Latest News On Singapore Olympic Youth Games (YOG)

Latest News on Singapore Olympic Youth Games (YOG)



Reference: http://www.singapore2010.sg/


24 March 2008


Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games Organising Committee Board has been set up on 24 March 2008. IOC Executive Board Member Mr Ng Ser Miang was appointed Chairman of the Singapore Youth Olympic Games Organising Committee (SYOGOC) Board. There will be 22 members drawn from the public, private and people sectors.


Details of the Olympic Games for Youths Committee Board Members:

1
Chairman
Ng Ser Miang
International Olympic Committee Executive Board member in Singapore
2
Dy Chair
Niam Chiang Meng
Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports
3
Advisor
Kelly Fairweather
Chief Executive Officer, Sport Performance Institute, Stellenbosch University
Former Director (Sports), International Olympic Committee
4
Members
Alex Chan
Chairman, Singapore Sports Council
5
Chris Chan
Secretary-General, Singapore National Olympic Council
6
Ms Chang Hwee Nee
Deputy Secretary (Policy), Ministry of Education
7
Patrick Daniel
Editor-in-Chief, Singapore Press Holdings Ltd
8
Kenny Eng
Business Development Manager, Nyee Phoe Group
Director, Gardenasia
9
Noel Hon
Chairman, Singapore Kindness Movement
10
Koh Seng Leong
Olympic sailor
11
Kwek Leng Joo
Managing Director, City Developments Limited
Vice Chairman, Singapore Business Federation
12
Asst. Prof C Kunalan
Secretary, Singapore National Olympic Council Anti-Doping in Sports Commission
13
Low Teo Ping
President, Singapore Sailing Federation
Vice-President, Singapore National Olympic Council
14
Oon Jin Teik
Chief Executive Officer, Singapore Sports Council
15
Michael Palmer
Member of Parliament (Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC)
Partner, Harry Elias Partnership
16
Ms Annabel Pennefather
President, Singapore Hockey Federation
Vice-President, Singapore National Olympic Council
17
Shaun Seow
Deputy CEO (News, Radio, Print), MediaCorp
18
Sim Gim Guan
Deputy Secretary (Information & Corporate Management), Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts
19
Dr Benedict Tan
Chairman, Singapore National Olympic Council Athletes’ Commission
20
Dr Tan Eng Liang
Vice-President, Singapore National Olympic Council
21
Mrs Josephine Teo
Member of Parliament (Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC)
Assistant Secretary-General and Director (Youth Development), National Trades Union Congress
22
Zainudin Nordin
Member of Parliament (Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC
Mayor, Central Singapore District

PANEL OF ADVISORS

A Panel of Advisors will assist the SYOGOC Board in carrying out their duties. This panel comprises:

Mr Teo Chee Hean, Minister for Defence and Minister for Education

Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Minister for Finance and Minister for Education

Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports and Second Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts

Mr Teo Ser Luck, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Community Development, Youth and Sports.



INTER-MINISTRY COMMITTEE


An Inter-Ministry Committee, chaired by Mr Niam Chiang Meng, Permanent Secretary of MCYS, was also appointed to support the work of SYOGOC. The members of this committee will be drawn from different government agencies.


There will also be five other committees in the areas of:


Sports
Culture & Education
Community Outreach
Youth Engagement
Business & Marketing