Gerald Giam


Gerald Giam Yean Song is a Singaporean politician and a member of the opposition Workers' Party. He has served as the Member of Parliament for Aljunied GRC for Bedok Reservoir–Punggol since 10 July 2020. He also served as the Non-constituency Member of Parliament from 10 October 2011 to 25 August 2015.

Early life

Giam attended Anglo-Chinese School and Anglo-Chinese Junior College. Giam has a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, University of Southern California, and a Master of Science in International Political Economy, Nanyang Technological University.
Giam's first job was as an IT consultant. He has also worked in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and volunteered as a youth leader in South West Community Development Council.

Political career

Giam first stepped into politics in 2011 contesting as one of 5 members, of a Workers' Party team led by Eric Tan which included Png Eng Huat, Glenda Han and Mohamed Fazli bin Talip, in the [East Coast Group Representation Constituency. They contested against a team from the People's Action Party which was led by Minister Lim Swee Say together with Lee Yi Shyan, Lim Siang Keat Raymond, Maliki Osman, and Tan Soon Neo Jessica. The WP team obtained 45.17% of the votes and were offered a NCMP position as third best loser in the election.
On 13 May 2011, the Workers' Party confirmed that Giam would take up the NCMP position. As a result of not being offered to take up the NCMP seat, the East Coast GRC team leader and party veteran, Eric Tan, quit the party.
With Giam taking up the NCMP position together with Yee Jenn Jong, Workers' Party set a new record in the Singapore's post-independence political arena becoming the first non-ruling party to have 8 seats in parliament.
After the 2015 General Elections, Giam did not take up the NCMP seat at the 13th Parliament.
Giam contested in, and won in Aljunied GRC in the 2020 General Elections. He replaces former Workers' Party Secretary-General Low Thia Khiang, who was one of the constituency's MPs from 7 May 2011 to 23 June 2020.
Giam is a member of the Workers’ Party Central Executive Council.

Personal life

Giam is an IT solutions architect by training, and is married with two children.
He was previously a deputy editor of The Online Citizen.