PAP elects 14-member leadership team; Chee joins top 12
What's new: More than 2,000 cadres voted, while first-term ministers Jeffrey Siow and Jasmin Lau were nominated but missed out.
Singapore's ruling People's Action Party elected a renewed 14-member central executive committee on Sunday, with National Development Minister Chee Hong Tat entering the top 12 for the first time. Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Desmond Lee, Chan Chun Sing, Masagos Zulkifli, K. Shanmugam, Grace Fu, Edwin Tong, Indranee Rajah, Ong Ye Kung and Vivian Balakrishnan were also elected by secret ballot from 19 candidates. Tan See Leng and Zaqy Mohamad were then co-opted as the next two highest vote-getters. More than 2,000 party cadres cast ballots at the biennial conference in Singapore Expo. Specific party posts and any additional co-options are expected in the coming weeks.