SINGAPORE: The upcoming General Election could represent a “changing of the guard” for the ruling People’s Action Party (PAP), say observers, with ...
- which has no anchor minister after then-Communications and Information Minister Yaacob Ibrahim resigned from the Cabinet in 2018 - is expected to be headed by Manpower Minister Josephine Teo, previously an MP for Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC under Minister for Defence Ng Eng Hen.
“So in other words, they will always want to put in the best team, regardless of who they are competing against,” added the senior international affairs analyst with management consultancy Solaris Strategies Singapore. READ: GE2020: Senior office-holders who previously won SMCs likely to defend their seats, say observersAssociate Professor Eugene Tan from Singapore Management University's School of Law suggested that National Development Minister Desmond Lee - who has been an MP for Jurong GRC under Senior Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam since joining politics in 2011 - could move to West Coast GRC to strengthen the PAP’s team there.
Minister for Social and Family Development Desmond Lee helps volunteers pack food for the needy on Feb 20, 2020. “He is strong on the ground,” he said of Dr Maliki, adding that Senior Minister of State for Defence Heng Chee How, with 19 years as an MP, could also head a GRC.There are several senior ministers of state who have been given “high-profile responsibilities”, said Assoc Prof Tan Ern Ser from the National University of Singapore’s department of sociology.
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