Overview
- Party cadres held a secret ballot at the biennial conference on Oct 25 and elected a 12-member Central Executive Committee that will lead the PAP for the next two years.
- The elected committee keeps the party’s senior figures in prominent roles, including Lawrence Wong and Lee Hsien Loong, alongside ministers such as Desmond Lee, Chan Chun Sing and Vivian Balakrishnan.
- Tan See Leng and Zaqy Mohamad were co-opted after the vote as the 13th and 14th highest vote-getters, and the PAP’s rules allow up to six co-opted members to be added.
- First-term ministers Jeffrey Siow and Jasmin Lau were on the recommended candidate list but were not voted into the elected 12, underscoring limited openings for new faces.
- The outcome signals continued policy continuity while upcoming announcements on additional co-options and specific CEC office-bearers will determine how the party manages generational transition ahead of the next election cycle.