Dr. Vincent Wijeysingha (born 1970) is a politician and social activist from Singapore. He is currently the Assistant Treasurer of the opposition Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) and an candidate in the 2011 Singaporean general election.
Dr Wijeysingha studied at Victoria School in Singapore, before heading to the United Kingdom where he studied at the University of Lincoln and received his doctorate from the University of Sheffield. Dr Wijeysingha lived in England for almost 16 years before moving back to Singapore. He is presently the Executive Director of Transient Workers Count Too (TWC2), a non-government organization advocating the rights of low-waged migrant workers. Vincent also lectures and publishes scholarly papers on social work.
He joined the SDP because he realized he had a responsibility as a Singaporean to work for change. “I cannot look the other way as more and more people experience the adverse effects of current PAP policies,” Vincent said when he joined the SDP.
I have found Dr. Vincent Wijeysingha an extremely motivational person, after listening intently to some of his motivational speeches about the General Elections. I believe he is an excellent speaker, and has high hopes for Singapore's future. Some of the ideas proposed by the SDP are the introduction of a minimum wage and reducing the inflow of migrant workers to Singapore. These plans were announced at the rally on Saturday, which marked the official launch of the SDP’s economic manifesto.
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