Former prime minister and co-founder of the People’s Action Party(PAP) Lee Kuan Yew has stepped down from the party’s central executive committee (CEC).
Alongside Senior Minister Emeritus Goh Chok Tong, former PAP chairman Lim Boon Heng, Wong Kan Seng, George Yeo and Lim Hwee Hua, Lee’s resignation from the party was accepted by the CEC at a meeting on Wednesday.
They had "proposed to step down to facilitate leadership renewal in the party", said PAP's second organising secretary Ng Eng Hen in a statement posted on the party website.
To recognise the "outstanding service and seminal contributions" of Lee and Goh to the PAP and Singapore, both were conferred the title of Honorary Past Secretary-General, the party announced.
Party secretary-general Lee Hsien Loong thanked the six outgoingCEC members for their “selfless dedication and sterling service”, noting the key roles they had played in the party over the years, in particular the elder Lee and Goh, who “led Singapore’s progress and transformation through four decades”.
“Leadership renewal in the Party goes hand-in-hand with self-renewal among MPs and Ministers,” the younger Lee, who is Singapore's Prime Minister, added.
"The Party has much work ahead of it to strengthen its roots, extend its outreach, and convince a new generation of voters to support its ideals, vision, and programmes," he said. “This CEC change will enable the Party to induct younger members into the CEC, and form a team which can lead and prepare the PAP for the next general elections by 2016."
To replace the outgoing six CEC members, the party said it will pick new members through a poll of PAP branch chairmen, cadres representing PAP branches, district committees, the Women’s Wingand Young PAP. The selection process is expected to be complete by its convention in November.
What is CEC for?
I bet $10 bucks LKY knows he is going to "pass". So now try to hand things to son fast fast.
do u think this is PM Lee idea or MM idea?
Will he gets a new title again???
I'm sure it's health problems. He will never give up control of anything willingly.
Just his son made him quit because clinging on to power until death makes for bad image.
I'm watching the clock. Hurray.
Will it be a "steve jobs"?
Originally posted by ^Acid^ aka s|aO^eH~:Will he gets a new title again???
Ai ya you didn't see the new title ah?
Originally posted by mancha:
Ai ya you didn't see the new title ah?
now is simi emeritus simi simi de...
so change to wat ah???
To recognise the "outstanding service and seminal contributions" of Lee and Goh to the PAP and Singapore, both were conferred the title of Honorary Past Secretary-General, the party announced.
change again... change change change...
But everything is still the same.
I have a bottle just waiting for the day.
Gonna be an absolute dick to the PAP supporters when the supreme being sees fit to unfuck his mistake.
About time them old farts go.