People's Action Party

The People's Action Party (PAP) is a large centre-right political party in Singapore. It is one of two main parties in the Parliament of Singapore, with the other being the Workers' Party. It was started in 1954 and supported Singapore being independent from Malaysia. It has been in charge of Singapore since the 1959 general election."A History of Singapore: Lion City, Asian Tiger". Discovery Channel. 2005.

 Leadership 
The current chairman of the PAP is Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat. The current secretary general is the current Prime Minister of Singapore Lee Hsien Loong.

 List of Chairpersons 
PortraitName(birth– death)Term of officeTime in office Toh Chin Chye(10 December 1921 – 3 February 2012)21 November 19545 January 1981center|100pxOng Teng Cheong(22 January 1936 – 8 February 2002)5 January 198116 August 1993center|100pxTony Tan Keng Yam(born 7 February 1940)1 September 19933 December 2004center|100pxLim Boon Heng(born 18 November 1947)3 December 20041 June 2011center|100pxKhaw Boon Wan(born 8 December 1952)1 June 201123 November 2018center|100pxGan Kim Yong(born 9 February 1959)23 November 201826 November 2022center|130x130pxHeng Swee Keat(born 15 April 1961)26 November 2022Incumbent

 List of Secretaries-General 
PortraitName(birth–death)Term of officeTime in officecenter|100px Lee Kuan Yew(16 September 1923 – 23 March 2015)21 November 195415 November 1992center|100px Goh Chok Tong(born 20 May 1941)15 November 19923 December 2004center|143x143pxLee Hsien Loong(born 10 February 1952)3 December 2004Incumbent

 Central Executive Committee 
As of 30 July 2023, the Central Executive Committee comprises the following members:
TitleNameChairmanHeng Swee KeatVice-ChairmanMasagos ZulkifliSecretary-GeneralLee Hsien LoongDeputy Secretary-GeneralLawrence WongAssistant Secretaries-GeneralChan Chun SingDesmond LeeTreasurerK. ShanmugamAssistant TreasurerOng Ye KungOrganising SecretariesGrace FuEdwin TongMembersAlex YeoCheryl ChanIndranee RajahJosephine TeoNg Chee MengTan See LengVivian Balakrishnan

References

Category:Political parties in Singapore