People's Action Party
Political party in Singapore
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| December 4 2024 | Lawrence Wong was elected as the Secretary-General of People's Action Party, receiving an endorsement from Lee Hsien Loong. |
| June 2024 | PAP revived the Friends of the PAP programme with an expanded focus, now targeting local social media influencers to connect with a wider and younger audience. |
| November 26 2022 | Heng Swee Keat continues as the incumbent chairman of the People's Action Party. |
| April 14 2022 | Lawrence Wong was selected as the new leader of the PAP's fourth-generation (4G) team, receiving overwhelming majority support and unanimous endorsement from the cabinet and PAP MPs. |
| April 8 2021 | Heng Swee Keat surprisingly announced his decision to step down as the fourth-generation leader, citing health and age concerns, and paving the way for younger leaders to take over. |
| 2020 | The People's Action Party won 61.2% of votes and 93 seats, retaining its supermajority in parliament. |
| 2020 | Workers' Party became the first opposition party to win more than one Group Representation Constituency. |
| July 2020 | During the election campaign, Lee Hsien Yang (Lee Hsien Loong's estranged brother) accused the PAP of elitism as part of his reasoning for joining the Progress Singapore Party (PSP). |
| November 2019 | At a party convention, Lee Hsien Loong emphasized that the PAP must prevent a disconnect between the masses and the elite, which has occurred in other countries. |
| May 1 2019 | Heng Swee Keat was appointed as the new and sole Deputy Prime Minister, replacing Teo Chee Hean and Tharman Shanmugaratnam, and was widely seen as the potential next Prime Minister and Secretary-General of PAP. |
| November 23 2018 | Heng Swee Keat becomes chairman of the People's Action Party, replacing Khaw Boon Wan. |
| November 23 2018 | Fourth-generation leadership members Heng Swee Keat and Chan Chun Sing were elected as First and Second Assistant Secretaries-General of the People's Action Party, replacing Teo Chee Hean and Tharman Shanmugaratnam in a significant leadership transition. |
| 2016 | People's Action Party won the Bukit Batok SMC with 61.2% vote share. |
| 2015 | The party significantly improved its performance, winning 69.9% of votes and 89 seats, securing another supermajority. |
| July 2 2015 | Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong spoke at an Institute of Policy Studies dialogue chaired by Fareed Zakaria, discussing the importance of maintaining a Jeffersonian natural aristocracy to instill respect and prevent societal anarchy. |
| 2013 | People's Action Party lost the Punggol East SMC with 43.7% vote share. |
| 2012 | Lee Hsien Loong contested Hougang SMC but lost, receiving 37.9% of votes. |
| 2011 | Workers' Party (WP) won six parliamentary seats and its first Group Representation Constituency, marking a significant opposition breakthrough. |
| June 1 2011 | Khaw Boon Wan becomes chairman of the People's Action Party, succeeding Teo Chee Hean. |
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