The Workers' Party has been introducing its GE2020 candidates over the course of four days.

As of June 27, 14 candidates have been introduced. They are:

• Louis Chua
• Mohammad Azhar Abdul Latip
• Nicole Seah
• Yee Jenn Jong
• Dennis Tan
• Raeesah Khan
• Dylan Ng
• Jamus Lim
• Ron Tan
• Nathaniel Koh
• Tan Chen Chen
• Muhammad Fadli Bin Mohammad Fawzi
• Kenneth Foo
• Terence Tan

On Sunday (June 28), a final four candidates were announced by WP chair Sylvia Lim.

Abdul Shariff, 54

Shariff was a researcher and public coordinator who has a bachelors and masters degree from SMU.

He started volunteering with WP since 2012. He has left his job to run for this election because his organisation has a policy of non-partisanship.

He said that many WP candidates have shared stories about how they come from humble backgrounds, and have taken an unconventional path in life.

"I'm just another story in the list," he said.

Shariff also said that he has done all kinds of "menial jobs", from working as an undertaker, bus driver and taxi driver, to name a few, just to put himself through university during his 30s.

He is dedicating his candidacy to those who "have been dealt a bad hand in life", and who are in vulnerable situations.

"Let there be more diverse voices representing different social segments and different opinions in Parliament," he said.

Gerald Giam, 42

Giam, who is a founder of a startup, serves as WP's treasurer.

He was previously an NCMP from 2011 to 2015, and ran in East Coast GRC in 2011 and 2015.

This will be his third election, where he will be contesting in Aljunied GRC alongside Pritam Singh, Sylvia Lim, Faisal Manap and Leon Perera.

As an NCMP, he said he has had many productive debates with ministers on various policies, including healthcare, transport and manpower.

"I learned a lot from my first time in Parliament," he said. "There are many areas I intend to build upon, if voters give me a chance to do so."

He also talked about "constructive politics", saying that politics should be about achieving results to benefit Singaporeans.

He Ting Ru, 37

He is a Cambridge-educated lawyer who works as an in-house legal counsel for an MNC. She worked and lived overseas for several years, and returned to Singapore in 2011.

Previously, she contested in Marine Parade GRC in 2015

She is now a mother of two, and said that the experience has been "humbling".

Talking about Covid-19, she said that the pandemic has brought about challenging times. She said people should ask "searching questions" on what has happened and what kind of future Singaporeans want for their country.

"Do we want a country where we sweep the vulnerable under the carpet or one where they can actually live dignified lives?" She said.

Talking about her choice to run for election, she said that her family has had many "concerns" for her and her young family. However, she explained:

"My children will, in time, like their father, enlist to defend their country and to serve it. I want them to be proud of their country that has overcome obstacles by bringing its most vulnerable along with it. A country where they have can strong and respectful disagreements with one another... And I believe that the Workers' Party must play our part to bring this about. "

Leon Perera, 49

Leon is an NCMP and president of Workers’ Party Youth Wing. He is also the founding CEO of an international market consultancy.

He previously ran in East Coast GRC in 2015, and will be running in Aljunied GRC this year.

He said that the defeat in 2015 was a "setback", but "we pick ourselves up", he said.

Since 2015, he said that he has learnt a great deal from the experienced MPs in Aljunied, such as Sylvia Lim, to engage residents and obtain feedback.

He also said that "extreme dominance of one party" would not be a good thing for Singapore in the long-term, and hopes that WP can change this "super majority being held by one party".

Top photo via Workers' Party.