The Honourable Png Eng Huat MP |
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方荣发 | |
Png Eng Huat at a Workers' Party rally for the 2011 general election at the Bedok Stadium on 30 April 2011
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Member of Parliament for Hougang SMC |
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Assumed office 26 May 2012 |
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Preceded by | Yaw Shin Leong |
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Born | 9 December 1961 (age 54) Singapore |
Nationality | Singapore |
Political party | Workers' Party(2011) |
Education | University of Texas at Austin |
Alma mater | University of Texas at Austin |
Png Eng Huat (simplified Chinese: 方荣发; traditional Chinese: 方榮發; pinyin: Fāng Róng Fā; born 9 December 1961) is a Singaporean politician and businessman. A member of the opposition Workers' Party, he has been a Member of Parliament (MP) representing the single-member constituency of Hougang since 26 May 2012, when he won the 2012 Hougang by-election.
After completing his university studies, Png worked for various organisations including Philips Singapore and NTUC Income, before setting up some of his own businesses.
Png joined the Workers' Party in 2006, and is currently a member of party's Executive Council.
At the 2011 general election, Png stood as a candidate in the East Coast Group Representation Constituency. The five-member team from the Workers' Party was defeated by the team from the governing People's Action Party (PAP) by 49,429 votes (45.2%) to 59,992 (54.8%). This was third-highest percentage of the votes garnered by losing opposition candidates, which therefore entitled the Workers' Party to nominate a member of the team to become a Non-Constituency Member of Parliament (the party nominated Png's team-mate Gerald Giam).
On 10 May 2012, the Workers' Party announced that Png would be the party's candidate in the 2012 Hougang by-election. His nomination was confirmed on 16 May. He was one of two candidates in the by-election, the other being Desmond Choo of the PAP. Png won the by-election by 13,460 votes (62.1%) to 8,223 (37.9%).