People’s Action Party (PAP)

Profile:

Founded in : 1954

Founder : Lim Chin Siong, Fong Swee Suan, Lee Kuan Yew

Current Leader : Lee Hsien Long

HQ : PCF Building, 57B New Upper Changi Road, #01-1402, Singapore 463057

Ideology : Social

Political position : Far-Right

1^st Member of Parliament : Has won all elections since independence of Singapore in 1965

Core Values:

Honest: The Party must remain clean, incorruptible, above board and transparent, and lead with integrity.

Multiracial: A Singaporean Singapore that belongs equally to all citizens, where every individual, regardless of race, language, and religion is assured of justice and fairness.

Meritocratic: A system that provides citizens with equal opportunities to progress, and for a person’s contributions to be recognised and appreciated on the basis of merit.

Self-reliant: No one owes us a living. We will avoid creating the dependency syndrome a welfare state generates.

Causes:

The Party shall be a national movement dedicated to the service of our nation and to the advancement of the well-being of our people. Towards this end, the Party's objectives shall be: -

(a) To preserve, protect and defend the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Singapore.

(b) To safeguard the freedom, and advance the well-being, of Singaporeans through representative and democratic government.

· Economy and employment

1. Upgrade jobs in every sector

2. Help companies expand

3. Attract new investments

4. Help lower-income

· Financial Assistance

1. Workfare

2. More housing grants

3. Bigger bursaries

4. ComCare

5. Opportunity Funds for students

· Education

1. Provide paths for students with differing abilities and interests

2. More teachers in every school

3. Support for learning difficulties

4. First class facilities

5. Childcare centres in neighbourhoods

· Housing

1. Affordable new HDB homes

2. Upgrade old HDB and private estates

3. Recreation all over the island

4. Vibrant arts an culture

· Health Care

1. Affordable healthcare

2. Maintain employment

3. Long-term care closer to home

· Harmony and listening to opinions

1. Encourage youths to pursue their causes

2. Strengthen multiracial identity

(c) To forge a nation of Singaporeans; to build a multiracial society, fair, just, and tolerant to all, whatever their race, language, and religion; to infuse into Singaporeans a sense of national identity and to bind them together by patriotism and commitment to Singapore.