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5 unusual facts about Koh Poh Koon


Koh Poh Koon

Koh has also served as a Clinical Lecturer at the National University of Singapore (NUS), and as an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School.

The by-election was triggered by the resignation of the previous Member of Parliament for the ward, the PAP's Michael Palmer (who served as the Speaker of Parliament from 2011 to 2012), who stepped down after he revealed that he had an extra-marital affair.

He also received Health Manpower Development Programme Scholarships from Singapore's Ministry of Health for advanced training in the surgical treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases in Edinburgh and at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio.

Lee Li Lian

Her PAP opponent was colorectal surgeon Koh Poh Koon (who had never contested a parliamentary election before).

Punggol East Single Member Constituency

On 10 January 2013, PAP unveiled their candidate for the by-election: Dr Koh Poh Koon, a 40-year-old colorectal surgeon from Mount Elizabeth Medical Centre.



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