PAP elects 39th central executive committee, top decision body intact
The ruling People's Action Party (PAP) elected its 39th central executive committee (CEC) on Sunday (Oct 25), with the party's top decision body remaining intact.Over 2,000 party cadres casted their votes, choosing from a list of 19 recommended candidates, at the biennial conference held at the Singapore Expo.According to party insiders, a core group of seven candidates emerged as the preferred slate among the cadres: Lawrence Wong, Lee Hsien Loong, Desmond Lee, Chan Chun Sing, Masagos Zulkifli, K. Shanmugam and Grace Fu.The other 12 candidates on the list were: Alex Yam, Chee Hong Tat, Edwin Tong, Indranee Rajah, Jasmin Lau, Jeffrey Siow, Josephine Teo, Ong Ye Kung, Sim Ann, Tan See Leng, Vivian Balakrishnan and Zaqy Mohamad.In no particular order, the 12-member 39th CEC comprises: