Background
Puthucheary was born in Malaysia and, after training as a doctor in the United Kingdom, worked at hospitals in London, Belfast and Sydney, before moving to Singapore in 2001 to work at KK Women"s and Children"s Hospital.
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Puthucheary attended primary school in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, before going on to Oundle School in the United Kingdom for his secondary education. He then trained as a doctor at Queen"s University Belfast in Northern Ireland and the Royal College of Physicians in London.
Career
In 2008, he became a Singapore citizen at the age of 35. Since 2007, he has also been an Assistant Professor and Medical Director for Faculty Development at the Duke-NUS Grad. Medical School Graduate Medical School. Political career The PAP team, which was led by Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean, defeated the team from the Singapore Democratic Alliance by 100,493 votes (648%) to 54,601 (352%).
Since the election, Puthucheary has represented the Punggol West ward within the constituency in Parliament.
Puthucheary is married and has three sons. He was released 10 months later, but was barred from entering Singapore until 1990.
Membership
A member of the country"s governing People"s Action Party (PAP), he has been a Member of Parliament (Member of Parliament) representing the Pasir Ris-Punggol Group Representation Constituency since 2011. Puthucheary was a member of the PAP"s team in the Pasir Ris-Punggol Group Representation Constituency at the 2011 general election. Puthucheary is the son of Dominic Puthucheary, a trade unionist and founding member of the PAP who subsequently left the party to join the Barisan Sosialis and was detained under Operation Coldstore in 1963.
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People"s Action Party