EIGHT Nominated Members of Parliament (NMPs) were appointed yesterday.
They received their Instruments of Appointment from President S R Nathan at a ceremony at the Istana, witnessed by their family members.
The ninth NMP, businessman Teo Siong Seng, 54, is away on a business mission in Guangdong, China.
But Mr Teo, who is president of the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry, said he will be back in time for Monday's Parliament sitting.
All nine, who are new to Parliament, will take their oaths of allegiance in the House on Monday. They will serve a 2 1/2-year term.
They include former national swimmer Joscelin Yeo, 30, an executive at New Creation Church's youth ministry; fashion and media entrepreneur Calvin Cheng, 33; and artistic co-director of contemporary arts centre The Substation, Audrey Wong, 41.
Also in the new batch of NMPs are consultancy-firm boss and Singapore Indian Development Association vice-president Viswa Sadasivan, 49; veteran labour unionist Terry Lee, 57; National University of Singapore faculty vice-dean and sociology academic Paulin Tay Straughan, 46; Presbyterian Community Services executive director Laurence Wee, 63; and Ernst & Young Advisory managing director Mildred Tan-Sim Beng Mei, 50.
The term of service of the outgoing batch of nine NMPs expires today.
On July 6, an eight-member select committee of MPs chaired by Speaker Abdullah Tarmugi nominated the new group to President Nathan to be appointed as NMPs. The nine names had been whittled down from a list of 43 eligible candidates nominated by different fields and professions, as well as by members of the public.
The NMPs will attend a briefing in Parliament today, where they will be informed of parliamentary procedures.
But they are not likely to speak at next week's sitting, as Parliament rules state that they have to notify the House of any issues or questions they want to raise seven days before a sitting.
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