{
  "id": 16429842,
  "title": "PAP votes in top decision-making body, Jeffrey Siow and Jasmin Lau nominated but not voted in",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/pap-votes-in-top-decision-making-body-jeffrey-siow-and-jasmin-lau",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-25T04:24:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CNA - Singapore",
    "slug": "cna-singapore",
    "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/pap-leadership-election-cec-6489086"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.",
  "summary": "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.",
  "key_points": [
    "Jeffrey Siow and Jasmin Lau nominated for PAP CEC",
    "Not voted in despite nominations",
    "39th CEC includes Prime Minister Lawrence Wong"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The exclusion of first-term lawmakers from the central executive committee reinforces the dominance of the party's core leadership over newer parliamentary faces within the top decision-making body.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}