Jeffrey Siow, Ng Chee Meng co-opted to PAP's 39th Central Executive Committee, no changes in top positions
Second minister for Home Affairs Sim Ann and former Aljunied GRC PAP candidate Chan Hui Yuh were also co-opted.
The People's Action Party (PAP) announced on November 5 that four new leaders have been co-opted into the 39th Central Executive Committee (CEC) - Transport Minister Jeffrey Siow and Labour chief Ng Chee Meng. The CEC, the party's highest decision-making body, will steer PAP from 2026 to 2028 as it prepares for the next General Election.
Sim Ann, Second Minister for Foreign Affairs and Home Affairs, and Chan Hui Yuh, the 2025 Aljunied GRC PAP candidate whose team lost the 2025 General Elections, were also co-opted. They join 14 other members, comprising 12 elected at the party conference on October 25 and two co-opted on the same day. Masagos Zulkifli, Defence Minister Chan Chun Sing, and Health Minister Ong Ye Kung will continue as Vice-Chairman, Assistant Secretary-General, and Treasurer respectively.
The new line-up of the 39th CEC includes Desmond Lee as Chairman, Masagos Zulkifli as Vice-Chairman, Lawrence Wong as Secretary-General, Chan Chun Sing as Assistant Secretary-General, and Ong Ye Kung as Treasurer.
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