Nominated Members of Parliament

Mdm Speaker: Order. Pursuant to the Constitution of the Republic of Singapore, the Special Select Committee nominated the following nine persons to the President for appointment as Nominated Members of Parliament:

Ms Chia Yong Yong;

Mr Thomas Chua Kee Seng;

Mr Karthikeyan s/o R Krishnamurthy;

Ms Kuik Shiao-Yin;

Mr Mohd Ismail Bin Hussein;

Ms Rita Soh Siow Lan;

Dr Benedict Tan Chi'-Loong;

Assoc Prof Randolph Tan Gee Kwang; and

Prof Tan Tai Yong.

On 26 August 2014, President Tony Tan, by Instruments of Appointment dated on the same day, appointed the nine Members as NMPs for a term of two and a half years with effect from 26 August 2014.

The Nominated Members are present today to take their seats. They will now take their oath or affirmation of allegiance.