FYI: NEW DAP NATIONAL LEADERSHIP LINE-UP

DAP national leadership line-up
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KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 24, 2008) : DAP Secretary General Lim Guan Eng today announced the appointment of 10 members to join the party's Central Executive Committee (CEC) to which 20 had been elected on Saturday.

"The new lineup is geared towards reforms and moving the party forward. The inclusion of new blood in the line up is intended to coordinate the cooperation between the old and the young, and those who are experienced and those who are new," he said.

The 10 appointed to the CEC are Teo Nie Ching (Selangor) Vincent Wu (FT), Thomas Su Keong Siong (Perak) Leong Ngah Ngah (Pahang), Liew Chin Tong (Penang), Jeff Ooi Chuan Aun (Penang), Ronnie Liu (Selangor), P.Gunasegaren (Negeri Sembilan), Dr Hiew King Cheu (Sabah) and Tunku Abdul Aziz Ibrahim who formerly headed Transparency International (Malaysia).

The CEC had appointed had earlier appointed its members to fill various national leadership positions such as national chairman, deputy chairman, vice-chairmen and Secretary general, among others. (see graphics)

Today, the CEC also appointed Bandar Kuching MP and Kota Sentosa state assemblyman Chong Chieng Jen as the fifth vice chairman after Sarawak DAP chairman Wong Ho Leng declined the post on the grounds that he wanted to concentrate on state matters.