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21 Facts About David Ong

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David Ong Kim Huat is a Singaporean former politician.

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David Ong has been having an extra marital affair with 41 year-old, Wendy Lim, who is a member and grassroots volunteer of the People's Action Party.

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David Ong have resigned as Member of Parliament and the People's Action Party.

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David Ong was born in Singapore on 19 May 1961, to a police officer and his wife, a homemaker.

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David Ong grew up in a small housing flat in Queenstown and attended Margaret Drive Primary School and Gan Eng Seng School.

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David Ong graduated from Tanjong Katong Secondary Technical School in 1979, going on to obtain a degree from the University of Oregon in 1986.

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David Ong began his professional career in 1986 at CL Computers, which he left in 1989 to join American Express.

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In 1992, David Ong crossed over to Visa International, followed by Reed Elsevier in 1995, and Planet Marketing in 1997, where he stayed on till 2007.

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David Ong started RedDot Publishing Inc which specializes in providing media solutions for the tourism industry.

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David Ong was Regional Marketing Director for Visa International before he founded an integrated marketing consultancy agency which was acquired by Publicis Groupe in 2002.

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David Ong is the Patron of the Singapore Brain Tumor Society and advisor to Singapore Eng Choon Clan.

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David Ong was the chairman of its Citizens' Consultative Committee from 2005 to 2011.

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David Ong was appointed a district councillor of the Central Singapore Community Development Council in 2004.

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David Ong chaired the CDC's Networks Committee that is responsible for fostering deeper collaboration with stakeholders to better meet the community's needs.

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Between 2006 and 2010, David Ong was a member of the REACH Supervisory Panel.

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David Ong was a member of the ITE College Central Advisory Committee.

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David Ong was the vice chairman of the Government Parliamentary Committee for Culture, Community and Youth and member of the GPC for Communication and Information.

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David Ong was the vice chairman of Southwest Community Development Council and president of Basketball Association of Singapore.

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David Ong is a Member of PAP Community Foundation's executive committee as well as the National Trade Union Congress U-Care Fund Board of Trustees.

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The explanation offered by the Singapore media is that David Ong has been having an extra marital affair with 41 year-old, Wendy Lim, who is a member and grassroots volunteer of the People's Action Party.

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David Ong's alleged affair went on over nearly six months before it went public after the husband of Lim lodged a complaint about it.