Sitoh Yih Pin
Sitoh Yih Pin CBE (Chinese: 司徒宇斌; pinyin: Sītú Yǔbīn; born 1963) is a Singaporean politician. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) representing Potong Pasir SMC since 2011.
Sitoh Yih Pin | |
|---|---|
| 司徒宇斌 | |
Sitoh in 2021 | |
| Member of Parliament for Potong Pasir SMC | |
| Assumed office 7 May 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Chiam See Tong (SDA) |
| Majority | 5,228 (21.34%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1963 |
| Political party | People's Action Party |
| Alma mater | National University of Singapore |
An accountant by profession, Sitoh entered politics in the 2001 general election as a PAP candidate contesting against opposition Chiam See Tong, who had been representing Potong Pasir SMC since 1984, and lost to Chiam.
He lost to Chiam again in the 2006 general election, but managed to win against Lina Loh, in the 2011 general election after Chiam went to contest in Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC.
Since then, he has retained his parliamentary seat in Potong Pasir SMC after winning the general elections in 2015 and 2020.
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