Saturday, October 18, 2008

Gerakan co-opts Chia, Asharuddin


By Shannon Teoh

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 18 - Gerakan has co-opted former secretary-general Datuk Seri Chia Kwang Chye as vice-president as well as Dr Asharuddin Ahmad as a central working committee member.

Elected committee members Teng Chang Yeow and Datuk Ng Chiang Chin were appointed secretary-general and treasurer respectively with Ng being returned to the post he held in the last term.

The Malaysian Insider understands that these decisions were reached in a CWC meeting today at the party headquarters, the first since last weekend's elections.

Chia's appointment was expected as after losing to vice-president Datuk Dr Teng Hock Nan in the contest for Perak chairmanship, he decided not to run at national level.

There has also been calls, even by Huan Cheng Guan, the former Youth vice-chief who narrowly beat Asharuddin to the third and final vice-president slot, for the Kuala Selangor division secretary to be co-opted.

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