If proposed amendments to the Constitution are passed, the President and ministers will be able to accept appointments in foreign and international organisations in their private capacities, if it is in the national interest for them to do so.
New: You can now listen to articles.SINGAPORE: Legislative changes aimed at allowing the President and ministers to accept appointments in foreign and international organisations in their personal capacities, if it is in the national interest for them to do so, were proposed in parliament on Monday .
However, the Constitution currently does not empower the President – as the head of state – to take up public roles where he acts in his private capacity. CNA has asked the Istana what international or foreign appointments Mr Tharman, an economist, still holds. He became the first Asian chair of the International Monetary and Financial Committee in 2011, holding the role till 2014.On Monday, PMO noted that ministers are not legally prohibited from serving in foreign and international organisations in their private capacities.
Under the proposed constitutional amendments, ministers can accept and hold an office in a foreign or international organisation in their private capacity if they are not prohibited under Article 33 from performing the functions of that office.
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