Melvin Yong
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The Honourable Melvin Yong MP |
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| 杨益财 | |
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| Born | 19 February 1972 |
| Nationality | Singaporean |
| Political party | People's Action Party |
Melvin Yong Yik Chye (simplified Chinese: 杨益财; traditional Chinese: 楊益財; pinyin: Yáng Yì Cái; born 19 February 1972) is a Singaporean politician and Member of the 13th Parliament of Singapore for Tanjong Pagar. He is a politician from Singapore’s main governing political party, the People’s Action Party (PAP) and also serves in the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) as Director of Industrial Relations Field. Yong is also the Executive Secretary of the National Transport Workers’ Union (NTWU) and the Executive Secretary of the United Workers of Electronics & Electrical Industries (UWEEI) union.
Yong attended The Chinese High School (1985–1988) and National Junior College (1989–1990). He took on a SPF scholarship in 1992 and graduated from Nanyang Technological University in 1995 with a degree in Accountancy. In 2005, he received his Master of Science in Criminal Justice from the University of Leicester.
Yong was an Assistant Commissioner of Police with the Singapore Police Force (SPF). He joined the SPF in 1995 and retired in August 2015. During his tenure, he held various key appointments, including Deputy Director (Planning & Organisation), Director (Administration & Finance), Commander of Clementi Police Division, Deputy Director (Operations) and Director (Public Affairs). Yong also served on the National Crime Prevention Council and the National Police Cadet Corps Council. He was also Vice Chairman of the Police Sports Association and Vice Chairman of the POLWEL Cooperative Society Limited.
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