WP co-opts 4 rookie MPs into CEC, NCMP Eileen Chong to head youth wing
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WP members (clockwise from top left) Abdul Muhaimin Abdul Malik, Kenneth Tiong, Eileen Chong and Andre Low have been co-opted into its central executive committee.
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SINGAPORE –The Workers’ Party has co-opted two of its rookie MPs and its two new Non-Constituency MPs
Sengkang GRC newcomer Abdul Muhaimin Abdul Malik has been appointed deputy organising secretary, while Aljunied GRC rookie Kenneth Tiong has been appointed deputy treasurer, the party said in a statement on June 18.
NCMP Eileen Chong will be the new president of the party’s youth wing, while fellow NCMP Andre Low
Ms Chong will take over the post from Sengkang MP Jamus Lim. In its statement, the WP expressed its appreciation to Associate Professor Lim for his contributions to the youth wing’s development.
These appointments followed a CEC meeting on June 17, the statement added.
There were no other changes in appointments for the other CEC members, who will continue to be led by secretary-general Pritam Singh and chair Sylvia Lim, it said.
They were elected at the Cadre Members’ Conference of the Party almost a year ago, on June 30, 2024.
It added: “The Workers’ Party is confident that our new CEC members will play a vital role, as we continue to serve Singaporeans and working for Singapore.”
This brings the total number of CEC members to 19.
All four new appointees are political newcomers who stood for election for the first time under the WP banner at the 2025 General Election on May 3.
They are four of five rookie MPs who will form part of the largest WP contingent of 12 in Parliament when it reopens on Sept 5.
The party’s fifth first-time MP, Aljunied representative Fadli Fawzi, was already on the CEC as deputy organising secretary.
Mr Muhaimin and Mr Tiong were on WP teams that retained Sengkang and Aljunied GRCs.
Mr Muhaimin joined three returning MPs – Prof Lim, Ms He Ting Ru and Mr Louis Chua – who emerged victorious in Sengkang GRC in GE2020. He replaced Ms Raeesah Khan, who left midway through the term after admitting to lying in Parliament.
Mr Tiong and Mr Fadli were on the party’s Aljunied slate, replacing Mr Leon Perera, who resigned after a past affair with a fellow WP leader, and long-time Aljunied MP Faisal Manap, who left the team to lead a new squad to contest Tampines GRC. The Aljunied team was rounded out by Mr Singh, Ms Lim and Mr Gerald Giam.
Ms Chong was also on the Tampines GRC team, while Mr Low contested Jalan Kayu SMC. Both did not win their races, but were offered NCMP seats as the losers with the highest vote shares in the election. Mr Low was offered the position outright as it was a single seat, while the Tampines team was asked to choose among themselves and selected Ms Chong.
