Gobind takes over as DAP chairman, Guan Eng becomes advisor

Outgoing DAP chairman Lim Guan Eng congratulating his successor, Gobind Singh Deo, who topped today’s CEC elections.

SHAH ALAM: 

Damansara MP Gobind Singh Deo is DAP’s new national chairman, taking over the post from party veteran Lim Guan Eng.

Gobind was named to the top post by the party’s newly elected 30-member central executive committee (CEC), following elections conducted here today in which the digital minister secured top spot.

Lim had successfully staved off a campaign to oust him from the party’s top leadership after he was re-elected to the CEC earlier.

The former finance minister will now take on the post of adviser, a position previously held by party veteran Tan Kok Wai, who decided not to contest in today’s elections.

Meanwhile, Loke Siew Fook will serve a second term as DAP secretary-general, the most influential position in the party.

There had been speculation in the lead up to the elections that Lim may not secure enough votes from within the CEC to retain the chairmanship of the party.

Lim became DAP chairman in 2022 after handing over the DAP secretary-general’s post to Loke. He was the party’s secretary-general for the preceding 17 years.

At a press conference, Loke said the newly elected CEC members spent 30 minutes discussing the makeup of its new working committee, and that the final lineup was a unanimous decision.

The following is the lineup of DAP’s CEC for the 2025-2028 term:

Adviser — Lim Guan Eng
Chairman — Gobind Singh Deo
Deputy chairman — Nga Kor Ming
Vice-chairmen — Chong Chieng Jen, Teo Nie Ching, Ng Suee Lim, Syahredzan Johan, J Arul Kumar
Secretary-general — Loke Siew Fook
Deputy secretaries-general — Steven Sim, Hannah Yeoh, Ramkarpal Singh
Treasurer — Ngeh Koo Ham
Assistant treasurer — Ng Sze Han
Organising secretary — Khoo Poay Tiong
Assistant organising secretaries — Lee Chin Chen, Tan Hong Pin
Publicity secretary — Yeo Bee Yin
Assistant publicity secretaries — Young Syefura Othman, Wong Shu Qi
International secretary — Kasthuri Patto
Assistant international secretary — Alice Lau
Political education director — Howard Lee
Assistant political education director — Vivian Wong
Strategic director — Liew Chin Tong
Policy director — Chan Foong Hin
Election director — Wong Kah Woh
Committee members — Teo Kok Seong, Chow Kon Yeow

-FMT