SINGAPORE — Former People’s Action Party (PAP) Member of Parliament Tan Cheng Bock, who is seeking to form a new political party, has assembled a team of mostly veteran grassroots volunteers who had assisted him in past election campaigns.

Consisting of several ex-PAP veteran cadres among them, the founding team members include a businessman, an investment specialist, a private school teacher and retired public servants.

A dozen individuals, including Dr Tan, applied to the Registry of Societies on January 16 to register the party, called Progress Singapore Party.

The application is pending approval as the processing time typically takes up to two months. As part of the application process, the party has to list down who its office-holders and other members are.

Of the 12, five of them were named office-holders in the registration form, with Dr Tan, who is also a former presidential candidate, assuming the secretary-general position.