The PAP described Mr Loh as “deeply committed to a meritocratic society that values diverse abilities and offers second chances”.
He sits on the Industry Advisory Committee at the Singapore University of Social Sciences’ School of Humanities and Behavioural Sciences, as well as the Singapore Management University Alumni Philanthropy Council.
In 2019, Mr Loh was elected president of the Institute of Public Relations of Singapore. He is also a fellow at the National Volunteer and Philanthropy Centre’s Company of Good initiative.
He holds a communication degree from Edith Cowan University and master of science degrees from the University of Ireland and Singapore Management University; and also completed an executive programme in public leadership from the Harvard Kennedy School.
Last year, after the revamp of the PAP’s Sengkang GRC team, political analysts said the new faces would have a longer runway to work the ground ahead of the next elections, while giving residents time to evaluate them against the incumbent WP options.
The WP’s victory in 2020 made Sengkang only the second GRC to be controlled by an opposition party, after Aljunied which it has retained since 2011. The defeated PAP team in Sengkang also included labour chief Ng Chee Meng and former Senior Parliamentary Secretary Amrin Amin.
Singapore’s next General Election must be held by 2025.