Background
Desmond Lim grew up in a poor and difficult family of nine and together they lived in a small room of a house. His mother brought him to a Chinese opera troupe to beg for a bowl of rice.
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Lim holds a Master"s degree in engineering management from the University of Wollongong.
Career
During the Singaporean by-election, 2013, which he ultimately lost, Lim held the first online rally in Singapore. The street happened to be one of the dangerous areas of Singapore with many frequent street fights between gangs. Those bread crumbs would be saved up for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Lim didn"t start speaking until he was 7.
They were kind and Lim said his first word to thank them. Lim is a principal engineer at telecommunications organisation M1 Limited As a politician, he has more than twenty years of experience.
Lim describes himself a "dedicated & determined" leader. As the current leader of the Singapore Democratic Alliance, he contested and lost both the 2001 and 2006 Singaporean general elections.
He also contested the Singaporean general election, 2011, and lost, having only garnered 4.5% of the valid votes.
He held Singapore"s first online rally during the Singaporean by-election, 2013, on January 21, 2013, during which he spoke about the cost of living and property prices in Singapore. The online rally drew much criticism, most of which concerned his poor command of English. Everyone is not perfect.
The most important thing is that we are learning, and I"m learning and there are leaders at the beginning when they come into politics, their English is also not as good as mine, but nevertheless most importantly is never give up and be sincere and have the heart to serve the people.
During the by-election, it was reported that some residents admired his "underdog indefatigability". However, Lim ultimately lost the by-election, finishing fourth and last with 168 votes (057%).
He therefore set a new record for the lowest percentage garnered in an election since the independence of Singapore in 1965. This record was later superseded by Independent Samir Salim Neji at Bukit Batok SMC with 150 votes in General Electric 2015.
Achievements
Politics
He is the current leader of the political party Singapore Democratic Alliance (Schools Development Authority).
Membership
He was also a former member of the Singapore People"s Party.
