SINGAPORE: The Workers' Party (WP) revealed its Central Executive Committee (CEC) positions on Wednesday (Jul 17), with Dr Jamus Lim replacing former senior member Nicole Seah as youth wing president.
Ms Seah, along with Mr Leon Perera, who headed the media team, resigned after having an extramarital affair.
Now heading the media team is Mr Louis Chua, with former Punggol East SMC MP Lee Li Lian taking over his previous position as deputy head of media.
WP said in a media statement that its CEC met on Tuesday and approved the appointments.
An additional member, Mr Fadli Fawzi, was co-opted into the CEC. Mr Fawzi, a lawyer and previously an Islamic Religious Council of Singapore executive, was a WP candidate in Marine Parade GRC in the last General Election in 2020.
The positions are:
Secretary-general: Mr Pritam Singh
Party chair: Ms Sylvia Lim
Vice Chair: Mr Muhamad Faisal Abdul Manap
Treasurer: Ms He Ting Ru
Deputy Treasurer: Mr Nathaniel Koh
Organising Secretary: Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong
Deputy Organising Secretaries: Mr Ang Boon Yaw, Mr Foo Seck Guan Kenneth, Mr Tan Kong Soon and Mr Fadli Fawzi
Head, Media Team: Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis
Deputy Head, Media Team: Ms Lee Li Lian
Head, Policy Research: Mr Gerald Giam
Deputy Head, Policy Research: Dr Jamus Lim
Youth Wing President: Dr Jamus Lim
The team previously had a cadre members conference on Jun 30, where 14 members, including Mr Pritam Singh and Ms Sylvia Lim, were voted into the CEC, which is the party’s top decision-making body.
Mr Singh was re-elected as the party's secretary-general, while Ms Lim it's chairwoman. Ex-WP chief Low Thia Khiang remains a member of the CEC.
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Ms Seah, along with Mr Leon Perera, who headed the media team, resigned after having an extramarital affair.
Now heading the media team is Mr Louis Chua, with former Punggol East SMC MP Lee Li Lian taking over his previous position as deputy head of media.
WP said in a media statement that its CEC met on Tuesday and approved the appointments.
An additional member, Mr Fadli Fawzi, was co-opted into the CEC. Mr Fawzi, a lawyer and previously an Islamic Religious Council of Singapore executive, was a WP candidate in Marine Parade GRC in the last General Election in 2020.
The positions are:
Secretary-general: Mr Pritam Singh
Party chair: Ms Sylvia Lim
Vice Chair: Mr Muhamad Faisal Abdul Manap
Treasurer: Ms He Ting Ru
Deputy Treasurer: Mr Nathaniel Koh
Organising Secretary: Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong
Deputy Organising Secretaries: Mr Ang Boon Yaw, Mr Foo Seck Guan Kenneth, Mr Tan Kong Soon and Mr Fadli Fawzi
Head, Media Team: Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis
Deputy Head, Media Team: Ms Lee Li Lian
Head, Policy Research: Mr Gerald Giam
Deputy Head, Policy Research: Dr Jamus Lim
Youth Wing President: Dr Jamus Lim
The team previously had a cadre members conference on Jun 30, where 14 members, including Mr Pritam Singh and Ms Sylvia Lim, were voted into the CEC, which is the party’s top decision-making body.
Mr Singh was re-elected as the party's secretary-general, while Ms Lim it's chairwoman. Ex-WP chief Low Thia Khiang remains a member of the CEC.
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