GE2020: PAP unveils next slate of election candidates, including Singapore's first woman brigadier-general

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GE2020: PAPSingapore unveils new slate of candidates, including Singapore's first woman brigadier-general Gan Siow Huang singaporevotes

The line-up this time included Ms Gan Siow Huang, the first woman brigadier-general in Singapore, as well as three other candidates from the non-profit and private sectors: Ms Rachel Ong Sin Yen, 47; Mr Sharael Taha, 39, a vice-president at Rolls Royce, and lawyer Alex Yeo Sheng Chye, 41.

She said she had served in the military for more than 25 years -"one of the best choices and fulfilling choices that I made for myself". She added that in her military career, other than operations, she had been involved in long-term planning, capability development and policy work, manpower, intelligence, among others.

She said that she is energized by two things - seeing every youth succeed in life, and adults flourish in all that they do. Mr Sharael Taha, 39 Vice-president for the strategy and project management office at Rolls Royce and Singapore Aero Engine Services He said he fell in love with his wife, Priya, who is Hindu and South Asian, despite them being different culturally and having different religions"because we share many similar Singaporean values and experiences".

 

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