THE Singapore Council of Women's Organisations (SCWO), the umbrella body for women's groups here, has inducted two female politicians to their Wall of Fame.
Cabinet Minister Lim Hwee Hua and Minister of State for Community Development, Youth and Sports Yu-Foo Yee Shoon were honoured last night for being pioneers in the public service.
Mrs Lim, 51, is the first woman to become a full Cabinet minister, while Mrs Yu-Foo, 60, was the first woman to become a mayor here.
They are among only nine women inducted to the Wall of Fame, launched in 2005 to recognise women who have improved the lives of other women here.
The accolades were part of the celebrations at the SCWO's 30th anniversary fund-raising dinner at the Shangri-La Hotel last night. It was attended by 450 guests, including its patron, Mrs S R Nathan, who was guest of honour.
Council president Ann Tan, 47, told The Straits Times that the two women were chosen to be 'living examples of what women can be, and what they can do for other women in Singapore'.
-- ST
honour these good-at-nothing PAP bootlicking lackeys..................???
Ah Meng is more deserving than them...............Ah Meng did more for S'pore than all these self-serving lapdogs combined................