PAP co-opts Jeffrey Siow to top leadership body, along with Ng Chee Meng, Sim Ann and Chan Hui Yuh

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The Straits TimesNg Wei Kai2026-11-05 18:40查看原文 ↗

Published Nov 05, 2026, 06:40 PM

Updated Nov 05, 2026, 06:40 PM

SINGAPORE – Transport Minister Jeffrey Siow, a first-term MP and newly promoted minister, has been co-opted to the PAP’s top leadership body, along with three others.

In a press release on Nov 5, the party announced it had co-opted Siow along with Chan Hui Yuh, Ng Chee Meng and Sim Ann.

Chan is also new to the party’s central executive committee (CEC), while Ng and Sim were similarly co-opted onto the previous leadership body in 2024.

Chan is a longtime opposition ward candidate, while Ng is Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office and labour chief. Sim is Second Minister for Foreign Affairs and Home Affairs.

The four join another 14 members previously elected and co-opted into the CEC at the party’s internal election on Oct 25.

This brings the leadership body up to its maximum size of 18.

The CEC met on Nov 5, and also parcelled out its various party offices, the party statement said.

There was no change among the top roles, with Education Minister Desmond Lee continuing as party chair.

Minister for Social and Family Development Masagos Zulkifli continues as vice-chair, while Defence Minister Chan Chun Sing remains assistant secretary-general.

Health Minister Ong Ye Kung was reappointed treasurer.

But there was some movement among the heads of the party’s internal bodies, with first-term MPs and political office-holders taking the lead.

David Neo, who is Minister for Culture, Community and Youth has taken over as the head of the PAP senior’s group, and Goh Pei Ming, a senior minister of state, now leads the PAP’s climate action group.

Neo took over from Tan See Leng, while Goh fills the spot left by Koh Poh Koon.

Minister of state Dinesh Vasu Dash has also been appointed an assistant organising secretary – one of three. The other two are Alex Yam and Desmond Tan, who were reappointed.

Dinesh succeeds Low Yen Ling and Tan Kiat How in the role which involves coordinating the party’s activities.

All three men were elected, along with Siow, at the 2025 General Election and put into Government months later at a Cabinet reshuffle.

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发布于2026年11月5日下午6:40

更新于2026年11月5日下午6:40

新加坡——交通部长萧正树（Jeffrey Siow）是一位新晋升的部长，也是一名新任国会议员。他与另外三人一起被增选为人民行动党最高领导机构成员。

11月5日，该党在一份新闻稿中宣布，已吸纳萧秀珍、陈慧瑜、黄志明和沈安为党员。

陈也是该党中央执行委员会（CEC）的新成员，而吴和沈亦是在2024年以类似方式被增选进入上一届领导机构的。

陈志远是长期担任反对党议员的候选人，而吴志强是总理公署部长兼劳工部长。沈志强是外交部兼内政部第二部长。

这四人与此前在10月25日党内选举中当选和增选进入中央执行委员会的另外14名成员一起，成为新任中央执行委员会成员。

这样一来，领导机构的人数就达到了18人的上限。

党的声明称，中央执行委员会于11月5日召开会议，并分配了各党务部门。