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06-11-2013, 09:30 PM
An honorable member of the Coffee Shop Has Just Posted the Following:
There has been accusation that some MPs hold too many appointments, perhaps too many for them to focus on the resident. The latest shows the appointments held by one PAP MP, Yeo Guat Kwang.
Let’s organise the list a little and let’s see how time consuming these appointments are:
Member, Government Parliamentary Committee on Manpower
Member, Government Parliamentary Committee on Community Development, Youth & Sports
Member, GPC for Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts
Vice Chairman, Aljunied Town Council
Vice-Chairman, North East Community Development Council
PAP Community Foundation HQ Executive Committee
The above show basic Parliamentary duties – SOP and normal work of an MP
This particular MP also represents workers from the Labour Movement, his full time job is a director at the NTUC. The following are merely appointments that he needs to be plugged into to advance workers welfare.
It is just like saying you’re an advertising executive, but you’re also on the welfare committee, the health and safety committee…and various other workgroups each time a new project crops up.
Alignment Director, NTUC Quality Worklife & All Nationalities
Acting Advisor to Taxi Operators’ Association
President of Consumers Association of Singapore (CASE)
Executive Secretary, Singapore Chinese Teachers’ Unions
Director, Financial Industry Disputes Resolution Centre (FIDReC)
Advisor, Federation of Merchants’ Associations, Singapore
Executive Secretary, Amalgamated Union of Statutory Board Employees
Member, Workplace Health and Safety Council
Co-Chairman, National Tripartite Committee on Workplace Health
Co-Chairman, Customer Centric Initiatives
Co-Chairman, NTUC-SNEF Migrant Workers’ Forum
Advisor, Society of Tourist Guides (Singapore)
Advisor, Singapore Furniture Association
Advisor, Eggs’ Import/Export Trading Association (Singapore)
Advisor, Federation of Merchants’ Singapore
Member, WSH Council Finance Committee
Member, Tripartite Committee on Employability of Older Workers
Member, Tripartite Committee on Portable Medical Benefits
Member, Tripartite Committee on Flexible Work Arrangement
Member, Quality Service Advisory Council
Advisor, Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore Staff Union (IRASSU)
Advisor & Trustee, NatSteel Employees Union (NEU)
Business Advisor, NTUC LearningHub Pte Ltd
Patron to Pets Enterprises & Traders Association (PETAS)
Member, Motor Industry Disputes Resolution Centre Pte Ltd Board of Governors
Member, Retail Price Watch Group
Advisory Board Member, Singapore-China Association for Advancement of Science & Technology
To facilitate any MP’s knowledge of the ground, they ideally should be plugged into the organisations concerned with social and economic segments of society. After all, isn’t the ground always complaining that an MP must walk the grounds and hear the sentiments? These appointments assist him to do just that:
Member, SPRING Standards Council
Member, Board of Directors of PUB Board
Member, Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority of Singapore (AVA)
Member, AVA Human Resource Committee
Member, Centre for Service Excellence and Leadership Governing Council
Member, Institute for Service Excellence @ SMU (ISES) Governing Council
Advisor to the Singapore Table Tennis Association
Advisor to the Singapore WeiQi Association
Advisor to the Ren Ci Hospital
Advisor to the Bright Vision Hospital
Advisor to Artistes & Performers’ Association
Advisor to Restaurants Association of Singapore
Member, Committee to Promote Chinese Language Learning (CPCLL)
Member,Tobacco Licensing Consultative Panel
Member, Ngee Ann Kongsi Council
Advisor, Yeo Clan General Association
Advisor, Singapore Taoist Federation
Advisor, Fo Guang Shan (Singapore)
Advisor, Mun San Tuck Chee
Advisor, Society of Sheng Hong Welfare Services
Advisor, Sian Chay Medical Institution
Advisor, JCI Senators Club of Singapore
Patron. Buddist Fellowship
Member, Aids Business Alliance
Member, Mental Health Alliance
So in all, the MP holds appointments in only 3 general areas: his Parliamentary duties, his work and community involvement.
An MP however, does have one area of life that he/she will invariably neglect – his/her family. You literally sell your life, soul and family to the country – and the only thanks you get is an angry article from The Real Singapore. Which is probably the reason why many do not want to return to run for a second term.
Click here to view the whole thread at www.sammyboy.com (http://singsupplies.com/showthread.php?167789-Accusation-that-some-MPs-hold-too-many-appointments&goto=newpost).
There has been accusation that some MPs hold too many appointments, perhaps too many for them to focus on the resident. The latest shows the appointments held by one PAP MP, Yeo Guat Kwang.
Let’s organise the list a little and let’s see how time consuming these appointments are:
Member, Government Parliamentary Committee on Manpower
Member, Government Parliamentary Committee on Community Development, Youth & Sports
Member, GPC for Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts
Vice Chairman, Aljunied Town Council
Vice-Chairman, North East Community Development Council
PAP Community Foundation HQ Executive Committee
The above show basic Parliamentary duties – SOP and normal work of an MP
This particular MP also represents workers from the Labour Movement, his full time job is a director at the NTUC. The following are merely appointments that he needs to be plugged into to advance workers welfare.
It is just like saying you’re an advertising executive, but you’re also on the welfare committee, the health and safety committee…and various other workgroups each time a new project crops up.
Alignment Director, NTUC Quality Worklife & All Nationalities
Acting Advisor to Taxi Operators’ Association
President of Consumers Association of Singapore (CASE)
Executive Secretary, Singapore Chinese Teachers’ Unions
Director, Financial Industry Disputes Resolution Centre (FIDReC)
Advisor, Federation of Merchants’ Associations, Singapore
Executive Secretary, Amalgamated Union of Statutory Board Employees
Member, Workplace Health and Safety Council
Co-Chairman, National Tripartite Committee on Workplace Health
Co-Chairman, Customer Centric Initiatives
Co-Chairman, NTUC-SNEF Migrant Workers’ Forum
Advisor, Society of Tourist Guides (Singapore)
Advisor, Singapore Furniture Association
Advisor, Eggs’ Import/Export Trading Association (Singapore)
Advisor, Federation of Merchants’ Singapore
Member, WSH Council Finance Committee
Member, Tripartite Committee on Employability of Older Workers
Member, Tripartite Committee on Portable Medical Benefits
Member, Tripartite Committee on Flexible Work Arrangement
Member, Quality Service Advisory Council
Advisor, Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore Staff Union (IRASSU)
Advisor & Trustee, NatSteel Employees Union (NEU)
Business Advisor, NTUC LearningHub Pte Ltd
Patron to Pets Enterprises & Traders Association (PETAS)
Member, Motor Industry Disputes Resolution Centre Pte Ltd Board of Governors
Member, Retail Price Watch Group
Advisory Board Member, Singapore-China Association for Advancement of Science & Technology
To facilitate any MP’s knowledge of the ground, they ideally should be plugged into the organisations concerned with social and economic segments of society. After all, isn’t the ground always complaining that an MP must walk the grounds and hear the sentiments? These appointments assist him to do just that:
Member, SPRING Standards Council
Member, Board of Directors of PUB Board
Member, Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority of Singapore (AVA)
Member, AVA Human Resource Committee
Member, Centre for Service Excellence and Leadership Governing Council
Member, Institute for Service Excellence @ SMU (ISES) Governing Council
Advisor to the Singapore Table Tennis Association
Advisor to the Singapore WeiQi Association
Advisor to the Ren Ci Hospital
Advisor to the Bright Vision Hospital
Advisor to Artistes & Performers’ Association
Advisor to Restaurants Association of Singapore
Member, Committee to Promote Chinese Language Learning (CPCLL)
Member,Tobacco Licensing Consultative Panel
Member, Ngee Ann Kongsi Council
Advisor, Yeo Clan General Association
Advisor, Singapore Taoist Federation
Advisor, Fo Guang Shan (Singapore)
Advisor, Mun San Tuck Chee
Advisor, Society of Sheng Hong Welfare Services
Advisor, Sian Chay Medical Institution
Advisor, JCI Senators Club of Singapore
Patron. Buddist Fellowship
Member, Aids Business Alliance
Member, Mental Health Alliance
So in all, the MP holds appointments in only 3 general areas: his Parliamentary duties, his work and community involvement.
An MP however, does have one area of life that he/she will invariably neglect – his/her family. You literally sell your life, soul and family to the country – and the only thanks you get is an angry article from The Real Singapore. Which is probably the reason why many do not want to return to run for a second term.
Click here to view the whole thread at www.sammyboy.com (http://singsupplies.com/showthread.php?167789-Accusation-that-some-MPs-hold-too-many-appointments&goto=newpost).