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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Sim Ann and the Ann Family Tree
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Sim Ann
Sim Ann ( born 1975) is a Singaporean politician who has been serving as Senior Minister of State at the Ministries of National Development and Foreign Affairs since 2020 and 2021 respectively. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), she is a Member of the 14th Parliament and has been representing the Bukit Timah ward of Holland–Bukit Timah Group Representation Constituency (GRC) since 2011.
A recipient of the President's Scholarship, Sim started her career in the Civil Service and worked at the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Trade and Industry, and Prime Minister's Office. She made her political debut in the 2011 general election as part of a four-member PAP team contesting in Holland–Bukit Timah GRC, and they won with 60.1% of the vote. Sim had since retained her parliamentary seat in the subsequent general elections, and had served as Senior Parliamentary Secretary in various Ministries before she was promoted to Minister of State in 2013 and later Senior Minister of State in 2015. She has also been the Deputy Government Whip since 1 October 2015.
Source: Sim Ann, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Ann
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
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