The People’s Action Party (PAP) appointed Marcus Loh to chair its Sengkang East division with effect from Nov. 1, 2023.

He will be taking over Ling Weihong, who will be redeployed within the party.

This change was announced in a statement by PAP on Oct. 26.

In a Facebook post on the change, Lam Pin Min, leader of PAP's Sengkang GRC team, welcomed Loh to the team.

The team's other members are Elmie Nekmat and Theodora Lai.

Sengkang GRC is currently held by the Worker's Party, with Member of Parliaments (MPs) He Ting Ru, Jamus Lim and Louis Chua.

The GRC's fourth MP, Raeesah Khan, resigned on Nov. 30, 2021.

This is PAP's second line-up change this month for their members in divisions held by the opposition.

Lam Pin Min thanks Ling Weihong for his contributions

Lam also thanked Ling for his contributions:

"Weihong has been a great team player and has worked hard serving the residents of Sengkang East. I would like to thank him for his contributions and wish him the very best as he is re-deployed to serve elsewhere in the Party."

Ling was one of the speakers at the PAP party convention two years ago.

In a Facebook post, Ling congratulated Loh on his new appointment.

"In his time with PAP Sengkang East, I have personally observed him to be humble and hardworking," he said.

"He connects well with residents and takes good care of them. I'm proud to call Marcus my friend and hand over stewardship of the branch to him."

Loh's background

According to PAP, Loh has been a party activist since 2015 and presently serves as a Council Member in the PAP Policy Forum (PPF).

He is currently the Director and Head of Strategic Communication, Public Affairs and Corporate Marketing at a Singaporean firm driving digital transformation for companies.

Background on Sengkang GRC

Sengkang GRC was formed before the General Election in 2020 by merging most of Sengkang West SMC with Punggol East SMC and the Sengkang Central ward of the Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC.

The Worker's Party Sengkang GRC team, consisting of He Ting Ru, Jamus Lim, Louis Chua and Raeesah Khan, received 52.12 per cent of the votes during GE2020.

PAP's team, consisting of Ng Chee Meng, Lam Pin Min, Amrin Amin and Raymond Lye, got 47.88 per cent of the votes.

Top photo from Ling Weihong's Facebook