PAP votes in top decision-making body, Jeffrey Siow and Jasmin Lau nominated but not voted in
Sunday’s ballot was the first for secretary-general Lawrence Wong since he led the party through his first General Election as prime minister last year.
The People's Action Party (PAP) has elected its latest central executive committee (CEC) following the party's conference on Sunday (October 25). First-term Members of Parliament Jeffrey Siow and Jasmin Lau were nominated for the top decision-making body but were not voted in. The PAP conference occurs every two years. The 39th CEC consists of Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Lawrence Wong, Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Minister for Education Desmond Lee, Coordinating Minister for Public Services and Minister for Defence Chan Chun Sing, Minister for Social and Family Development Masagos Zulkifli, Senior Minister, Coordinating Minister for National Security and Minister for Home Affairs K Shanmugam, Minister for Sustainability and the Environment Grace Fu, Minister for National Development Chee Hong Tat, Minister for Law Edwin Tong, Minister in the Prime Minister's Office Indranee Rajah, Coordinating Minister for Social Policies and Minister for Health Ong Ye Kung, Minister for Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan.
Lawrence Wong, Lee Hsien Loong, Desmond Lee, Chan, Masagos, Shanmugam, and Fu are seen as the core leaders of this team. Co-opted members Tan See Leng and Zaqy Mohamad were selected as the 13th and 14th highest vote-getters among party cadres.
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