New face Jackson Lam 'very good on the ground' and will be asset to Parliament, says Shanmugam
Jackson Lam, who is the former People's Action Party (PAP) branch chairman in Hougang SMC, will be an asset to the party, government and Parliament should he run in the upcoming General Election, said Law and Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam on Saturday (March 29).
Shanmugam was speaking at an event in Nee Soon GRC, for which he is also a Member of Parliament (MP), and described Lam as being «very good on the ground».
The minister added: «I would love to see him contest the elections.»
Shanmugam was speaking to the media on the sidelines of a community pop-up event by DBS Foundation. Lam, 40, was also at the event.
When asked if Lam would contest in Nee Soon, he responded: «Well, from anywhere, he will be an asset to the party, to the government and Parliament, wherever he contests from.
»Where he contests, and whether he contests, you have to wait and see."
Apart from Shanmugam, Nee Soon GRC MPs Carrie Tan and Louis Ng were also present and were seen engaging with beneficiaries.