Ng was deemed eligible due to his role as group chief investment officer (CIO) of GIC for over three years. Ng had spent over four decades in public service, of which six of these years - between 2007 to 2013 - were as GIC's CIO.
Three out of the six presidential hopefuls who submitted their applications for eligibility to stand for the upcoming presidential election in September were deemed eligible.
On Aug 18, Ng Kok Song, Tan Kin Lian and Tharman Shanmugaratnam each received a certificate of eligibility to run for the election this year.
