All eyes was on the VP post where 9 candidates contested for the 3 VP post. The three-vice president posts were won by former Gerakan Youth chief Datuk Mah Siew Keong, former plantation and commodities ministry parliamentary secretary Datuk Dr S. Vijayaratnam and Barisan Nasional Backbenchers Club (BNBBC) executive secretary Huan Cheng Guan.
PresidentHuan, 47, who was surprised by his win, also pledged to work to bring in more non-Chinese memberships for the party. However, he said, the racial composition of the new-office bearers would not derail Gerakan’s ambition to attract more non-Chinese members to the Chinese-dominated party. “I do not see that as a problem. What’s important is that the elected leaders are willing to work towards achieving the goal... and I am ready for the challenges ahead,” he said. Below is the list of elected Gerakan national office-bearers, following the party election at Menara PGRM in Cheras today beginning 11am.
Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon
Deputy President
Datuk Chang Ko Youn
Vice-Presidents (3 positions)
1. Datuk Mah Siew Keong
2. Datuk Dr S. Vijayaratnam
3. Huan Cheng Guan
Central Committee (18 positions)
1. Lau Chin Hoon
2. Dr Cheah Soon Hai
3. Vincent Hooi Wy-Hoon
4. Lee Ah Fat
5. Teng Chang Yeow
6. Chang Khee Choong
7. Ng Chiang Chin
8. A. Kohilan Pillay a/l G. Appu
9. Dr Ng Keong Chye
10. Yap Kea Ping
11. Lau Yeng Peng
12. Teo Kok Chee
13. Ong Thean Lye
14. Jayanthi Devi Balaguru
15. Ng Siew Lai
16. Wong Mun Hoe
17. Liang Teck Meng
18. Dr.Hsu Dar Ren