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Nicole Rebecca Seah Xue Ling
SINGAPORE: A 24—year—old advertising executive is among five new candidates that the National Solidarity Party (NSP) is introducing to contest at Marine Parade Group Representation Constituency (GRC).
24—year—old Nicole Rebecca Seah Xue Ling, an executive with advertising agency Starcom MediaVest Group, will also be the youngest candidate so far.
Ms Seah, who graduated from the National University of Singapore under the University Scholars’ Programme, said she will be addressing cost of living issues.
Her team members include 60—year—old Cheo Chai Chen, 63—year—old Ivan Yeo Tiong Boon, 29—year—old Abdul Salim Harun, and 31—year—old Spencer Ng Chung Hon.
Mr Cheo Chai Chen, who joined NSP in 2006, made his first foray into politics in 1988 with the Singapore Democratic Party. He was elected to Parliament as the Member of Parliament for Nee Soon Central Single Member Constituency (SMC) in 1991.
He is currently in the publishing business.
Another candidate, Mr Ivan Yeo is the Managing Director of an investment company. He has been a member of the Central Executive Committee of NSP since 1994.
A warehouse assistant at a logistics company, Mr Abdul Salim Harun, aspires to represent the working class, especially blue—collar workers. He was with the Workers’ Party in 2005, and was the youngest candidate in the 2006 General Election at the age of 24.
The fifth candidate is Mr Spencer Ng Chung Hon, the founder of an events company. He served in the Education Ministry from June 2003 to June 2006.
With this, the NSP looks set to go head—to—head with the People’s Action Party team that will be led by Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong at Marine Parade GRC.
The NSP had earlier announced that it would also contest Jurong, Chua Chu Kang and Tampines GRCs.
—CNA/ac
