Png Eng Huat (born 9 December 1961) is a Singaporean politician and businessman. A member of the Workers' Party (WP), he was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Hougang Single Member Constituency (SMC) between 2012 and 2020.
Early life and education Png grew up living in the Tanjong Pagar area of Singapore. He was educated at Peck Seah Primary School and Raffles Institution,New WP candidate breaks down at unveiling , sg.news.yahoo.com, 25 April 2011 before going on to the Singapore Polytechnic, where he completed a Diploma in Electrical engineering in 1983. He then studied radio, television and film at the University of Texas at Austin in the United States, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in 1989.
Career After completing his university studies, Png worked for various organisations including Philips Singapore and NTUC Income, before setting up some of his own businesses.
Political career Png joined the Workers' Party in 2006.WP's Png Eng Huat quietly active in the ward , The Straits Times, 10 May 2012Deputy Webmaster: Png Eng Huat , wp.sg, retrieved 11 May 2012
At the 2011 general election, Png stood in a five-member Workers' Party team in the East Coast GRC. The Party was defeated by the governing People's Action Party (PAP) by 49,429 votes (45.2%) to 59,992 (54.8%).Parliamentary General Election 2011: East Coast GRC, singapore-elections.com, retrieved 11 May 2012 This was third-highest percentage of the votes garnered by losing opposition candidates, which therefore entitled the Workers' Party to nominate a member of the team to become a Non-constituency Member of Parliament (the party nominated Png's teammate Gerald Giam).
On 10 May 2012, the Workers' Party announced that Png would be the party's candidate in the 2012 Hougang by-election.WP fields Png Eng Huat as Hougang by-election candidate , channelnewsasia.com, 11 May 2012 His nomination was confirmed on 16 May. He was one of two candidates in the by-election, the other being Desmond Choo of the PAP.It's back to Desmond Choo versus Png Eng Huat , My Paper, 17 May 2012 Png won the by-election by 13,460 votes (62.1%) to 8,223 (37.9%).MP Png holds his first Meet-the-People session , My Paper, 31 May 2012
Following his election to Parliament, the Workers' Party appointed Png as a vice-chairman of the Aljunied–Hougang Town Council.Png Eng Huat appointed vice-chairman of Aljunied–Hougang Town Council , channelnewsasia.com, 11 June 2012
On 25 June 2020, it was announced that Png would not be contesting in the 2020 general election, but would still remain active in politics.
In 2020, Png was re-elected to the WP's central executive committee.
He has remained politically active despite retiring from Parliament prior to the 2020 general election.
Personal life Png is married and has one son and one daughter.Who are Desmond Choo and Png Eng Huat? , sg.news.yahoo.com, 16 May 2012
See also List of Singapore opposition party MPs elected
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External links Png Eng Huat at parliament.gov.sg