The Workers’ Party (WP) held a conference to elect its central executive council (CEC) on 27 July 2014 at the Party Headquarters.

According to TODAY, about 70 members attended the conference.

Below is a summary of the results:

1) WP's top leadership remains unchanged: Low Thia Khiang and Sylvia Lim were re-elected as Secretary-General and Chairman.

2) All the WP's parliamentarians were in the CEC: Low, Lim, and seven other MPs and Non-constituency MPs made it into the CEC.

3) Four new members in the CEC:  Polytechnic lecturer L Somasundaram, former CEC member John Yam, sociologist Daniel Goh and lawyer Dennis Tan.

4) Six current council members failed to be re-elected: Deputy treasurer Frieda Chan, organising secretary Ng Swee Bee, organising secretary Toh Hong Boon, vice-chair of media team Jane Leong, webmaster Koh Choong Yong, and council member Glenda Han.

5) Smaller WP CEC: The new CEC has 14 members, four fewer than the last one. CEC has a two-year term and is expected to be the one leading WP into the next General Election.

Below is the full list of the CEC:

Chairman: Ms Sylvia Lim Swee Lian, 49

Secretary-General: Mr Low Thia Khiang, 57

12 members of the CEC:

Mr Chen Show Mao, 53

Mr Muhamad Faisal bin Abdul Manap, 38

Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song, 36

Dr Daniel Goh Pei Siong, 41

Ms Lee Li Lian, 36

Mr Png Eng Huat, 52

Mr Mohammed Rahizan bin Yaacob, 58

Mr Pritam Singh, 38

Mr L Somasundaram, 51

Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong, 43

Dr John Yam Poh Nam, 52

Mr Yee Jenn Jong, 49

Profiles of the four new CEC members:

1) Daniel Goh

Source: Workers' Party website

2. Dennis Tan

Source: Workers' Party website

3) John Yam

Source: John Yam Facebook

Background: Director of a telecommunication consulting firm. He is married with two children to a tax consultant. He graduated with a PhD in Philosophy from the University of South Australia.

WP Electoral History:  He joined WP in 2009 and was a former CEC member.  He was one of the candidates for Nee Soon GRC at the General Elections 2011.

4) L. Somasundaram

 Source: L Somasundaram Facebook

Background: He is a polytechnic lecturer at Temasek Polytechnic. He is married with three children to a housewife. He has a Masters in E-commerce from the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology.

WP Electoral History: He joined WP in 2006. He was one of the candidates for Moulmein-Kallang GRC at the General Elections 2011.

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Top photo from Lee Li Lian Facebook.

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