Who are the WP’s new faces ahead of GE2025?

SINGAPORE – A number of new faces from the Workers’ Party (WP) have been seen on the ground.

They may form part of the WP’s slate for the 2025 General Election, at which experts

expect the party to field more candidates than before.

Here’s who has been spotted so far. 

Mr Abdul Muhaimin Abdul Malik, town council senior property manager

In Sengkang GRC, Mr Abdul Muhaimin has been seen in photos with the constituency’s MPs.

He was pictured with Mr Louis Chua and Associate Professor Jamus Lim at a Christmas event posted about on Facebook on Jan 1, 2025, and at a walkabout with Prof Lim posted about on Jan 21, among other events. 

Mr Abdul Muhaimin, who has worked for Aljunied-Hougang Town Council since 2015, could potentially fill the spot in Sengkang GRC left vacant by Ms Raeesah Khan, who

resigned as MP in November 2021.

Mr Ang Boon Yaw, lawyer

A senior associate with Yeo Marini Law Corporation, Mr Ang has been active in East Coast GRC.

Mr Ang is in his second consecutive term on the party’s central executive committee (CEC) and is deputy organising secretary. 

He started volunteering with the party in 2012, helping out at former Aljunied GRC MP Chen Show Mao’s Meet-the-People sessions.

Mr Harpreet Singh Nehal, lawyer 

Mr Singh, a lawyer, is a co-managing partner of Audent Chambers, a boutique law firm he established in 2019.

His possible candidacy has received much attention online, given his position as senior counsel. He was appointed in 2007.

In a recent LinkedIn post, he said one of the most fulfilling commitments he made in 2024 was to “work alongside the dedicated members and volunteers of the Workers’ Party”, adding that he was immensely proud to be associated with it. 

He has been walking the ground in Marine Parade GRC.

Mr Jackson Au, communications executive 

Mr Au has been seen at walkabouts and events in 2024 with Aljunied GRC MPs. 

He is part of the WP’s media team, and has recently been pictured with the party’s Marine Parade GRC team as well.

Mr Jasper Kuan, digital strategist in the financial services and payment sector

Mr Kuan was featured in a Hougang documentary put out by the WP in 2024, where he is seen talking to residents with its current MP Dennis Tan.

He could be among the faces fielded in Tampines GRC.

Mr Kenneth Tiong, tech executive

Mr Tiong has also been seen at walkabouts and events in 2024 with Aljunied GRC MPs – Leader of the Opposition Pritam Singh, Ms Sylvia Lim, Mr Faisal Manap and Mr Gerald Giam. 

He could fill the vacancy in the GRC left by Mr Leon Perera, who

resigned in July 2023.

Mr Tan Kong Soon, assistant director for alumni engagement at Nanyang Technological University

Mr Tan, a WP member since 2007, is deputy organising secretary in the party’s CEC.

He is a recurring face on the CEC, which is the party’s highest decision-making body, having been on previous iterations elected in 2016 and 2022.

Mr Tan was a legislative assistant to former WP chief and Aljunied GRC MP Low Thia Khiang from 2013 to 2017. He was also the party’s youth wing vice-president from 2012 to 2016.

He is among WP members who have been walking the ground in Punggol West, as well as other parts of Punggol town that are currently part of Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC.

A party source who declined to be named said the team have been making house visits and introducing themselves to residents for almost two years, in anticipation of possible boundary changes that could see the formation of a new GRC.