He reportedly made the difficult decision to step down as he believes his commitments as the newly-appointed Executive Chairman of an overseas public listed company will make it difficult for him to lead the party
SINGAPORE: Progress Singapore Party’s secretary-general Francis Yuen stepped down from his post today , as the party elected a new Central Executive Committee in its third party conference.
A senior party member told The Independent Singapore on the condition of anonymity: “There is going to be leadership renewal at PSP, we’re expecting Mr Leong Mun Wai to take on a more prominent role in the party; he definitely has my support as the next Sec-Gen.” The 12 members of the new CEC are chairman Tan Cheng Bock, NCMPs Hazel Poa and Leong Mun Wai, A’bas Bin Kasmani, Ang Yong Guan, Harish Pillay, Jeffrey Khoo, Nadarajah Loganathan, Peggie Chua, Phang Yew Huat, Tan Chika, Wendy Low Wei Ling. The new CEC will serve for two years until March 2025.
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