After six years as a full-time Member of Parliament (MP), Tin Pei Ling will join Jing King Tech Group, a financial technology company that produces smartcards, as the Group Director of Corporate Strategy in May.

In a Facebook post today (April 27), the MP for MacPherson SMC revealed that she has taken on "an exciting" opportunity to join this "proudly-Singaporean enterprise" that "is firmly positioned in the innovation and FinTech space".

In other words, Tin will be following the footsteps of most People's Action Party (PAP) MPs.

The last full-time PAP MP

Tin was one of the three full-time PAP MPs since the 2011 General Election (GE).

The other two full-time MPs were Baey Yam Keng (Tampines GRC) and Foo Mee Har (West Coast GRC).

Currently, Baey is the Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth, while Foo has now taken on the role as the CEO of Wealth Management Institute (WMI).

Anyway, Mothership.sg approached Tin and asked her why she is no longer a full-time MP.

1. Why did you decide to take on this new job? What motivated you to join the FinTech industry?

"When I was a consultant, my job involved much strategy formulation work. Now, I get the opportunity to be involved in the implementation as well. Hence, it seems to me a natural progression professionally.

More importantly, I get to be involved in a Singapore enterprise that is growing locally and in the region. Moreover, FinTech is an exciting space now with a lot of possibilities. To play a role in this will be exciting and fulfilling."

2. You have been a full-time MP for the past six years. Do you foresee things changing in terms of your constituency work at MacPherson?

"I do not foresee much change in terms of constituency work in MacPherson or in Parliament. My weekly MPS, house visits will continue as before, as will my community engagements. Residents who need help can continue to approach me as usual. I will continue to oversee ongoing projects and programmes, as well as plan and initiate new ones.

Over the past 6 years, I have built up a strong volunteer team. Our veteran volunteers continue to be active and very much on the ground. Newer volunteers who joined me after 2011 have also gained experience and some of them have even taken over leadership roles. We also have processes in place to collect feedback on what works and what needs improvements within MacPherson."

3. As a mother of a two-year old boy and an MP, how do you intend to juggle your roles as a wife, mum, MP, and professional?

"There is no magic formula to this, and I will have to manage as best as I can. I draw inspiration from my Parliamentary colleagues and the many working mothers I have met.

Thankfully my husband and family have been very supportive -- they always have been even when I was volunteering actively since my student days. My son is also schooling now (he loves it!) and this makes it easier for me to focus on my work. But ultimately, my role as an MP has to be of top priority, because the impact is far reaching and I have a duty to do my best to serve the residents of MacPherson who have supported me all this while."

Women MPs in Parliament

By the way, there are 21 female MPs in parliament and all of them hold full-time jobs too.

Of the 21 female MPs, 15 of them are working mothers.

This means 15 of them have three jobs.

The end.

Top photo from Tin Pei Ling Facebook.

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