Yee Jenn Jong is a Singaporean politician from the Workers' Party of Singapore

Workers' Party of Singapore

The Workers' Party of Singapore is a centre-left opposition political party in Singapore. The party currently has six elected seats in Parliament, with the party's Secretary-General Low Thia Khiang, Chairman Sylvia Lim, Chen Show Mao, Muhamad Faisal Manap and Pritam Singh serving as Members of...

 (Workers' Party) who is currently a Non-constituency Member of Parliament

Non-Constituency Member of Parliament

Non-Constituency Members of Parliament are members of the opposition parties who are appointed as members of the Parliament of Singapore even though they had lost in the parliamentary election....

 (NCMP) of the 12th Parliament of Singapore.

Political career

Yee first stepped into the political world in 2011 contesting in the Joo Chiat Single Member Constituency

Joo Chiat Single Member Constituency

Joo Chiat Single Member Constituency is a Single Member Constituency located in the eastern region of Singapore. The SMC encompasses the areas of Joo Chiat, Katong, Haig Road, Siglap and a portion of East Coast Park...

 (Joo Chiat SMC) against Charles Chong from the People's Action Party

People's Action Party

The People's Action Party is the leading political party in Singapore. It has been the city-state's ruling political party since 1959....

. Although he lost marginally with 48.99% of the votes, he finished as second best loser in an election whereby less than 9 non-ruling party Members of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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 (MPs) made it to parliament and was entitled to an NCMP position in the 12th Parliament of Singapore. It was confirmed by Workers' Party on 13 May 2011 that Yee would be taking up the NCMP position. With Yee taking up the NCMP position together with Gerald Giam

Gerald Giam

Gerald Giam Yean Song is a Singaporean politician from the Workers' Party who is currently a Non-constituency Member of Parliament of the 12th Parliament of Singapore.-Political career:...

, Workers' Party set a new record in the Singapore's post-independence political arena becoming the first non-ruling party to have 8 (6 MP + 2 NCMP) seats in parliament.

Education

• GCE A-Levels, Temasek Junior College
  Temasek Junior College
  Temasek Junior College is a prestigious junior college located in the Eastern region of Singapore and is considered as one of the top five colleges in Singapore....
  
  
• Bachelor of Science in Computer Science (Hons), National University of Singapore
  National University of Singapore
  The National University of Singapore is Singapore's oldest university. It is the largest university in the country in terms of student enrollment and curriculum offered....
  
  
• Master of Science in Computer Science, National University of Singapore
  National University of Singapore
  The National University of Singapore is Singapore's oldest university. It is the largest university in the country in terms of student enrollment and curriculum offered....
  
  
• Master of Business Administration, Nanyang Technological University
  Nanyang Technological University
  Nanyang Technological University is one of the two largest public universities in Singapore with the biggest campus in Singapore and the world's largest engineering college. Its lush 200-hectare Yunnan Garden campus was the Youth Olympic Village of the world's first 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in...