# PAP co-opts four more members into top decision-making body, unveils office holders

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/pap-co-opts-four-more-members-into-top-decision-making-body-unveils-office-holders/
- Published: 2026-11-05T10:15:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-05T12:04:25+00:00
- Original publisher: CNA (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/pap-central-executive-committee-jeffrey-siow-ng-chee-meng-sim-ann-6527161
- Topics: World

## Key points

- PAP adds four members to its Central Executive Committee.
- The CEC now has 16 members after October’s internal election.
- Lawrence Wong and other key office holders remain in place.

## Summary

Singapore’s People’s Action Party has co-opted four members into its Central Executive Committee (CEC), expanding the committee to 16 after its internal election in October. The appointments add senior political and party figures who were not all elected by party cadres, shaping the group responsible for the PAP’s top decisions.

The new members are Transport Minister Jeffrey Siow, labour chief Ng Chee Meng, Second Minister Sim Ann and party adviser Chan Hui Yuh; Tan See Leng and Zaqy Mohamad were co-opted earlier. More than 2,000 cadres elected 12 of 19 candidates on 25 October. Lawrence Wong remains secretary-general, Desmond Lee chairman and Masagos Zulkifli vice-chairman, with no changes to the key positions.

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