Ex-senior civil servant Jeffrey Siow seen with DPM Gan in Chua Chu Kang GRC

Minister says Siow and fellow PAP new face Choo Pei Ling bring a lot of experience

- Tay Hong Yi

Former senior civil servant Jeffrey Siow was seen alongside Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong and other incumbent MPs of Chua Chu Kang GRC at a community event on April 5 – a sign that Mr Siow could possibly be fielded as a PAP candidate in the constituency.

Mr Siow left the civil service on April 2. He was formerly second permanent secretary at the Ministry of Manpower and the Ministry of Trade and Industry.

He had also served as principal private secretary to then Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong from 2017 to 2021.

The 46-year-old told reporters on April 5 that he was attending the event – where MPs launched a five-year plan for the estate – as part of community work in the area, and at the invitation of DPM Gan.