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SINGAPORE – Former senior minister of state Koh Poh Koon on July 7 took a new seat on the backbench after resigning from political office in May.
Koh now sits in the second row facing the frontbench, between Workers’ Party chair Sylvia Lim (Aljunied GRC) and Melvin Yong (Radin Mas), according to a seating plan released by Parliament, dated July 2026.
Koh was senior minister of state for manpower and health, and was previously seated between senior ministers of state Zaqy Mohamad and Low Yen Ling on the opposite side of the House.
Koh left political office for family reasons. His last day as senior minister of state was June 1.
In a Facebook post after the Prime Minister’s Office announced his resignation on May 22, Koh said he was immensely grateful for the trust and confidence put in him, but he had to refocus his priorities.
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