PAP appoints two new faces in WP-controlled Aljunied GRC
PAP has appointed two new branch chairs in the Worker’s Party-controlled Aljunied GRC, refreshing their slate in a constituency which has been held by the WP since 2011.
Trade unionist Jagathishwaran Rajo has been appointed chair of Eunos ward, while Mr Kenny Sim – who is chief executive of IT-reseller and distributer Serial Achieva, will take over Paya Lebar, the PAP said in a statement on Aug 12.
Mr Jagathishwaran replaces bank executive Chua Eng Leong, while Mr Sim takes over from lawyer Alex Yeo, the PAP said.
The moves mean the two new branch chairs will likely be fielded as part of the PAP’s Aljunied GRC slate in the coming General Election.
Both Mr Chua and Mr Yeo had contested and lost to a WP team headed by Leader of the Opposition Pritam Singh in the last election, GE2020.
The pair will assist the two new branch chairs during this period of transition, the PAP said.
The party in its statement thanked them for their service and said it looks forward to their future contribution in other capacities.
Mr Jagathishwaran has been a PAP activist in Zhenghua in Holland-Bukit Timah GRC since 2009, where he also served as branch secretary for eight years, the PAP said.
He is currently executive secretary at the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore Staff Union and assistant director at NTUC’s Freelancers and Self-Employed Unit.
He is also principal industrial relations officer for the Visual, Audio, Creative Content Professionals Association.
Meanwhile, Mr Sim has been a PAP activist at Woodlands and Bukit Timah since 2015, where he had also served as vice-chair of the Bukit Timah branch for six years.
He is the chairman of the Cheng Hong Welfare Services Society, a charity, as well as the honorary secretary and chairman of Chinese clan association Teochew Poit Ip Huay Kuan’s local and international affairs committee.
He is also executive director and chief executive of IT reseller and distributer Serial Achieva, which operates in Thailand and Malaysia.
Mr Sim also sits on the boards of several other companies, such as Global Invacom Group, Meta Health and USP Group.
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