GE2025: PM Wong unveils eight new PAP faces in video, among more than 30 to be introduced

SINGAPORE – Eight new faces who look set to run under the PAP banner in the 2025 General Election have been revealed by Prime Minister Lawrence Wong.

They are: Ms Goh Hanyan, Mr Shawn Loh, Ms Cassandra Lee, Dr Hamid Razak, Ms Diana Pang, Mr Goh Pei Ming, Ms Jasmin Lau and Mr Ng Shi Xuan.

The candidates were featured in a video posted online by PM Wong on April 12. They are a mix of individuals from the public and private sectors.

“Let’s build a better Singapore, a Singapore we can all be proud of,” he said in the video.

It did not reveal which constituencies they would be running in for the upcoming general election.

Earlier on April 12, PM Wong said the PAP will field more than 30 new candidates – the largest in recent history – in its 2025 slate.

The eight new faces have been spotted at walkabouts and PAP engagements around Singapore in recent weeks.

Several are former senior civil servants, such as Ms Goh, a former director at the Ministry of Digital Development and Information; Mr Loh, a former director with the Finance Ministry; and Ms Lau, the former deputy secretary for policy at the Health Ministry.

Ms Goh has been spotted in Nee Soon GRC, where Minister of State for Home Affairs and National Development Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim has left a vacancy. He announced on April 11 that he will join the PAP team in Marine Parade-Braddell Heights GRC.

Last week, Mr Loh was seen with Jalan Besar MPs at a community event providing free groceries and school supplies to lower-income families.

Ms Lau has yet to be spotted at PAP events.

Meanwhile, orthopaedic surgeon Dr Hamid has been spotted at community events in Jurong Spring since 2024. He is expected to be fielded in the newly minted West Coast-Jurong West GRC.

Mr Goh, formerly Singapore Armed Forces chief of staff – joint staff, has been spotted in both the new Punggol GRC and East Coast GRC. He has expressed interest in being fielded in the latter, where he grew up, and has continued to serve on two Kampong Chai Chee grassroots committees.

Business development director Ms Pang has been seen in Marine Parade-Braddell Heights GRC, while Mr Ng, director of battery company Powermark Battery and Hardware, has been introduced to residents formally in Sembawang GRC.

Meanwhile, Ms Lee, a long-time grassroots volunteer and lawyer, who has been volunteering with the PAP in Jurong since 2015, was seen at the launch of Jurong-Clementi Town Council’s five-year masterplan.

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