PM Wong looks forward to team with ‘experience and fresh perspectives’ as PAP elects new leadership
Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong has expressed his intention to build a leadership team that balances experience with fresh perspectives following the PAP's biennial conference. This marks the first party leadership election since the 2025 general election and the transition of power from Lee Hsien Loong.
Why it matters
As Singapore's ruling party, the composition of the Central Executive Committee is a key indicator of the nation's future political direction and leadership succession strategy.
PM Lawrence Wong and other party members arriving at the PAP Awards and Convention on Nov 9, 2025. He said he hoped the outline of the PAP’s next generation of leaders would emerge by the next general election, due by 2030.
Listen SINGAPORE – The PAP conference is an important occasion for party leadership renewal, said Prime Minister Lawrence Wong ahead of the biennial party meeting on Oct 25.
In a video message posted to social media on Oct 24, PM Wong said: “I look forward to working with a team that brings experience as well as fresh perspectives as we prepare the party for our work ahead.”
These are the first comments from PM Wong, who is also the party’s secretary-general, on the possible composition of the party’s new leadership team, including the chance of including new faces.
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