Leon Perera
Leon Perera | |
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Official portrait, 2021 | |
| Member of the Singapore Parliament for Aljunied GRC | |
| In office 10 July 2020 – 19 July 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Sylvia Lim |
| Succeeded by | Kenneth Tiong |
| Majority | 28,485 (19.90%) |
| Non-Constituency Member of the 13th Parliament of Singapore | |
| In office 16 September 2015 – 22 June 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Yee Jenn Jong Gerald Giam Lina Chiam |
| Succeeded by | Leong Mun Wai Hazel Poa |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Leon Anil Perera 28 September 1970 Singapore |
| Political party | Independent |
| Other political affiliations | Workers' Party (2013–2023) |
| Spouse |
Carol Perera (m. 2003) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Exeter College, Oxford (MA) |
| Occupation | Politician |
Leon Anil Perera (born 28 September 1970) is a Singaporean activist and politician. He was previously a Non-Constituency Member of Parliament between 2015 and 2020. Perera was the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Serangoon division of Aljunied GRC between 2020 and 2023.
In July 2023, a video surfaced that allegedly showed Perera holding hands intimately with fellow WP member Nicole Seah. On 19 July, WP secretary-general Pritam Singh revealed that Perera and Nicole Seah began an affair some time after the 2020 general elections, which had ended before the video surfaced.
On 19 July 2023, WP secretary-general Pritam Singh announced that Perera had resigned from the Workers' Party (WP) and as Member of Parliament (MP). Singh stated that Perera and Seah had begun an affair some time after the 2020 general elections. Both Perera and Seah were married at the time; both resigned from the WP after initially lying about the extramarital affair.
Serangoon ward is being covered by other members in Aljunied GRC till the 2025 general election.