The Reform Party announces Edmund has stepped down from the CEC and been replaced by Tan Tee Seng. We owe Edmund a vote of thanks for his courage in stepping into the role last year and for helping to steer the Reform Party to its present prominent position on the Singapore political scene. In fact Edmund was one of the original founding members of the Reform Party. The Reform Party may not have existed if it had not been for his willingness to stand up. He was MC at the inaugural dinner and played a prominent role at the first press conference.
After Kenneth Jeyaretnam was elected Secretary-General in April 2009, the CEC decided that key positions within the Party could no longer be left vacant. Edmund then selflessly agreed to step up to the position of Chair on an interim basis. He proved to be a charismatic figure on Outreach activities and was always willing to come forward and be interviewed. However he had from the beginning made clear his desire to step down to concentrate on his business activities, which frequently take him away from Singapore, once a suitable replacement was found. This has now happened and the CEC would like to take this opportunity to extend our warmest best wishes for his future endeavours.
At the same time the Reform Party would like to announce the appointment of two new CEC members. The first is Andy Zhu Laicheng who has been a member of the Party since 2008. Andy is a key leader of the Outreach team and one of our most active members, often giving up three evenings a week and his Sunday mornings to the cause of spreading the RP message. The other new member is Jeannette Chong Aruldoss who, together with Eve Lyn Phang, is one of the founder members of the RP Free Legal Clinic. The Free Legal Clinic takes place on the second and fourth Thursday evenings of every month at the Party office at 18A Smith Street. Jeannette has also been an active participant in walkabouts.
Released by Kenneth Jeyaretnam on behalf of the Reform Party, December 10th 2010
