COVER STORY
Comrades-in-arms: Mr Heng Swee Keat (right) as 1st Assistant Secretary-General and Mr Chan Chun Sing as 2nd Assistant Secretary-General will lead the 4G team.
4G leaders to the fore in new CEC New Central Executive Committee will work together to serve the people and lead Singapore forward
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he PAP's newly elected Central Executive Committee (CEC) held its first meeting on November 23, 2018, and in line with the Party's efforts to renew its leadership ranks, key members of the 4G leadership were appointed in its latest slate of office-bearers. Comrade Heng Swee Keat was elected 1st Assistant Secretary-General while Comrade Chan Chun Sing is 2nd Assistant Secretary-General. The new party Chairman is Comrade Gan Kim Yong, with Comrade Masagos Zulkifli as Vice Chairman. Comrade Lee Hsien Loong remains Secretary-General and will lead the PAP at the next General Election, which is due by April 2021. Comrade K Shanmugam is the new Treasurer, with Comrade Ong Ye Kung as Assistant Treasurer. Comrades Grace Fu and
Desmond Lee were appointed Organising Secretaries. After discussions among themselves, the 4G leaders came to a consensus that Mr Heng will be their new leader. Mr Heng in turn chose Mr Chan to be his deputy, a decision that the younger leaders supported as well. The CEC also co-opted four additional members – Comrades Lawrence Wong, Desmond Lee, Sitoh Yih Pin and Christopher de Souza on November 23. They are in addition to Comrades Ng Eng Hen and Josephine Teo, who were coopted on November 11. The new CEC, which is the party’s 35th, has a two-year term starting from 2019. It is the party’s highest decision-making body. Mr Heng said he is “deeply conscious” DEC 2018
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