PAP vote may lift younger ministers into party’s top committee
What's next: More than 2,000 cadres will elect the ruling party’s 39th central executive committee on Sunday, with limited turnover expected at the top.
Singapore’s ruling People’s Action Party is set to elect its 39th central executive committee on Sunday, in a vote that could bring younger ministers into the party’s top decision-making body while leaving the senior leadership largely intact. Political observers and party insiders told local media they expect incremental change rather than a major shake-up under Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, who became secretary-general in 2024. Newly promoted ministers Jeffrey Siow, David Neo and Jasmin Lau are seen as possible entrants to the committee after a July Cabinet reshuffle, while Zaqy Mohamad was already co-opted into the body in July. The outcome could signal how Wong is shaping the party’s next-generation leadership before the next general election, due by 2030.