Zaqy Mohamad

Zaqy entered politics in the 2006 general election as part of a five-member People's Action Party (PAP) team contesting in Hong Kah GRC. After the PAP team won by an uncontested walkover, Zaqy became a Member of Parliament representing the Keat Hong ward of Hong Kah GRC. During the 2011 general election, Hong Kah GRC was reconstituted as Chua Chu Kang GRC so Zaqy contested in this new GRC as part of a five-member PAP team. They won with 61.2% of the vote against the National Solidarity Party and Zaqy continued serving as the Member of Parliament representing the Keat Hong ward of Chua Chu Kang GRC.[4]

During the 2015 general election, Zaqy joined the four-member PAP team contesting in Chua Chu Kang GRC and they won with 76.89% of the vote against the People's Power Party. Zaqy was co-opted into the PAP's Central Executive Committee on 5 January 2015, but had to leave due to regulatory compliance reasons as he was also working at Ernst & Young, which was the auditor for the PAP.[5]

On 8 August 2017, after Halimah Yacob resigned from her position as a Member of Parliament representing the Marsiling ward in Marsiling–Yew Tee GRC to participate in the 2017 presidential election, Zaqy was appointed as a grassroots adviser, under the government-linked People's Association, for the Marsiling ward.[6]

On 1 May 2018, Zaqy was appointed Minister of State at the Ministry of National Development and Ministry of Manpower. He also served as Deputy Government Whip from 6 June 2019 to 18 August 2020.[1]

In the 2020 general election, Zaqy joined the four-member PAP team contesting in Marsiling–Yew Tee GRC and they won with 63.18% of the vote against the Singapore Democratic Party, after which Zaqy became the Member of Parliament representing the Marsiling ward. On 27 July 2020, Zaqy was promoted to Senior Minister of State at the Ministry of Manpower and Ministry of Defence. He also became Deputy Leader of the House in Parliament on 20 August 2020.[1]