People's Action Party
political party in Singapore
The People's Action Party (PAP) is a large centre-right political party in Singapore.[8] It is one of two main parties in the Parliament of Singapore, with the other being the Workers' Party.[9][10] It was started in 1954 and supported Singapore being independent from Malaysia. It has been in charge of Singapore since the 1959 general election.[11]
People's Action Party | |
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| Malay name | Parti Tindakan Rakyat |
| Chinese name | 人民行动党 Rénmín Xíngdòng Dǎng |
| Tamil name | மக்களின் செயல் கட்சி Makkaḷin Ceyal Kaṭci |
| Abbreviation | PAP |
| Chairman | Heng Swee Keat |
| Secretary-General | Lee Hsien Loong |
| Vice Chairman | Masagos Zulkifli |
| Deputy Secretary-General | Lawrence Wong |
| Assistant Secretaries-General | |
| Founders | |
| Founded | 21 November 1954 |
| Preceded by | Malayan Forum |
| Succeeded by | (Malaysia) |
| Headquarters | Block 57B New Upper Changi Road #01-1402 Singapore 463057 |
| Youth wing | Young PAP |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Centre-right[8] |
| Colours | White, red, blue |
| Slogan | Our Lives, Our Jobs, Our Future |
| Governing body | Central Executive Committee |
| Parliament | 79 / 103 |
| Website | |
| www | |
Leadership
changeThe current chairman of the PAP is Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat. The current secretary general is the current Prime Minister of Singapore Lee Hsien Loong.[12]
List of Chairpersons
change| Portrait | Name (birth– death) |
Term of office | Time in office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toh Chin Chye (10 December 1921 – 3 February 2012) |
21 November 1954 | 5 January 1981 | 26 years, 45 days | |
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Ong Teng Cheong (22 January 1936 – 8 February 2002) |
5 January 1981 | 16 August 1993 |
12 years, 223 days |
 |
Tony Tan Keng Yam (born 7 February 1940) |
1 September 1993 | 3 December 2004 | 11 years, 93 days |
 |
Lim Boon Heng (born 18 November 1947) |
3 December 2004 | 1 June 2011 | 6 years, 180 days |
 |
Khaw Boon Wan (born 8 December 1952) |
1 June 2011 | 23 November 2018 | 7 years, 175 days |
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Gan Kim Yong (born 9 February 1959) |
23 November 2018 | 26 November 2022 | 4 years, 3 days |
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Heng Swee Keat(born 15 April 1961) | 26 November 2022 | Incumbent | 1 year, 355 days |
List of Secretaries-General
change| Portrait | Name (birth–death) |
Term of office | Time in office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Lee Kuan Yew (16 September 1923 – 23 March 2015) |
21 November 1954 | 15 November 1992[13] | 37 years, 360 days |
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Goh Chok Tong (born 20 May 1941) |
15 November 1992[13] | 3 December 2004 | 12 years, 18 days |
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Lee Hsien Loong (born 10 February 1952) |
3 December 2004 | Incumbent | 19 years, 348 days |
Central Executive Committee
changeAs of 30 July 2023, the Central Executive Committee comprises the following members:[14]
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Heng Swee Keat |
| Vice-Chairman | Masagos Zulkifli |
| Secretary-General | Lee Hsien Loong |
| Deputy Secretary-General | Lawrence Wong |
| Assistant Secretaries-General | Chan Chun Sing |
| Desmond Lee | |
| Treasurer | K. Shanmugam |
| Assistant Treasurer | Ong Ye Kung |
| Organising Secretaries | Grace Fu |
| Edwin Tong | |
| Members | Alex Yeo |
| Cheryl Chan | |
| Indranee Rajah | |
| Josephine Teo | |
| Ng Chee Meng | |
| Tan See Leng | |
| Vivian Balakrishnan |
References
change- ↑ Goldblatt, David (2005). Governance in the Asia-Pacific. Routledge. p. 293.
- ↑ Berger, Mark (2014). Rethinking the Third World. Macmillan. p. 98.
- ↑ Tan, Kenneth Paul (2016). Governing Global-City Singapore. Taylor & Francis. p. 91.
- ↑ Kuah-Pearce, Khun Eng (2010). Rebuilding the Ancestral Village. Hong Kong University Press. p. 37.
- ↑ Lim, Benny (18 January 2017). "Nation building reboot needed". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 14 November 2018. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 16 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ↑ Singh, Bilveer (2017). Understanding Singapore Politics. World Scientific Publishing Company. p. 36.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Diane K. Mauzy and R.S. Milne (2002). Singapore Politics Under the People's Action Party. Routledge. p. 147. ISBN 0-415-24653-9.
- ↑ Rodan, Gary. "The Internet and Political Control in Singapore" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 February 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
- ↑ Reyes, Sebastian (29 September 2015). "Singapore's Stubborn Authoritarianism | Harvard Political Review". Harvard Political Review. Archived from the original on 30 January 2018. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
- ↑ "A History of Singapore: Lion City, Asian Tiger". Discovery Channel. 2005.
- ↑ "PAP's new CEC". People's Action Party. 23 November 2018. Archived from the original on 29 April 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 "People's Action Party". Singapore Elections. Archived from the original on 3 March 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- ↑ People's Action Party (2023). "Central Executive Committee". People's Action Party. Retrieved 20 July 2023.