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Political parties have always tapped into the vast pool of public service officers while looking for new faces to contest the general election. With election round the corner, there has been a spate of resignations by high-ranking officials recently, promptGE2025: Do former civil servants make good politicians? Analysts weigh in
Political parties have always tapped into the vast pool of public service officers while looking for new faces to contest the general election. With election round the corner, there has been a spate of resignations by high-ranking officials recently, prompting speculation that they could be fielded as candidates in the coming General Election. On Tuesday (March 25), the Public Service Division announced that Shawn Loh, the 2024 and 2025 Budget director, and Goh Hanyan, who oversaw Singapore's Smart Nation and artificial intelligence policies, have stepped down. In the past two weeks, other high-ranking senior civil servants have also left, including Deputy Secretary Jasmin Lau from the Ministry of Health and Foo Cexiang, a director at the Ministry of Transport. Resignations apart, two permanent secretaries, Jeffrey Siow from the Ministries of Manpower and Trade and Industry, and Tan Ching Yee from the Ministry of Finance will soon retire after decades of service, probably paving their entry into politics. Read more