Former Speaker Tan Chuan-Jin, who resigned from his positions in the Parliament and the People's Action Party (PAP) on Monday (17 July), has also stepped down as president of the Singapore National Olympic Council (SNOC).
SNOC president Tan Chuan-Jin during the 2015 SEA Games in Singapore. in the Parliament and the People's Action Party on Monday , has also stepped down as president of the Singapore National Olympic Council .
An SNOC spokesperson said on Tuesday that the council has received Tan's resignation, and its executive committee has accepted it. "The SNOC Constitution states that in the event of the resignation of the president, the vice-president who is most senior in office shall be appointed as the acting president for the remainder of the term of the resigned president," the spokesperson added.
"Accordingly, Mrs Jessie Phua, who is currently the most senior vice-president in office, will be appointed by SNOC as its acting president at the next executive committee meeting.Phua, 68, was the president of the Singapore Bowling Federation from 2002 to 2021, and is credited with overhauling the sport's seedy image into an Asian powerhouse. She has also served as a Nominated Member of Parliament from 2007 to 2009.
In September 2022, Tan was re-elected unanimously as SNOC president for a third term from 2022 to 2026.on Monday, with Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong saying that the duo had engaged in an "inappropriate relationship" which persisted despite being told to end it.that was captured on a hot mic during a parliamentary session in April this year.
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