Desmond Lim
Desmond Lim Bak Chuan (; born 1968) is a Singaporean politician. He is the current leader of the political party Singapore Democratic Alliance (SDA) and current President of DL's Caring Community. During the Singaporean by-election, 2013, which he ultimately lost, Lim held the first online rally in Singapore.
Women in Singapore politics
Since the 1990s, the number of women participating in politics has progressively increased, but women remain significantly underrepresented in government and parliament. There are currently 20 elected women parliamentarians out of a total of 88 elected members, 19 from the ruling PAP and one from the Workers' Party. There are two full Ministers, three Ministers of State and two district mayors. There are three women of a total of nine Nominated Members of Parliament.