oh Soon Poh and her spouse, Senior Minister of State Heng Chee How, but asserted that there is no conflict of interest since Ms Goh is not a political office holder.
56-year-old Ms Goh was appointed as Auditor-General on 8 Feb this year and leads the Auditor-General Office, which audits government ministries, organs of state, statutory boards and reports its findings through an annual report. Mr Chan said that there is no conflict of interest at hand due to the relationship between Ms Goh and Mr Heng, in response to a question posed in parliament by Workers’ Party chairman, Sylvia Lim. Ms Lim had asked:
“I do not know the appointee personally, and I have no reason to doubt her integrity. Indeed, I am prepared to assume that she would do her best to do her work honourably. “However, can the Prime Minister confirm that the current appointee is the spouse of a Senior Minister of State, and if this is so, did the Prime Minister consider how appointing the spouse of a Senior Minister of State would affect the public perception of the independence of the AGO?”“You asked if we are aware that Ms Goh Soon Poh, the new Auditor-General, is the wife of Senior Minister of State Mr Heng Chee How. Yes, we are aware.
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