Singaporean academic, civil activist and politician (born 1970)
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Vincent Wijeysingha
Wijeysingha waving to supporters on 27 April 2011
Born
(1970-05-02) 2 May 1970 (age 54)
Singapore
Education
Victoria School
University of Lincoln
University of Sheffield
Occupation(s)
Social worker, Lecturer
Known for
First openly gay politician in Singapore
Political party
Singapore Democratic Party (2010–2013)
Movement
LGBT
Parents
Eugene Wijeysingha (father)
Christine Faith Fernando (mother)
Dr. Vincent Wijeysingha (born 2 May 1970) is an academic, civil activist and politician from Singapore. He was a member of the opposition Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) 2010 to 2013. He served as the party's Treasurer and stood as a parliamentary candidate for the party 2011 general election. He was Singapore's first openly gay politician.[1]
^Singapore’s first gay politician quits to focus on rights Archived 29 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine, South China Morning Post, 30 August 2013.
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