21 Facts About Melvin Yong

Melvin Yong Yik Chye is a Singaporean politician, union leader and former police officer.

Melvin Yong attended The Chinese High School and National Junior College before he was awarded a scholarship from the Singapore Police Force in 1992 to study at Nanyang Technological University, from which he graduated in 1995 with a Bachelor of Accountancy degree.

Melvin Yong subsequently went on to complete a Master of Science degree in criminal justice at the University of Leicester in 2005.

Melvin Yong started his career in the Singapore Police Force in 1995 and retired in 2015 with the rank of Assistant Commissioner.

In 2011, Melvin Yong started the Delta League, a youth engagement programme using football to keep youths out of trouble during the June and December school holidays.

Melvin Yong served on the National Crime Prevention Council and the National Police Cadet Corps Council.

Melvin Yong was Vice Chairman of the Police Sports Association, and Vice Chairman of the POLWEL Cooperative Society.

On 19 August 2015, Melvin Yong was introduced as one of the People's Action Party candidates to be fielded in Tanjong Pagar GRC during the 2015 general election.

On 7 October 2015, Melvin Yong was appointed chairman of the Tanjong Pagar Town Council and an advisor to the Radin Mas Grassroots Organisation.

Melvin Yong is the Vice Chairman of the Transport Government Parliamentary Committee and in 2023, he seats as the Chairperson on the Social and Family Development GPC.

Melvin Yong became a People's Association grassroots leader in 2002 when he joined the newly formed Punggol Cove Residents' Committee as a member.

Melvin Yong later became the committee's chairman from 2005 to 2008 before stepping down to take on appointments in the Punggol North Citizens' Consultative Committee.

In September 2015, Melvin Yong joined the National Trades Union Congress as Director of Industrial Relations Field.

In 2018, Melvin Yong was elected president of the IndustriALL Singapore Council.

Melvin Yong was appointed a Member of the National Wages Council since 2016.

On 1 September 2017, Melvin Yong was appointed a board member of the Land Transport Authority.

Melvin Yong was elected to the Consumers Association of Singapore Central Committee in June 2018 and was elected as Vice President in November 2019.

Melvin Yong was later elected President of CASE on 11 June 2021, taking over from Lim Biow Chuan who was President of CASE since 2012.

In September 2021, Melvin Yong shared that CASE would be working with major online marketplaces to establish a standardised dispute management framework under which consumer complaints could be resolved fast and equitably.

Melvin Yong has advocated for stronger consumer safeguards against unfair practices such as misleading and false claims and pressure sales tactics by calling for more powers to be granted to the Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore to impose financial penalties and for a mandatory cooling-off period for beauty-related contracts.

Melvin Yong is married and has two children with his wife Connie.