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Michael Anthony Palmer (born 14 July 1968) is a Singaporean lawyer and former politician who served as Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore between 2011 and 2012.
Jul 17, 2023 · In 2012, then Speaker of the House, Michael Palmer, resigned from his positions and as a MP when a member of the public exposed his relationship with a People’s Association (PA) staff member.
Dec 13, 2012 · SINGAPORE — In a major recent scandal affecting the People’s Action Party, Speaker of Parliament Michael Palmer, 44, yesterday announced his resignation after admitting to party leaders on...
Aug 19, 2023 · Michael Palmer. What happened? As the first Eurasian to become Speaker of Parliament since independence, as well as being the second-youngest person to hold the post, it seemed that Mr...
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Jan 27, 2016 · MPs who worked with Mr Michael Palmer reacted with shock and disbelief when they heard the announcement of his resignation and affair. When contacted, MP Zainal Sapari, who is taking over from...
Jan 19, 2016 · Former Speaker of Parliament and lawyer Michael Palmer has left Harry Elias Partnership and will join a boutique law firm on April 16. The firm, Lawrence Quahe & Woo, has had its application...
Michael Palmer is a former MP and Speaker of Parliament in Singapore. He resigned in 2012 due to an extramarital affair. Palmer was a member of the People’s Action Party and represented Punggol East SMC. Political Career and Achievements. Election to Parliament and Roles.
Michael Anthony Palmer is a Singaporean lawyer and former politician who served as Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore between 2011 and 2012. A former member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he was the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Punggol East ward of Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC between 2006 and 2011, and Punggol East ...
Michael Palmer was elected as the eighth Speaker of Singapore Parliament on 10 October 2011. Mr Palmer was first elected into Parliament in 2006. Although he resigned from his seat in 2012, he won the Single-Member Punggol East constituency in the 2011 general elections.
Dec 13, 2012 · SINGAPORE — People’s Action Party Members of Parliament (MPs) and grassroots activists were stunned by the resignation of Mr Michael Palmer over an extramarital affair. However, those who...
An earlier speaker, Michael Palmer – also a PAP MP – resigned after his extramarital affair was exposed by the media.
Dec 12, 2012 · The Straits Times on Friday reported that the 33-year-old former grassroots director was in a "serious relationship" with a logistics manager, Andy Lim, for close to two years when she began dating...
Dec 13, 2012 · Singapore's Speaker of Parliament, Michael Palmer, has resigned after admitting to an extramarital affair. Mr Palmer said he quit to avoid causing "embarrassment" to the ruling People's...
Michael Anthony Palmer is a Singaporean lawyer and former politician. Education. Palmer attended the Street Andrew"s family of schools – Street Andrew"s Junior School, Street Andrew"s Secondary School and Street Andrew"s Junior College – which is affiliated to the Anglican Church of Singapore.
Jul 18, 2023 · Michael Palmer. In December 2012, news broke of then Speaker of Parliament Michael Palmer's extramarital affair with Laura Ong, a People's Association staff member who worked in Pasir...
Mr Seah Kian Peng was first elected Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore by Members of Parliament (MPs) on 2 August 2023, making him the 11th Speaker of Singapore since the First Legislative Assembly of 1955.
Jul 17, 2023 · Michael Palmer of the PAP, who was Speaker at the time, resigned in Dec. 2012 following the revelation that he had been involved in an extra-marital affair.
May 21, 2012 · SINGAPORE: Speaker of Parliament Michael Palmer is in Indonesia from Monday for a three-day introductory visit. This is his first official visit as Speaker of Parliament.
Dec 13, 2012 · Speculation was rife the day after Mr Michael Palmer’s shock resignation that it was leaked SMS messages and emails that ultimately pushed him to come forward. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Michael Palmer’s affair came hot on the heels of Yaw Shin Leong’s. The PAP screwed themselves over when they attacked the WP’s moral standing over the latter, forcing their hand in sacking Palmer the moment the affair was leaked to the press.
Dec 12, 2012 · Ms Ong is understood to be the woman whom former Speaker of the House Michael Palmer had an extra-marital affair with. Earlier on Wednesday, Mr Palmer announced his resignation as Speaker and...
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1 day ago · By on 26 Jun 2024. APNIC participated in CommunicAsia 2024, held at ATxEnterprise as part of Asia Tech x Singapore, from 29 to 31 May 2024 in Singapore. The three-day event brought together communication service providers (CSPs), vendors, system integrators, cloud providers, regulators, industry analysts, and many other industry stakeholders to ...
Jul 19, 2023 · In 2012, Speaker of Parliament Michael Palmer resigned just days after he came clean about his extramarital affair. Dr Leong Chan-Hoong, head of policy development, evaluation and data...
