KUCHING: Chong Chieng Jen will continue leading Democratic Action Party (DAP) Sarawak after being re-elected as its chairperson for the 2022-2024 term.
Chong and 14 other members of the state committee were elected at the DAP Sarawak Convention, here on Sunday (Jan 16).
The other members of the committee comprise:-
- Deputy chairperson: Alice Lau Kiong Yieng
- Vice-chairpersons: Mordi Bimol and Oscar Ling Chai Yew
- Secretary: Alan Ling Sie Kiong
- Assistant secretary: Larry Asap
- Treasurer: Chiew Chiu Sing
- Organising secretary: Violet Yong
- Assistant organising secretary: Ung Cheng Chak
- Publicity secretary: Kelvin Yii Lee Wuen
- Director of political education: Irene Mary Chang Oi Ling
- Committee members: Julian Tan Kok Ping, Richard Lias, Sim Kiat Leng and Yong Siew Wei.
After the convention, Chong thanked the delegates and members of the committee for their confidence in the elected committee members and re-electing him as chairman.
He said the the new committee lineup was in line with DAP Sarawak’s aspiration for more youth to be included in its decision-making body.
“As we have indicated, we want more youth to be on our lineup of the highest decision-making body of DAP Sarawak.
“Sure enough, in our lineup, we have four out of 15 who are 35 years-old or younger, and six out of 15 who are below 40 years-old,” he disclosed.
He added that on top of the 15-member lineup, the state DAP was also authorised to add five co-opted members.
“For that, we will give priority to those under 30. Of course, this is subject to availability and suitability of the candidates.
“And so we are not going to make youth a subsidiary or secondary unit in our decision-making body. We want them to be directly involved as they have the largest and most important voice in this organisation,” he emphasised.
