Gerald Giam
Singaporean politician (born 1977)
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::summary Singaporean politician (born 1977) ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| honorific-prefix | The Honourable |
| name | Gerald Giam |
| native_name | 严燕松 |
| native_name_lang | zh-sg |
| image | [[File:Gerald Giam 1 (cropped).jpg |
| caption | Official portrait, 2021 |
| parliament | Singapore |
| constituency_MP | Aljunied GRC |
| term_start | 10 July 2020 |
| predecessor | WP held |
| majority | 2020: 28,485 (19.90%) |
| 2025: 25,783 (19.42%) | |
| office1 | Non-Constituency Member of the |
| 12th Parliament of Singapore | |
| alongside1 | Yee Jenn Jong |
| term_start1 | 10 October 2011 |
| term_end1 | 25 August 2015 |
| predecessor1 | Sylvia Lim |
| successor1 | Daniel Goh |
| Dennis Tan | |
| Leon Perera | |
| birth_name | Gerald Giam Yean Song |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | United Kingdom |
| children | 2 |
| party | Workers' Party |
| alma_mater | University of Southern California (BS) |
| Nanyang Technological University (MS) | |
| occupation | Politician |
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| honorific-prefix = The Honourable
| honorific-suffix =
| name = Gerald Giam
| native_name = 严燕松
| native_name_lang = zh-sg
| image = [[File:Gerald Giam 1 (cropped).jpg|frameless]]
| image_size =
| alt =
| caption = Official portrait, 2021
| parliament = Singapore
| constituency_MP = Aljunied GRC
| term_start = 10 July 2020
| term_end =
| predecessor = WP held
| successor =
| majority = 2020: 28,485 (19.90%)
2025: 25,783 (19.42%)
| office1 = Non-Constituency Member of the
12th Parliament of Singapore
| alongside1 = Yee Jenn Jong
| term_start1 = 10 October 2011
| term_end1 = 25 August 2015
| predecessor1 = Sylvia Lim
| successor1 = Daniel Goh
Dennis Tan
Leon Perera
| birth_name = Gerald Giam Yean Song
| birth_date =
| birth_place = United Kingdom
| death_date =
| death_place =
| death_cause =
| spouse =
| children = 2
| party = Workers' Party
| alma_mater = University of Southern California (BS)
Nanyang Technological University (MS)
| occupation = Politician
Gerald Giam Yean Song (born 22 November 1977) is a Singaporean politician. A member of the Workers' Party (WP), he had previously been a non-constituency MP (NCMP) in the 12th Parliament between 2011 and 2015 and the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Bedok Reservoir–Punggol division of Aljunied Group Representation Constituency (GRC) since 2020.
Education
Giam was educated at Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) and Anglo-Chinese Junior College. He holds a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering from the University of Southern California and a Master of Science in international political economy from Nanyang Technological University.
Career
Giam has worked in various roles in the information technology industry, including as a senior consultant at Avanade and a project manager at MSC Consulting. He was also a foreign service officer at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and a volunteer youth leader in the South West Community Development Council (CDC). He was previously a deputy editor at The Online Citizen (TOC).
Giam is the chief technology officer of an information technology solutions company which he co-founded. He is a Registered Management Consultant certified by the Institute of Management Consultants (Singapore).
Political career
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/80/Gerald_Giam_at_a_Workers'_Party_general_election_rally,_Bedok_Stadium,Singapore-_20110430-04.jpg" caption="Giam at a political rally in 2011"] ::
Following the 2011 general election, Giam first entered politics in a five-member Workers' Party with team members, Png Eng Huat, Mohd Fazli Talip, Eric Tan and Glenda Han contesting in the East Coast GRC against the People's Action Party (PAP). The Workers' Party team lost with 45.2% of the votes.
As the best performing defeated team, Giam was offered a Non-constituency Member of Parliament (NCMP) seat in Parliament. On 13 May 2011, the Workers' Party confirmed that Giam would take up the NCMP seat.
With Giam taking up the NCMP position together with Yee Jenn Jong, the Workers' Party set a new record in Singapore's electoral history by becoming the first opposition party to have eight (six elected and two NCMP) seats in Parliament.
Giam served as a NCMP in the 12th Parliament from 10 October 2011 to 25 August 2015.
During the 2015 general election, Giam contested in East Coast GRC alongside, Daniel Goh, Leon Perera and Mohamed Fairoz Bin Shariff going against the People's Action Party (PAP) team. The Workers' Party team lost with 39.27% of the votes.
As the opposition team with third highest percentage of votes among losing candidates, Giam's team decided that it was best for Daniel Goh and Leon Perera to take the remaining NCMP seats.
During the 2020 general election, Giam was in a five-member WP team and contested in Aljunied GRC with Pritam Singh, Sylvia Lim, Leon Perera and Muhamad Faisal Manap and won the GRC with 59.95% of the votes. Giam was elected as Member of Parliament representing Bedok Reservoir–Punggol division of Aljunied GRC in the 14th Parliament.
Giam was elected as Head, Policy Research of the Workers' Party Central Executive Committee since 2022.
During the 2025 general election, Giam contested in Aljunied GRC alongside Pritam Singh, Sylvia Lim, Fadli Fawzi and Kenneth Tiong, who replaced Leon Perera following his resignation in 2023. Giam defended his seat with 59.71% of the vote against the People's Action Party team. Giam continued to represent Bedok Reservoir–Punggol division of Aljunied GRC.
Personal life
Giam is of Peranakan Chinese ancestry and is a Christian. He is married to a chartered accountant with two children.
Notes
References
References
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- Sim, Walter. (2016-03-03). "The Online Citizen now a one-man show".
- (2015-10-15). "The Online Media: Untangling Singapore's web of politics".
- (2011-05-13). "Gerald Giam offered Workers' Party's NCMP seat".
- (2011-05-14). "Eric Tan quits Workers' Party over NCMP snub".
- Wong, Alicia. (2011-05-13). "Eric Tan quits Workers' Party over 'betrayal'".
- "Elections Department Singapore".
- "MP {{!}} Parliament Of Singapore - Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song".
- Chen, May. (2015-09-11). "GE2015: PAP retains East Coast GRC with 60.7 per cent of votes {{!}} The Straits Times".
- (14 December 2015). "Gerald Giam – The Workers' Party".
- (2020-06-26). "Singapore GE2020: Workers' Party confirms Aljunied GRC slate, introduces second batch of candidates".
- Chew, Hui Min. (11 Jul 2020). "GE2020: Workers' Party retains Aljunied GRC with wider margin against PAP".
- (2025-04-23). "GE2025: Faisal Manap’s move to Tampines GRC was one he always wanted, says WP chief Pritam Singh". The Straits Times.
- (4 May 2025). "GE2025: WP retains strongholds in Aljunied and Hougang despite national swing to PAP".
- (18 November 2019). "My struggle with Chinese".
- (26 June 2020). "We must never abandon our values for the sake of political expediency: Gerald Giam".
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