Singapore: Ruling party elects new executive board
Singapore’s ruling People's Action Party (PAP) elected 12 members to its Central Executive Committee (CEC) on December 4 at its 34th conference.
The ruling party's new Central Executive Committee (CEC) consists of 14 members - 12 were elected and two more were co-opted - who will serve a two-year term from 2017 (Photo: businesstimes.com.sg)Singapore (VNA) – Singapore’s ruling People's Action Party (PAP) elected 12 members to its Central Executive Committee (CEC) on December 4 at its 34th conference.
The twelve members are: Party Secretary-General and Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Chairman Khaw Boon Wan, Vice-Chairman Yaacob Ibrahim, First Assistant Secretary-General Teo Chee Hean, Second Assistant Secretary-General Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Treasurer Lim Swee Say, Assistant Treasurer K Shanmugam, Organising Secretaries Gan Kim Yong and Chan Chun Sing; and members Grace Fu, Halimah Yacob and Heng Swee Keat.
Meanwhile members Tan Chuan-Jin and Vivian Balakrishnan were the two co-opted into the CEC this time round.
Missing from the list is Ng Eng Hen who was previously PAP Organising Secretary.-VNA
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