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Younger ministers may join PAP's top committee as party votes on new team
The People’s Action Party will elect its new top committee on Oct 25 in Singapore.
It will be the first central executive committee election since Lawrence Wong led the party through a general election as prime minister.
Observers expect younger ministers, including Jeffrey Siow, David Neo and Jasmin Lau, to join the committee as their government responsibilities grow.
Zaqy Mohamad, who was co-opted into the current committee in July, may also be part of the new line-up.
The expected changes are likely to be gradual, not a major shake-up, with some senior figures potentially making way.
The committee’s make-up matters because it helps steer the party and can signal its plans for leadership renewal.
PAP cadres will elect the party’s 39th central executive committee (CEC) on Oct 25, with younger ministers expected by observers to take on greater roles.
The vote is the first CEC election for secretary-general Lawrence Wong since he led the party through his first general election as prime minister.
Observers say some senior figures may make way as part of a gradual renewal, though they do not expect radical change.
Transport Minister Jeffrey Siow, Minister for Culture, Community and Youth David Neo and Acting Manpower Minister Jasmin Lau are not currently on the CEC.
Zaqy Mohamad was co-opted into the committee in July after becoming acting minister-in-charge of Muslim affairs.
- Who
- PAP cadres will elect the committee. Younger ministers may join its ranks.
- What
- The party will elect its 39th central executive committee.
- When
- Sunday, Oct 25, 2026.
- Where
- Singapore.
- Why
- The election is part of party renewal and succession planning, according to political observers.
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Goh Chok Tong took over as secretary-general after becoming prime minister two years earlier, and Lee Hsien Loong became first assistant secretary-general.
Lee Hsien Loong faced a party election after his first general election as prime minister and retained a strong third-generation core.
Zaqy Mohamad was co-opted into the CEC after his appointment as acting minister-in-charge of Muslim affairs.
PAP cadres are due to elect the party’s 39th CEC.
- Committee
- PAP’s 39th central executive committee
- Election date
- Oct 25, 2026
- Secretary-general
- Lawrence Wong
- Ministers not currently on CEC
- Jeffrey Siow, David Neo and Jasmin Lau
- Co-opted member
- Zaqy Mohamad, in July 2026
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What people are saying
We might see more of the new or younger ministers become involved in the CEC, to indicate that they will be taking a larger role in helping steer the party under PM Wong’s leadership
a fairly natural progression, reflecting their growing responsibilities within both the government and the party
He has already done so on the government side and he would want to continue with that on the party side too, which usually broadly mirrors how he has put in place succession planning in Cabinet
Incremental change is likely the theme. It will be continuity among change.