| Name |
: |
Ng Phek Hoong Irene (Member of Parliament) |
| Constituency |
: |
Tampines GRC |
Party Affiliation
|
|
People’s Action Party |
| Place of Birth |
: |
Penang |
| Date of Birth |
: |
24.12.1963 |
| Marital Status |
: |
Married |
| Religion |
: |
Christianity |
| Educational Qualifications |
| 1969-1974 |
|
Primary Convent Primary, Bukit Mertajam, Penang |
| 1975-1979 |
|
GCE `O' Level (Convent Secondary, BM, Penang) |
| 1980-1982 |
|
GCE `A' Level (Nanyang Junior College, Singapore) |
| 1983-1986 |
|
Bachelor of Arts & Social Science (National University of Singapore) |
| 1997-1998 |
|
M.Sc in International Relations (London School of Economics & Political Science, UK) |
| Present Occupation |
| 2006 |
|
Director
(Special Projects), National Trades
Union Congress |
| Select
Committees |
| Public
Petitions Committee |
|
Member |
|
10th
Parliament, 1st Session |
| Public
Petitions Committee |
|
Member |
|
10th
Parliament, 2nd Session |
| Public
Petitions Committee |
|
Member |
|
11th
Parliament, 1st Session |
| Career |
| 1986-1986 |
|
Editor,
Kyoto Publication |
| 1990-1990 |
|
Journalist,
Straits Times Press |
| 1990-1992 |
|
Journalist,
The New Paper, Singapore Press
Holdings |
| 1993-1996 |
|
Correspondent,
The New Paper, SPH |
| 1997-1998 |
|
Senior
Correspondent, The New Paper,
SPH |
| 1998-1999 |
|
Senior
Political Correspondent, Straits
Times |
| 2001-2002 |
|
Senior
Manager, Editorial Services Unit,
SPH |
| 2002-2002 |
|
Director
of Programmes / Senior Research
Fellow Singapore Institute of
International Affairs |
| 2003-2005 |
|
Managing
Editor, NTUC Media |
| Other Appointments |
| Deputy Chairman, Government Parliamentary Committee for Defence and Foreign Affairs |
| Member, Government Parliamentary Committee for Community Development and Sports |
| Member, The Service Improvement Unit Political Supervisory Committee |
| Awards and Decorations |
| Won more than 20 newspaper awards |
| Interest |
| Reading, Sports, Music, The Arts, Travelling, Council Member of the Singapore Institute of International Affairs, Patron of the Singapore Amateur Cycling Association and Founder President of Singles Connect, a self-help volunteer group to provide single people in a supportive network. |
| Acronyms |
| GCE ‘O’ Level |
|
Singapore-Cambridge General Certificate of Education (Ordinary Level) |
| GCE ‘A’ Level |
|
Singapore-Cambridge General Certificate of Education (Advance Level) |
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