Leon Perera
Leon Perera is a Singaporean politician and is a member of the Workers' Party. He co-founded and is the CEO of Spire Research and Consulting, an international business research and consulting agency. He is a member of the Economic Society of Singapore, the EDB Society and the Singapore Institute of Directors.[1]
Education
Leon Perera studied at Anglo-Chinese School , Hwa Chong Junior College, and obtained a First Class Honours degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from Oxford University.[2]
Civil Service career
Leon began his career as a Senior Officer with the Singapore Economic Development Board’s International Business Development Division, serving first in the policy planning function supporting Singapore’s regional investments. He later served as Assistant Head in the EDB’s Enterprise Development Division, assisting in the growth of large Singaporean companies in the service sector spanning logistics, education and health care, to information technology (IT) services, engineering and retail.[3]
Political career
At the 2015 General Election, Leon contested as a member of the Workers' Party team for the East Coast GRC together with A/Prof Daniel Goh, Gerald Giam, and Mohamed Fairoz Bin Shariff. The Workers' Party team eventually received 39.27% of the votes cast, with the People's Action Party garnering 60.73% of votes to win the GRC. The Workers' Party team at East Coast GRC was the best performing opposition team among the GRCs won by the People's Action Party. Leon was thus eligible to take up the Non-Constituency Member of Parliament (NCMP) seat. The Workers' Party nominated Leon to be the NCMP.
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| Preceded by Gerald Giam |
Non-Constituency Member of Parliament 2016 - present Served alongside: Dennis Tan, Daniel Goh |
Incumbent |
Personal life
He is married, with a daughter and son.[4]
References
- ↑ "WP potential candidates make appearance at public event". Retrieved 2015-09-01.
- ↑ "Leon Perera | The Workers' Party". www.wp.sg. Retrieved 2015-09-01.
- ↑ "Leon Perera | Spire Research and Consulting". www.spireresearch.com. Retrieved 2015-09-01.
- ↑ "Leon Perera | The Workers' Party". www.wp.sg. Retrieved 2015-09-01.
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The party affiliation of each member is indicated right after the constituency he or she represents. PAP: People's Action Party; WP: The Workers' Party The NCMPs listed above are from the WP, while NMPs do not belong to any party.
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