972
EducationBachelor of Accountancy, Master of Public Administration
Alma materNanyang Technological University (1991 - 1994), Australian National University (2003 - 2004)

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Ng Ling Ling (born 1972) is a Singaporean politician and a former public servant at the Ministry of Health (MOH) Office for Healthcare Transformation.[1] In June 2020, she was announced as a People's Action Party candidate and contested in Ang Mo Kio GRC. As of 10 July 2020, she is an elected Member of Parliament (MP).

Background

Before joining the social service sector, Ng Ling Ling worked in banking for five years.[2] She then worked at the National Council of Social Service (NCSS) for over a decade where she was heavily involved in developing the Community Chest (Comchest).[3] In 2018, she was given the tile, "Her World Woman of the Year" for her contributions to the social service industry.[4] She joined the primary healthcare sector in 2018 and stepped down from her positions in 2020 to enter politics.[5][6]

Early life & family

Growing up, Ng Ling Ling lived in a three-room Housing Development Board (HDB) flat with her parents and older sister.[7][8] In a candidate introduction video, she shared that her mother had encouraged her to participate in art competitions at the community centre as a child.[9] As of 2020, Ng Ling Ling is married with one child.

Education

Ng Ling Ling was a student at Raffles Girls' Secondary School and Raffles Junior College.[10] She graduated from Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in 1994 with a degree in accountancy.[11][12]

Post-graduate studies

In 2004, she received her master's degree in public administration from the Australian National University (ANU).[13]

Politics

General Elections 2020 - Candidate (Ang Mo Kio GRC)

Ng Ling Ling was introduced as a People's Action Party (PAP) candidate on 25 June 2020.[14] On the PAP website, she is quoted to have said:

"It is important for us to take courage to do the things that we care about, for the people we care about, despite challenges, setbacks and sacrifices."[15]

The People's Action Party team won Ang Mo Kio GRC with 71.91 per cent of the votes.[16]

Online allegation

On 29 June 2020, Richard Giam, the founding chief executive of the fund-raising firm, Rainmakerz published a Facebook post stating that Ng Ling Ling had made a "false claim" during her candidate introduction speech.[17] He had taken issue with the following statement:

"I set up the Social Service Training Institute (SSTI) and allocated funds to ensure that social service agencies can run critical programmes."[18]

Ng Ling Ling has since addressed the allegation, clarifying that SSTI had been a "team effort" and that she was a part of the "pioneer team".[19]

References/ Citations

  1. ↑ Meah, Natasha and Ng Jun Sen. "GE2020: PAP unveils 11 new candidates, including ex-IMDA chief, CAG vice president and DBS managing director". TODAY. June 25, 2020. Accessed on 8 July 2020.
  2. ↑ Toh Ting Wei. "Former managing director of Community Chest Ng Ling Ling named Her World's Woman of the Year". The Straits Times. August 24, 2018. Accessed on 8 July 2020.
  3. ↑ "Ng Ling Ling". LinkedIn. Accessed on 8 July 2020.
  4. ↑ "2018 NG LING LING HER WORLD WOMAN OF THE YEAR". Woman of The Year. Accessed on 8 July 2020.
  5. ↑ Meah, Natasha and Ng Jun Sen. "GE2020: PAP unveils 11 new candidates, including ex-IMDA chief, CAG vice president and DBS managing director". TODAY. June 25, 2020. Accessed on 8 July 2020.
  6. ↑ People's Action Party. "PAP Candidate: Ng Ling Ling". YouTube. June 28, 2020. Accessed on 8 July 2020.
  7. ↑ Toh Ting Wei. "Former managing director of Community Chest Ng Ling Ling named Her World's Woman of the Year". The Straits Times. August 24, 2018. Accessed on 8 July 2020.
  8. ↑ "2018 NG LING LING HER WORLD WOMAN OF THE YEAR". Woman of The Year. Accessed on 8 July 2020.
  9. ↑ People's Action Party. "PAP Candidate: Ng Ling Ling". YouTube. June 28, 2020. Accessed on 8 July 2020.
  10. ↑ "Ng Ling Ling". LinkedIn. Accessed on 8 July 2020.
  11. ↑ "2018 NG LING LING HER WORLD WOMAN OF THE YEAR". Woman of The Year. Accessed on 8 July 2020.
  12. ↑ People's Action Party. "PAP Candidate: Ng Ling Ling". YouTube. June 28, 2020. Accessed on 8 July 2020.
  13. ↑ "Ng Ling Ling". LinkedIn. Accessed on 8 July 2020.
  14. ↑ Meah, Natasha and Ng Jun Sen. "GE2020: PAP unveils 11 new candidates, including ex-IMDA chief, CAG vice president and DBS managing director". TODAY. June 25, 2020. Accessed on 8 July 2020.
  15. ↑ "Ms Ng Ling Ling". People's Action Party. Accessed on 8 July 2020.
  16. ↑ "2020 PARLIAMENTARY GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS". Elections Department Singapore. Accessed on 13 July 2020.
  17. ↑ Meah, Natasha. "GE2020: PAP new face Ng Ling Ling responds to comments that she did not start social service training institute". TODAY. June 29, 2020. Accessed on 8 July 2020.
  18. ↑ People's Action Party. "PAP's New Candidate - Ng Ling Ling". YouTube. June 26, 2020. Accessed on 8 July 2020.
  19. ↑ Ho, Olivia. "Singapore GE2020: PAP new face Ng Ling Ling responds to claim of falsely taking credit for setting up institute". The Straits Times. June 29, 2020. Accessed on 8 July 2020.
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