Top lawyer boosts Singapore opposition
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SINGAPORE — Supporters say he could have easily become a Cabinet minister, but Chen Shao Mao has caused a stir in Singapore by running against the government in Saturday’s general election.
In a political culture obsessed with academic credentials, the 50-year-old lawyer and economist with degrees from Harvard, Stanford and Oxford universities has boosted the profile of the tiny, fragmented opposition.
Chen advised the Agricultural Bank of China on its $22 billion initial public offering (IPO) last year — the world’s second biggest share launch — and counts the Chinese finance ministry and international firms as clients.
A partner with prominent US-based law firm Davis, Polk and Wardwell, Chen fits the profile of a top candidate running under the ruling People’s Action Party (PAP), which recruits high-flyers from the public and private sector..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20110506com6.html
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