Rahayu Mahzam

Rahayu Mahzam
MP
Member of the Singapore Parliament
for Jurong GRC
Assumed office
11 September 2015
Personal details
Born Singapore
Nationality Singaporean
Political party People's Action Party
Alma mater

National University of Singapore

Raffles Girls School
Occupation Politician
Profession Lawyer
Religion Islam
This is a Malay name; the name Mahzam is a patronymic, not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Rahayu.

Rahayu Mahzam (born 1980) is a Singaporean politician. A member of the Singapore-based People's Action Party (PAP), she currently serves as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Jurong Group Representation Constituency, or GRC in short.[1]

Education

Rahayu had her early education at Raffles Girls' School.[2] She then went on to complete her LLB degree in 2003 at the National University of Singapore.

Career

Rahayu is a lawyer by profession, specialising in civil litigation and family law.[3] Formerly a Deputy Registrar of the Syariah Court in Singapore,[2] she is currently a partner at Heng, Leong & Srinivasan.

Political career

On 20 August 2015, the People's Action Party (PAP) announced that Rahayu is part of a five-member PAP team that will be contesting in Jurong GRC in the 2015 general election.[4] Rahayu was elected into Parliament following the 2015 Singapore General Elections, when their five-member PAP team won and clinched 79.29% of the electorate's valid votes.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Ms Rahayu Binte Mahzam". Parliament of Singapore. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  2. 1 2 Au-Yong, Rachel (9 September 2015). "GE2015: On the campaign trail with PAP's Rahayu Mahzam". The Straits Times. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  3. ↑ https://www.pap.org.sg/upload/item/2015Candidate/Rahayu%20Mahzam_CV_Statement_v.pdf
  4. ↑ "Lawyer Rahayu Mahzam, oncologist Tan Wu Meng join PAP's Jurong GRC team for coming GE". Today. 20 August 2015. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  5. ↑ "Results". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 2015-09-20.
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