Pritam Khaira Singh, Juris Doctor, is a Singaporean politician and lawyer
Education
Singh was educated at Woodsville Primary School, Belvedere Primary School, Street Thomas Secondary School and Jurong Junior College, before going on to the National University of Singapore under the SAF"s Local Study Award, where he completed a Bachelor (Honours) degree in 2000. He won the Straits Steamship Prize for the top undergraduate student reading history and political science in 1999. He later received a Chevening Scholarship to study at King"s College London in the United Kingdom, where he completed a Master of Arts degree in war studies in 2004.
He also earned a Diploma in Islamic Studies from the International Islamic University Malaysia in 2005.
In 2011, Singh completed a Juris Doctor degree at the Singapore Management University.
Career
In 2007, Singh founded Opinion Asia, an online commentary syndicate with a focus on Asian issues. Prior to that, he served in the SAF as a regular Army Officer till 2002. At the 2011 general election, Singh was part of the five-member Worker"s Party team which contested the Aljunied Group Representation Constituency (GRC) under the WP banner.
The team also included the party"s Secretary-General, Low Thia Khiang, along with Sylvia Lim (the party"s Chairman), Chen Show Mao and Muhamad Faisal bin Abdul Manap.
They faced the team from the governing People"s Action Party (PAP), which was led by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, George Yeo, and also included Lim Hwee Hua, Cynthia Phua and Zainul Abidin Bin Mohamed Rasheed. lieutenant also included newcomer Ong Ye Kung, a former civil servant who now serves as an Member of Parliament in Sembawang GRC. Since the election, Singh has represented the Eunos ward within the constituency in Parliament.
Within the Workers" Party, Singh is currently the Organising Secretary on the party"s Executive Council. Singh is also an associate of the Litigation and Dispute Resolution Practice at the Singapore law firm Donaldson & Burkinshaw.
Membership
A member of the opposition and the chairman of Aljunied-Hougang town council, he has been a Member of Parliament (Member of Parliament) representing the Aljunied Group Representation Constituency since 7 May 2011.