GE2020: Cousins, a couple, and former colleagues - unexpected connections among candidates this year

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SINGAPORE - When PAP new face Xie Yao Quan was introduced last week as a last-minute replacement for Mr Ivan Lim, who pulled out as a candidate after an online controversy, some netizens commented that Mr Xie, 35, bore a resemblance to Education Minister Ong Ye Kung.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

SINGAPORE - When PAP new face Xie Yao Quan was introduced last week as a last-minute replacement for Mr Ivan Lim, who pulled out as a candidate after an online controversy, some netizens commented that Mr Xie, 35, bore a resemblance to Education Minister Ong Ye Kung.

Mr Ong's late mother was a Chinese teacher, while his late father, Mr Ong Lian Teng, was one of 13 Barisan Sosialis MPs elected in the 1963 General Election who walked out of Parliament over National Service. "Since he entered politics, I have been following his work in Government, in Parliament and in Sembawang. I am grateful for his advice to care and to stay humble, and I wish him all the best too," added Mr Xie.Workers' Party candidates He Ting Ru and Terence Tan, who are being fielded in the hot wards of Sengkang GRC and East Coast GRC respectively, will be running in the general election as husband and wife - a first for the couple, who got married in 2016 and have two children.

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