List of National Junior College alumni
The following is a list of notable alumni from National Junior College (NJC).
Politics
[edit]- Anthea Ong (1985-1986), Former Nominated Member of Parliament (NMP), Founder of numerous social organisations[1]
- Balaji Sadasivan (1972–1973), Senior Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Information, Communication and the Arts[2]
- Chen Show Mao (1978-1980), Former Member of Parliament for the Aljunied GRC (Paya Lebar)[3]
- Edward Chia, Member of Parliament for Holland-Bukit Timah GRC, Founder of Timber[4]
- Gan Kim Yong (1976-1977), Minister for Trade and Industry
- Ho Peng Kee (1971-1972), Former Senior Minister of State for Law and Home Affairs[5]
- Hri Kumar Nair (1983-1984), Former Member of Parliament for Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC[6]
- Lam Pin Min (1986-1987), Former Member of Parliament for Sengkang West SMC[7]
- Lee Hsien Loong (1969–1970), Prime Minister of Singapore
- Lim Swee Say (1971–1972), Former Minister for Manpower; People's Action Party (PAP) Whip; Former Secretary-General of the National Trades Union Congress[8]
- Masagos Zulkifli (1982-1983), Minister for Social and Family Development; Second Minister for Health; Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs; PAP Vice-Chairman
- Matthias Yao (1973-1974), Deputy Speaker of Parliament; Former Mayor of the South East District; Former Member of Parliament for MacPherson[9]
- Ng Eng Hen (1975-1976), Minister for Defence[10]
- Ong Soh Khim (1987-1988), Former NMP[11]
- S. Iswaran (1979-1980), Former[12] Minister for Transport[13]
- Sylvia Lim (1982-1983), Member of Parliament for the Aljunied GRC; Chairman of Workers' Party[14][15]
- Vivian Balakrishnan (1979–1980), Minister for Foreign Affairs[16]
- Tan See Leng (1982-1983), Minister for Manpower; Second Minister for Trade and Industry[17]
- Zhulkarnain Abdul Rahim, Member of Parliament for Choa Chu Kang GRC (Keat Hong)
Civil and legal
[edit]- Davinder Singh (1974-1975), Former CEO of Singapore law firm Drew & Napier; Former Member of Parliament for Toa Payoh GRC, and Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC[18]
- Lawrence Khong (1969-1970), Senior Pastor of Faith Community Baptist Church
- Melvyn Ong (1993-1994), Lieutenant-General, Chief of Defence Force (Singapore)[19]
Academic, business and corporate
[edit]- Ho Ching (1970-1971), CEO and executive director of Temasek Holdings; Forbes' 30th "Most Powerful Women in Business" as of 2020[20]
- Lee Hsien Yang (1975-1976), Former president and CEO of SingTel; Current Non-Executive Director and Chairman-Designate of Fraser and Neave Limited[21][22]
- Tan Huay Cheem (1979-1980), Director and Senior Consultant Cardiologist at National University Heart Centre, President of the Singapore Heart Foundation[23]
Media and entertainment
[edit]- Claire Wong, Actress and director[24]
- Eelyn Kok (1995-1996), Mediacorp actress
- Elvin Ng (1997-1998), Mediacorp actor and artist, model[25]
- Jeanette Aw (1996-1997), Mediacorp actress[26]
- Jean Tay (1991-1992), Playwright[27]
- Namiko Chan Takahashi (1991-1992), Contemporary artist[28]
- Tung Soo Hua (1991-1992), Mediacorp newscaster[29]
Others
[edit]- Dickson Yeo (1998-1999), Singaporean spy for the People's Republic of China[30][31]
References
[edit]- ^ "Anthea Ong". LinkedIn.
- ^ Dr Balaji Sadasivan: Curriculum Vitae, Parliament of Singapore, 14 April 2008, archived from the original on 8 May 2008, retrieved 28 September 2010.
- ^ "I've done it, top scholar Show Mao tells mum". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- ^ "Profile of EDWARD CHIA BING HUI" (PDF).
- ^ Peng Kee Ho (27 February 2017). My Journey In Politics: Practical Lessons In Leadership. World Scientific. p. 202. ISBN 978-981-314-390-6.
- ^ "Schools important in helping the less advantaged 'level up', says PM Lee". TODAYonline. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
- ^ "Lam Pin Min（蓝彬明）". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- ^ "Cabinet reshuffle: Younger ministers to head two-thirds of ministries, says PM Lee". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
- ^ "Profile of Speakers & Panellists". National Council of Churches of Singapore. Archived from the original on 15 March 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2010.
- ^ "National Junior College | Infopedia". 25 November 2014. Archived from the original on 25 November 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- ^ "Ong Soh Khim". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
- ^ https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/iswaran-resigns-minister-mp-pap-member-allowances-salary-cpib-corruption-4056081
- ^ Lee, Jonathan (19 January 2016). "Here's A Look At All The Schools Our Singapore Ministers Attended When They Were Younger!". DiscoverSG. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
- ^ "Office Bearers of The Workers' Party for the Term of 2016 to 2018 – The Workers' Party". www.wp.sg. 7 June 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
- ^ Chen, Johnny (20 January 2016). "NJC: College of the Nation". Ghetto Singapore. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- ^ "CV". vivian.balakrishnan.sg. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- ^ Yee, Jonathan (16 September 2021). "8 Tan See Leng Facts About The Monk's Hill Alumnus' Rise To Ministerhood". Must Share News - Independent News For Singaporeans. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- ^ Samachar, Asia (20 August 2016). "Davinder Singh: Singapore's first Sikh parliamentarian". Asia Samachar. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
- ^ "MINDEF Singapore". www.mindef.gov.sg. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
- ^ "Ho Ching". Forbes. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- ^ "Fraser and Neave Limited". Archived from the original on 28 March 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
- ^ "Fraser and Neave Limited". Archived from the original on 5 June 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
- ^ "51st e-College Day". National Junior College. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- ^ Tan, Corrie (26 November 2014). "Charismatic actress and director Claire Wong shines on stage and behind the scenes". The Straits Times. Asiaone. Archived from the original on 9 January 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
- ^ Lee, Jocelyn (29 July 2015). "'I was conceited': Elvin Ng on A levels setback". The New Paper. Asiaone. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
- ^ "Spotlight". National Junior College. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- ^ Tan, Corrie (11 March 2013). "Taking the Plunge into writing". The Straits Times. pp. C6.
- ^ Bell, Gary (January–June 2002). "Chan Namiko Takahashi '97" (PDF). Lawlink. 1 (1). Singapore: NUS Faculty of Law: 12–13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 May 2008. Retrieved 26 July 2008.
- ^ "Tung Soo Hua LinkedIn profile". LinkedIn.
- ^ hermesauto (9 October 2020). "Dickson Yeo, the Singaporean who spied for China in the US, due to be sentenced". The Straits Times. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
- ^ "S'porean pleads guilty in US to gathering intelligence for China, faces 10 years' jail". mothership.sg. Retrieved 10 December 2020.