Central Executive Committee | |
|---|---|
| 37th Central Executive Committee | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| Established | 1957 |
| Leadership | |
Heng Swee Keat since 26 November 2022 | |
Secretary-General | Lawrence Wong since 4 December 2024 |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 18 |
Length of term | 2 years |
| Elections | |
| Cadre system | |
Last election | 24 November 2024 |
Next election | By November 2026 |
The Central Executive Committee (CEC) is the highest executive committee within the People's Action Party (PAP) and its "inner circle". The internal concentration of power in the PAP is vested in the CEC, headed by the secretary-general, the highest-ranking position in the party.[1][2]
From the 1950s, up until 1984, most of Singapore's influential leaders were members of the CEC, as well as the Cabinet of Singapore and the Armed Forces Council.[3]
The election of the CEC through "the PAP cadre system" has been described as a closed system in which "the cardinals appoint the pope and the pope appoints the cardinals".[4][5]
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- ^ Koh, Buck Song (4 April 1998). "The PAP cadre system". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
- ^ Pang, Cheng Lian (1971). Singapore's People's Action Party : its history, organization and leadership. 新加坡: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780196381411.