MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT ON FOREIGN SERVICE

Mr J.B. Jeyaretnam asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Culture if he will inform the House of the number of Members of Parliament concurrently serving as Singapore's High Commissioners or Ambassadors to foreign Governments, giving their names, the countries to which they are accredited, the dates of their first appointment in the foreign service and details of all remuneration of whatsoever kind and howsoever called earned by the said Members.

Mr S. Dhanabalan: The following is a list of Members of Parliament who are concurrently serving as Heads of Mission:- Name and Countries of Date of Appointment Constituency Current Accreditation in the Foreign Service ______________________________________________________________ 1 Dr Chiang Belgium, Luxembourg, High Commissioner to Hai Ding the Netherlands, Malaysia. Jul 71 - Aug (Ulu the Holy See, and the 73 Pandan) European Communities Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany, Apr 78 - Apr 82 Present Appointment, May 82 - to-date 2 Mr J.F. Indonesia Ambassador to the Union Conceicao of Soviet Socialist (Katong) Republics, Jul 77 - Apr 81 Present Appointment, Apr 81 - to-date 3 Mr A. Rahim New Zealand Ambassador to Indonesia, Ishak Dec 74 - Jun 77 (Siglap) Present Appointment, Jul 81 - to-date 4 Mr Jek Yeun United Kingdom, High Commissioner to the Thong Denmark and Ireland United Kingdom, (Queenstown) Oct 77 - to-date The terms and conditions of service for Members of Parliament who are Ambassadors are the same as those accorded to Ambassadors who are career or contract officers.