The Singapore Youth Olympic Games Organising Committee (SYOGOC) is the organisation in charge of organising the inaugural 2010 Youth Olympic Games. A selection process to determine the members of the games' organising committee commenced soon after the bid result announcement. Plans were made to have the committee visit the IOC, to obtain greater details on organising the event.[1] The 23 members of the Singapore Youth Olympic Games Organising Committee (SYOGOC) were announced on 24 March 2008 as follows:
Position | Member | Portfolio | |
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Chairman | Ng Ser Miang | International Olympic Committee Executive Board member in Singapore, Vice Chairman, SNOC | |
Deputy Chairman | Niam Chiang Meng | Former Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports | |
Advisor | Kelly Fairweather | Chief Executive Officer, Sport Performance Institute, Stellenbosch University and former Director (Sports), International Olympic Committee | |
Chief Executive Officer | Brigadier-General(NS) Goh Kee Nguan | ||
Member | Alex Chan | Former Chairman, Singapore Sports Council | |
Member | Chris Chan | Secretary-General, Singapore National Olympic Council | |
Member | Chang Hwee Nee | Former Deputy Secretary (Policy), Ministry of Education | |
Member | Patrick Daniel | Editor-in-Chief, Singapore Press Holdings Ltd | |
Member | Kenny Eng | Business Development Manager, Nyee Phoe Group and Director, Gardenasia | |
Member | Noel Hon | Former Chairman, Singapore Kindness Movement | |
Member | Koh Seng Leong | Olympic sailor | |
Member | Kwek Leng Joo | Managing Director, City Developments Limited and Vice Chairman, Singapore Business Federation | |
Member | Asst. Prof C Kunalan | Secretary, Singapore National Olympic Council Anti-Doping in Sports Commission | |
Member | Low Teo Ping | President, Singapore Sailing Federation and Vice-President, Singapore National Olympic Council | |
Member | Oon Jin Teik | Former Chief Executive Officer, Singapore Sports Council | |
Member | Michael Palmer | Member of Parliament (Pasir Ris-Punggol Group Representation Constituency) and Partner, Harry Elias Partnership | |
Member | Annabel Pennefather | President, Singapore Hockey Federation and Vice-President, Singapore National Olympic Council | |
Member | Shaun Seow | Deputy CEO (News, Radio, Print), MediaCorp | |
Member | Sim Gim Guan | Deputy Secretary (Information & Corporate Management), Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts | |
Member | Dr Benedict Tan | Chairman, Singapore National Olympic Council Athletes’ Commission | |
Member | Dr Tan Eng Liang | Vice-President, Singapore National Olympic Council | |
Member | Josephine Teo Li Min | Member of Parliament (Bishan-Toa Payoh Group Representation Constituency) and Assistant Secretary-General and Director (Youth Development), National Trades Union Congress | |
Member | Zainudin Nordin | Member of Parliament (Bishan-Toa Payoh Group Representation Constituency) and Mayor, Central Singapore District |
The SYOGOC would be aided by a panel of advisors, composed of Cabinet ministers Vivian Balakrishnan, Teo Chee Hean, Tharman Shanmugaratnam and Ng Eng Hen, and former Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Community Development, Youth & Sports (MCYS) Teo Ser Luck.[3] In addition, an Inter-Ministry Committee was established with Niam Chiang Meng, former Permanent Secretary, MCYS as its chairman.[4] Comprising five sub-committees on Sports, Culture and Education, Community Outreach, Youth Engagement and Business and Marketing, its members would be announced at a later date.