Fatimah Lateef
{{short description|Singaporean politician}}
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| name = Fatimah Lateef
| native_name = {{nobold|فاطمه لتايف}}
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| constituency_MP1 = Marine Parade GRC
(Geylang Serai)
| term_start1 = 27 April 2006
| term_end1 = 23 June 2020
| predecessor1 = Othman Haron Eusofe
| successor1 = Fahmi Aliman
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1966|3|16}}
| birth_place = Singapore
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| party = People's Action Party
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| alma_mater = National University of Singapore
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{{Malay name|Fatimah|Lateef}}
Fatimah binte Abdul Lateef (Jawi: فاطمه بنت عبداللتايف; born 16 March 1966) is a Singaporean former politician. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), she was the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Geylang Serai ward of Marine Parade GRC between 2006 and 2020.{{cite web|url=http://www.parl.gov.sg/mp/fatimah-lateef?viewcv=Fatimah%20Lateef|title=Assoc Prof Fatimah Lateef - Member's CV|website=parliament.gov.sg|access-date=20 September 2015}}{{Dead link|date=August 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{cite web|title=2006 Parliamentary Election Results|url=http://www.eld.gov.sg/elections_past_parliamentary2006.html|website=Elections Department Singapore|access-date=19 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117131215/http://www.eld.gov.sg/elections_past_parliamentary2006.html|archive-date=17 January 2018|url-status=dead}}
Education
Fatimah had her early education at CHIJ Opera Estate (now CHIJ (Katong) Primary), CHIJ Katong Convent and Temasek Junior College. She then went on the National University of Singapore, where she completed her Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) at the Faculty of Medicine. She subsequently obtained an FRCS (A&E) from the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh as well as sub-specialisations in Emergency Cardiovascular and Neurovascular care and Prehospital care Medicine from the Medical College of Virginia and the University of Cincinnati.
Career
Fatimah is currently a senior consultant in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Singapore General Hospital.{{cite web|title=DoctorDetails - Assoc Prof Fatimah Bte Abdul Lateef|url=http://www.sgh.com.sg/Others/Pages/DoctorDetails.aspx?_id=2CFA3567-DF49-409B-AC3B-ED91412467F2&name=Fatimah+Binte+Abdul+Lateef&institute=SingaporeGeneralHospital|website=Singapore General Hospital|access-date=22 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923004514/http://www.sgh.com.sg/Others/Pages/DoctorDetails.aspx?_id=2CFA3567-DF49-409B-AC3B-ED91412467F2&name=Fatimah+Binte+Abdul+Lateef&institute=SingaporeGeneralHospital|archive-date=23 September 2015|url-status=dead}}
=Political career=
Fatimah was first elected to parliament at the 2006 general election as an MP for Marine Parade GRC. She had been representing the ward of Geylang Serai until 2020, where she was replaced by her successor, Fahmi Aliman.{{cite web |title=Our MPs |url=http://www.mptc.org.sg/index.php/webabout/our_mps |website=Marine Parade Town Council |access-date=19 September 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150720003707/http://mptc.org.sg/index.php/webabout/our_mps |archive-date=20 July 2015}}
References
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External links
- {{facebook|Fatimah-Lateef-355240599823}}
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{{s-bef | before = Othman Haron Eusofe}}
{{s-ttl | title = Member of Parliament for
Marine Parade GRC (Geylang Serai)
| years = 2006 – 2020}}
{{s-aft | after = Fahmi Aliman}}
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Category:Members of the Parliament of Singapore
Category:National University of Singapore alumni
Category:Temasek Junior College alumni
Category:People's Action Party politicians
Category:Singaporean women in politics