GE2025: SAF Chief of Staff Goh Pei Ming steps down ahead of general election
[SINGAPORE] SAF Chief of Staff - Joint Staff Goh Pei Ming has left the armed forces, raising speculation that he is likely to be fielded in the upcoming general election.
The brigadier-general confirmed with The Straits Times that March 31 was his last day with the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF), but did not comment on his next move or whether he will stand in the election.
Goh, 42, also served concurrently as SAF inspector-general and chief sustainability officer.
His departure is the latest in a string of resignations from the public sector in recent weeks, which has fuelled talk that these senior officers will be fielded in the general election.
Goh has held various senior command appointments within the SAF.
These include director of joint operations, commander of the 3rd Singapore Division and head of the Joint Plans and Transformation Department.
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He chaired the National Day Parade organising committee in 2022, and was previously deployed to Afghanistan.
As of March 29, Goh has a newly created public Facebook profile.
He currently serves as chairman of the Kampong Chai Chee Community Club management committee.
An alumnus of Victoria Junior College, he holds a civil engineering degree from Cornell University in the United States.
He also holds a master’s in defence studies from King’s College London in the United Kingdom, and a master’s in management science and engineering from Stanford University in the US.
Goh is the third person from the military who has been touted as a potential candidate.
Dinesh Vasu Dash, a former brigadier-general, has stepped down as chief executive of the Agency for Integrated Care and will likely be fielded in the upcoming polls.
The other possible candidate is Major-General David Neo, who stepped down as chief of army on March 21. THE STRAITS TIMES
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