Alex Yam Ziming (Chinese: 任梓銘; pinyin: Rèn Zǐmíng; born 20 June 1981)[1][2] is a Singaporean politician who has been serving as Mayor of North West District since 2020.

[4] While he was at the University of Kent, he was elected to the Union Council, representing ethnic minorities and international students.

Yam was first sworn in as a Member of Parliament for Chua Chu Kang GRC on 7 May 2011, following the 2011 general election.

He was re-elected as Member of Parliament for Yew Tee on 11 September 2015 with Lawrence Wong, Halimah Yacob and Ong Teng Koon.

In the 2020 general election, he retained his seat with Lawrence Wong, Zaqy Mohamad and Hany Soh.

In the naming his new Cabinet, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong appointed Yam as the mayor of the North West District on 27 July 2020, overseeing 19 constituencies and serving over 906,000 residents.

He co-chaired the Sports & Arts (SPAR) sub-committee with Tin Pei Ling and was involved in the launch of the YEAH!

Yam was appointed as Assistant Organising Secretary of the PAP on 23 November 2018 following the central executive committee elections.

His paternal grandfather, Yam Kok Yuen (任國源; Rèn Guóyuán), was a Cantonese community leader representing Heshan and Zhaoqing clansmen and a founding member of the Malayan Chinese Association in Singapore.

He and his wife are active in their parish and neighbourhood community and also lead a church support group for families who have suffered miscarriages, stillbirths or abortions.