26 Facts About Alex Yam

Alex Yam Ziming is a Singaporean politician who has been serving as Mayor of North West District since 2020.

Alex Yam attended Maris Stella High School, Dunman High School and Victoria Junior College.

Alex Yam completed a master's degree in politics and international relations, concentrating on North Asian politics and communitarianism at the University of Kent in 2005.

Alex Yam was concurrently the co-president of the university chaplaincy.

In 2000, Alex Yam was awarded the National Volunteers Award by the Life Insurance Association of Singapore.

From 2006 to 2009, Alex Yam served as secretary to Environment Minister Lim Swee Say in the Buona Vista Citizen's Consultative Committee and was Chairman of the Youth Wing, having succeeded Liang Eng Hwa in both roles when Liang entered politics.

Alex Yam subsequently served in the Yew Tee Citizen's Consultative Committee and the Yew Tee Community Club Management Committee from 2009 to 2011 before standing for elections in Yew Tee to replace outgoing Member of Parliament Yeo Cheow Tong.

Alex Yam was previously secretary of the Young PAP general branch and executive committee member of the Young PAP EXCO.

Alex Yam was first sworn in as a Member of Parliament for Chua Chu Kang GRC on 7 May 2011, following the 2011 general election.

Alex Yam was re-elected as Member of Parliament for Yew Tee on 11 September 2015 with Lawrence Wong, Halimah Yacob and Ong Teng Koon.

Alex Yam was appointed by the PAP Central Executive Committee as deputy executive director of the PAP in 2012.

Alex Yam became executive director upon the retirement of Lau Ping Sum in early 2013.

Alex Yam was appointed as Chairman of Marsiling-Yew Tee Town Council since 2020.

Alex Yam is a member of the Estimates Committee since the 2nd session of the 13th Parliament which examines the government's budget.

Alex Yam serves as an executive committee member of the Singapore Parliamentary Society and chairs the Singapore - Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Regional Parliamentary Group.

Alex Yam is a member of the Animal Welfare Legislative Review Committee and Chairman of the Multi-Stakeholder Consultative Committee for the Codes of Animal Welfare.

Alex Yam has supported anti-human trafficking legislation, like Christopher de Souza's Private Member's Bill targeting traffickers and protecting victims.

Since 2009, Alex Yam has served as a board member of the Chinese Development Assistance Council.

Alex Yam was later the chairman of the newly formed Fulfilling Ageing Committee from November 2015, handing leadership of the Outreach Committee to Ong Ye Kung.

Alex Yam stepped down from the CDAC Board on 21 June 2024 after serving for 14 years.

Alex Yam was a member of the National Youth Council.

Alex Yam was a full member of the National Committee on Prevention, Rehabilitation and Recidivism, which replaced the NYGR, from 2018 to 2020.

Alex Yam was appointed as Assistant Organising Secretary of the PAP on 23 November 2018 following the central executive committee elections.

Alex Yam has been a member of the central executive committee since 19 November 2020.

Alex Yam's paternal grandfather, Yam Kok Yuen, was a Cantonese community leader representing Heshan and Zhaoqing clansmen and a founding member of the Malayan Chinese Association in Singapore.

Alex Yam was a pro-tem committee member of CANA Catholic Centre.