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417:, and Yao then responded in his capacity as the PAP's Second Organising Secretary. This led to a two-month-long exchange of letters between the pair which were published in the paper, which ended with Chee issuing his challenge to Yao. At Yao's request,
441:. In 1999, he became a Minister of State at the Prime Minister's Office. He was promoted to Senior Minister of State in 2001. During his time at the Prime Minister's office, Yao also served as the Deputy Secretary General of the
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Goh Chok Tong agreed to separate Yao's MacPherson ward from the rest of the Marine Parade Group
Representation Constituency at the next general election so that Yao could take up Chee's challenge. At the
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do not belong to any party. There were two terms of NMPs in this parliament, with nine NMPs in each term.
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281:Prime Minister's Office
272:between 1997 and 2011.
317:Singapore Armed Forces
16:Singaporean politician
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1582:People's Action Party
453:2011 general election
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413:had made of his book
258:People's Action Party
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262:Member of Parliament
107:Singapore Parliament
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845:Holland–Bukit Timah
439:Ministry of Defence
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363:from 1986 to 1988.
353:Ministry of Finance
341:Chinese Singaporean
289:South East District
189:Colony of Singapore
2637:The Workers' Party
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570:on 22 October 2012
523:"Curriculum Vitae"
512:, elections.gov.sg
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2715:1956 births
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2033:Yu-Foo, Y S
1967:Jalan Besar
1687:(2001–2006)
1469:Banarjee, G
921:Jalan Besar
873:Yu-Foo, Y S
644:(2006–2011)
537:16 November
495:16 November
224:family name
131:Preceded by
71:Preceded by
2694:Categories
2576:Olsen, E E
2548:Ngiam, T L
2459:Chiam, S T
2397:MacPherson
2307:Ayer Rajah
2248:West Coast
2218:Chong, W C
2109:Low, Penny
2099:Chong, Y F
1848:East Coast
1818:Leong, H K
1767:Ang Mo Kio
1517:Cheng, E L
1494:Olsen, E E
1489:Mehta, K K
1402:Chiam, S T
1340:MacPherson
1209:West Coast
1060:Low, Penny
1055:Chong, Y F
858:Liang, E H
807:East Coast
724:Ang Mo Kio
471:References
297:Parliament
208:Politician
205:Occupation
179:1956-01-12
2566:Leow, C H
2556:Chan, M W
2508:Fang, A L
2490:Chia, K H
2387:Chan, S S
2379:Joo Chiat
2333:Wang, K Y
2256:Fong, Jen
2228:Khaw, B W
2213:Chay, W C
2152:Shanmugam
2132:Chin, T Y
2124:Sembawang
2071:Ravindran
1990:Neo, Lily
1975:Heng, C H
1952:Khor, L S
1947:Chen, S P
1866:Jayakumar
1861:Chew, H C
1833:Wong, K S
1785:Seng, H T
1742:Phua, S G
1695:Speaker:
1552:Wong, W Y
1509:Thio, L A
1504:Siew, K H
1499:Phua, W C
1479:Khew, T F
1474:Cham, H F
1420:Seng, H T
1330:Chan, S S
1322:Joo Chiat
1217:Fong, Jen
1174:Baey, Y K
1103:Shanmugam
1098:Khaw, B W
1085:Sembawang
1032:Seah, K P
944:Phua, L P
939:Neo, Lily
929:Heng, C H
896:Khor, L S
820:Jayakumar
792:Wong, K S
699:Phua, S G
652:Speaker:
303:Education
121:In office
61:In office
2596:Teo, Y N
2591:Tan, S W
2586:Png, P L
2581:Ong, S K
2571:Loo, C Y
2561:Geh, Min
2523:Lum, O L
2518:Lee, G C
2513:Gan, S K
2423:Ong, A H
2369:Low, T K
2351:Low, S C
2315:Tan, C B
2276:Lim, H K
2261:Foo, C K
2238:Lee, K Y
2233:Koo, T K
2223:Indranee
2190:Sin, B A
2185:Ong, K M
2175:Mah, B T
2167:Tampines
2157:Tan, K Y
2142:Lee, W R
2114:Teo, C H
2104:Lim, C L
2076:Lim, H H
2056:Goh, C T
2051:Gan, L C
2023:Ong, C C
2018:Lim, B H
1985:Loh, M S
1980:Lee, B Y
1957:Yeo, C T
1942:Ang, M S
1929:Hong Kah
1914:Teo, H P
1909:Lim, T E
1904:Lim, S S
1899:Gan, K Y
1881:Tan, S K
1876:Lim, S K
1871:Lee, Y S
1856:Abdullah
1838:Zainudin
1800:Wee, S K
1795:Tan, B W
1780:Lee, H L
1752:Yeo, Y B
1747:Yeo, G K
1737:Ong, S H
1729:Aljunied
1557:Yeo, W L
1547:Wee, Y T
1542:Teo, S S
1532:Tan, B M
1522:Lee, K H
1484:Loo, C Y
1451:Lim, S L
1366:Ong, A H
1312:Low, T K
1294:Gan, K Y
1276:Teo, H P
1237:Lim, H K
1222:Foo, C K
1199:Tan, C S
1194:Lui, T Y
1189:Lee, K Y
1184:Koo, T K
1179:Indranee
1156:Sin, B A
1151:Ong, K M
1136:Mah, B T
1128:Tampines
1113:Lim, W K
1108:Lee, G H
1075:Teo, S L
1070:Teo, C H
1027:Ong, S H
1022:Lim, B C
1017:Goh, C T
983:Ong, C C
977:Lim, B H
934:Lee, B Y
906:Yeo, K H
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891:Ang, M S
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863:Lim, S S
853:de Souza
835:Tan, S N
815:Abdullah
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759:Wee, S K
749:Lee, H L
744:Lee, B W
739:Lam, P M
709:Yeo, Y B
704:Yeo, G K
694:Lim, H H
686:Aljunied
574:10 April
445:(NTUC).
331:degree.
218:In this
2543:Ng, S M
2441:Ho, P K
2361:Hougang
2271:Iswaran
2266:Ho, G C
2195:Yatiman
2180:Ng, P H
2028:Tharman
2013:Halimah
1823:Ng, E H
1384:Ho, P K
1304:Hougang
1232:Iswaran
1227:Ho, G C
1146:Ng, P H
1141:Masagos
1012:Faishal
1007:Fatimah
989:Tharman
972:Halimah
967:Fu, H Y
830:Lim S K
825:Lee Y S
782:Ng, E H
395:(SDP),
323:in the
295:of the
287:of the
279:in the
253:Yáo Zhì
240:Chinese
136:Himself
93:Himself
2538:Nandan
2147:Maliki
2137:Hawazi
2066:Othman
2061:Maidin
2005:Jurong
1995:Yaacob
1919:Vivian
1775:Balaji
1757:Zainul
1118:Maliki
1093:Hawazi
1065:Palmer
959:Jurong
949:Yaacob
868:Vivian
733:Balaji
714:Zainul
335:Career
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1937:Ahmad
1828:Singh
1790:Singh
1527:Viswa
1050:Ahmad
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285:Mayor
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2533:Nair
2500:NMPs
2482:NCMP
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1461:NMPs
1443:NCMP
911:Zaqy
777:Nair
576:2011
539:2010
497:2010
432:2006
430:and
428:2001
311:and
291:and
173:Born
111:for
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2617:PAP
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1578:PAP
229:Yao
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