Chai Chen. Notable members of parliament that oversees the Yishun area also include current Law and Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam (which oversees the subregion of Chong Pang), current Education Minister Ong Ye Kung and Derrick Goh (oversees the North Eastern Yishun now known as Nee Soon Link), and Carrie Tan (oversees the southern subregion of Khatib and Lower Seletar Reservoir). Outside of politics, a member of parliament and is the 8th and current President of Singapore, Halimah Yacob, was a resident of Yishun. Hui Shiu-hung, a veteran Hong Kong actor, was also a resident. References Sources Victor R Savage, Brenda S A Yeoh (2003), Toponymics – A Study of Singapore Street Names'', Eastern Universities Press, SAFRA Online. (2006). About SAFRA. Retrieved on 5 April 2007. Places in Singapore North Region, Singapore