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Speaking to TODAY, Singapore Management University law professor Eugene Tan noted that the appointment of one or two of the three frontrunners to the post of assistant secretary-general “will be a strong indicator” as to who might be the next Prime Minister.
Dr Gillian Koh, deputy director of research at the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS), reiterated that they “must certainly move into that position to be primed for leadership in both the party and Government”.
Right now, the PAP’s first and second assistant secretary-general posts are filled by Mr Teo Chee Hean and Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam respectively. Mr Teo and Mr Tharman are also Deputy Prime Ministers.
Assoc Prof Tan noted that it is possible that both men might vacate their party posts and assume the roles of chairman and vice-chairman as part of leadership renewal.
The PAP’s incumbent chairman and vice-chairman are Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan and Dr Yaacob Ibrahim respectively. Dr Yaacob recently stepped down as a Cabinet Minister but remains a Member of Parliament.
“The likely theme for the upcoming CEC election is change amid continuity, where we will see the third-generation leaders making way for the fourth-generation leaders,” Assoc Prof Tan added.
Dr Felix Tan, an associate lecturer with SIM Global Education, pointed out that both Mr Lee and Emeritus Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong had undergone a similar transition process within the party: They first assumed the assistant secretary-general role in the party, before rising to the top post of secretary-general.
https://www.todayonline.com/singapo...d-paps-second-command-party-election-analysts
Dr Gillian Koh, deputy director of research at the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS), reiterated that they “must certainly move into that position to be primed for leadership in both the party and Government”.
Right now, the PAP’s first and second assistant secretary-general posts are filled by Mr Teo Chee Hean and Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam respectively. Mr Teo and Mr Tharman are also Deputy Prime Ministers.
Assoc Prof Tan noted that it is possible that both men might vacate their party posts and assume the roles of chairman and vice-chairman as part of leadership renewal.
The PAP’s incumbent chairman and vice-chairman are Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan and Dr Yaacob Ibrahim respectively. Dr Yaacob recently stepped down as a Cabinet Minister but remains a Member of Parliament.
“The likely theme for the upcoming CEC election is change amid continuity, where we will see the third-generation leaders making way for the fourth-generation leaders,” Assoc Prof Tan added.
Dr Felix Tan, an associate lecturer with SIM Global Education, pointed out that both Mr Lee and Emeritus Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong had undergone a similar transition process within the party: They first assumed the assistant secretary-general role in the party, before rising to the top post of secretary-general.
https://www.todayonline.com/singapo...d-paps-second-command-party-election-analysts
