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SINGAPORE – The People’s Association’s (PA) chief executive director Desmond Tan Kok Ming will step down and leave the public service on June 15, fuelling speculation that he could enter politics at the upcoming general election.
The PA announced in a press release on Friday (June 5) that current deputy chief executive Lim Hock Yu, 55, will succeed Mr Tan, 49.
The PA statement gave no indication of Mr Tan’s next move after he leaves the public service. He rose to the rank of brigadier-general in the Singapore Armed Forces and was appointed to lead the PA in January 2017.
When contacted, Mr Tan told The Straits Times that his stepping down is part of the leadership renewal in PA.
“I have some plans in mind and (these) will firm up in time. I also hope to continue to serve the community in other capacities. In the meantime, I will be spending more time with my family,” he said in an e-mail.
In his reply, he did not address a question posed to him on whether he would be entering politics.
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