SINGAPORE - Labour chief Ng Chee Meng was spotted at a family carnival at Fernvale on March 16, ahead of the upcoming general election.
Fernvale is [part of the newly carved out Jalan Kayu SMC.](/singapore/politics/6-new-smcs-for-ge2025-five-single-seats-gone)
When asked if he would run in Ang Mo Kio GRC or the new Jalan Kayu SMC, he told reporters: “You’ll find out, I’m sure, in good time. You’ll see what the Prime Minister decides.”
Mr Ng said he has attended constituency events in some parts of Bukit Batok, Ang Mo Kio and Sengkang once every quarter or so.
The new Jalan Kayu SMC takes in some areas from Ang Mo Kio GRC that are currently under Ms Ng Ling Ling, who oversees the Jalan Kayu ward, and some under Mr Gan Thiam Poh, who represents Fernvale.
The next general election must be held by November, but is widely expected to take place by mid-2025.
Mr Ng, who is secretary-general of the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC), was with Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong, the anchor minister for Ang Mo Kio GRC, and Mr Gan at the Chill Lah Fernvale Family Carnival on March 16.
Mr Ng joined politics in 2015 and won as part of a five-member PAP team at Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC.
He was appointed Education Minister for Schools and Second Minister for Transport in 2016.
In 2018, he was elected NTUC chief, a position he held while also being Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office.
But in 2020, he led the PAP’s team in the new Sengkang GRC and was voted out after the ruling party lost the constituency to the opposition Workers’ Party. He retained his role as labour chief.
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