Alex Yam
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The Honourable Alex Yam Ziming MP |
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| 任梓铭 அலெக்ஸ் யாம் ஸிமிங் |
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| Chairman, Government Parliamentary Committee for National Development | |
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Assumed office 13 November 2015 |
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| Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong |
| Preceded by | New position |
| Constituency |
Marsiling-Yew Tee GRC (Yew Tee) (2015) Chua Chu Kang GRC (Yew Tee) (2011-2015) |
| Deputy | Chong Kee Hiong |
| Deputy Chairman, Government Parliamentary Committee for Defense & Foreign Affairs | |
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In office 15 May 2014 – 25 August 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Ellen Lee Geck Hoon |
| Succeeded by | Amrin Amin |
| Member of Parliament for Marsiling-Yew Tee GRC (Yew Tee) |
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Assumed office 11 September 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Himself (Chua Chu Kang GRC- Yew Tee) |
| Member of Parliament for Chua Chu Kang GRC (Yew Tee) |
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In office 7 May 2011 – 25 August 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Yeo Cheow Tong (Hong Kah GRC-Yew Tee) |
| Succeeded by | Constituency redrawn |
| Personal details | |
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June 20, 1981 Singapore |
| Political party | People's Action Party (2011) |
| Spouse(s) | Jocelyn Wong |
| Alma mater | University of Kent |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Alex Yam Ziming(simplified Chinese: 任梓铭; traditional Chinese: 任梓銘; pinyin: Rèn Zǐ Míng; Tamil: அலெக்ஸ் யாம் ஸிமிங்; born June 20, 1981) is a Singaporean politician. A member of the Singapore-based political party People's Action Party (PAP) since 2001, he currently serves as a Member of Parliament (MP) for the Marsiling-Yew Tee Group Representation Constituency (GRC).
He is the Executive Director of the People's Action Party (PAP) Headquarters and also serves as Advisor to the United Workers of Petroleum Industries of the National Trade Union Congress (NTUC) in Singapore. A Roman Catholic, Yam is married and has two sons.
Yam was born on June 20, 1981 at Mount Alvernia Hospital in Singapore. He attended Maris Stella High School, graduating in 1993, followed by Dunman High School, where he graduated in 1997. He went on to study at Victoria Junior College, before obtaining in 2005 a Bachelor's in Politics and International Relations with honours from the University of Kent.
While at Kent, he was elected to the Union Council representing Ethnic Minorities and International Students. He was concurrently Co-President of the University Chaplaincy.
In 2000, Yam was awarded the National Volunteers Award by the Life Insurance Association of Singapore (LIA) for his work as Honorary Secretary of HEARTS International. From 2005 to 2006, he worked as an administrative officer at the National University of Singapore. Yam joined the National Trades Union Congress in 2006 and was Head, Strategies & Planning and Head, Youth Lab while also serving with the Singapore Industrial & Services Employees' Union as a Consultant.
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