The Progress Singapore Party (PSP) elected a new Central Executive Committee (CEC) on Sunday, March 26. Mr. Francis Yuen stepped down as secretary-general.
The 73-year-old, who has held the position for the last two years, will continue to be a member of the opposition party created in 2019 by Dr. Tan Cheng Bock, a former lawmaker with the ruling People's Action Party.
The PSP stated in a news release that Mr Yuen's new role as executive chairman of an overseas publicly listed company will make it impossible for him to lead the party.
The identity of the next PSP secretary-general will be revealed at a later date.
The new 12-member CEC is expected to nominate its office bearers on March 29.
Vice-chairman Wang Swee Chuang and youth wing head Jess Chua have also resigned from the party's highest decision-making body, the committee.
Dr. Tan, Mr. Yuen's predecessor as secretary-general, continues to serve as chairman of the PSP and as a member of the CEC.
"Serving on the CEC is hard," Dr. Tan stated in a statement, complimenting the committee chosen in April 2021.
He also praised the performance of the PSP's two Non-Constituency Members of Parliament (NCMPs), Mr. Leong Mun Wai and Ms. Hazel Poa, in Parliament.
Together with treasurer Peggie Chua, assistant treasurer Phang Yew Huat, women's wing head Wendy Low, and 2020 general election candidate Ang Yong Guan, the pair were re-elected to the CEC.
Ms. Low also ran for Tanjong Pagar GRC on a PSP ticket with Mr. Harish Pillay and Mr. Abas Kasmini, both of whom were elected to the new CEC on Sunday.
Mr Abas is a new member of the CEC, as are Mr Jeffrey Khoo and Mr Nadarajan Loganathan, who ran for the PSP in the West Coast GRC election.
This time, Ms. Tan Chika, who was appointed to the CEC in 2020 but not 2021, was elected.
The next CEC will serve until March 2025 for a period of two years.
Dr. Tan stated in his announcement that the PSP had "gained tremendous public notoriety" and that its objective was to win additional House seats.
The 82-year-old man stated, "We still cannot create the government, but we will be around to see the incumbent."
Mr. Yuen, the departing party leader, stated in his farewell address that the PSP was "here to stay."
"It must grow from strength to strength. The PSP must strengthen its brand, its presence in Parliament, and its ability to connect with Singaporeans."
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