Singapore Democratic Party reshuffles CEC

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Singapore Democratic Party reshuffles CEC
By Jeanette Tan | SingaporeScene – 8 hours ago
http://sg.news.yahoo.com/blogs/singa...GVzdAM-;_ylv=3

The Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) has made changes to its central executive committee (CEC).

While party secretary-general Chee Soon Juan still retains his position, the CEC now has a new chair and vice-chairperson, opposition veteran Jufrie Mahmood and former Internal Security Act detainee Vincent Cheng respectively.

Executive director for Transient Workers Count Too Vincent Wijeysingha, who contested in this year's General Election in Holland-Bukit Timah GRC, also received a promotion in the committee from assistant treasurer to treasurer. He was co-opted into the CEC before standing for the May election with his team.

Quite noticeably, however, his running mates, namely retired army colonel and former grassroots leader Ang Yong Guan and former civil servant Michelle Lee, were not in the CEC.

Ang and Lee chose not to run for the CEC and are serving in key leadership positions in the party's community service and policy sub-committees, reported The Straits Times.

"We feel that we should leave the party's day-to-day running to the CEC. We prefer to serve the party by contributing policy ideas and finding out how people are doing on the ground," Ang told the paper.

This is also in line with the SDP's new management policy of spreading key talent across a wider range of departments within the party.

In a statement on its website, the party announced the formation of six sub-committees to carry out its outreach operations, including policy studies, community services and fund-raising.

"This enables all our leadership skills and abilities to be fanned out so as to ensure a high quality of management across all the party's work streams," the party said.

Other new entrants to the party's CEC include new ordinary members Bryan Lim, who stood under the SDP flag in the 2001 election, Sadasivam Veriyah, who stood with the party in Sembawang GRC this year, and Christopher Ang, who was one of the party's key logistics coordinators for the elections. Retiree John Law has also been elected as assistant treasurer.

Chee Siok Chin and Mohamed Isa remain as CEC members while former vice-chairman Francis Yong will serve as an ordinary member.

Whats the difference?

Chee Soon Juan is still there.

Originally Posted by don90

Whats the difference?

Chee Soon Juan is still there.

He is also the reason why Vincent Wijeysingha, Ang Yong Guan and Tan Jee Say is in the party at the GE 2011 in the first place......