GE2025: Nee Soon MPs Louis Ng, Carrie Tan, Derrick Goh to step down from politics
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SINGAPORE – Incumbent Nee Soon GRC MP Louis Ng, who was elected in 2015 and is known to be one of the most vocal MPs in Parliament, announced that he will step away from politics to spend more time with his three daughters.Mr Ng announced his departure along with two fellow MPs from the same constituency, Ms Carrie Tan and Mr Derrick Goh, on April 22 at a media interview at Block 846 Yishun Ring Road. They spoke to the media after a walkabout with the five-member team running in Nee Soon GRC, which Home Affairs and Law Minister K. Shanmugam unveiled in a press briefing on April 21.“I’m stepping away not because I stopped loving this job, really far from it, but being an MP has never just been a job for me. It’s been a calling, a deep privilege and, honestly, one of the greatest honours of my life,” said Mr Ng, who was visibly emotional. At one point, Mr Shanmugam helped him dab his tears away. “I share a lot about my daughters in my speeches in Parliament,” he said. “But the truth is,...