When the next President of the Republic is sworn into office next month, he will inherit a council of advisers who have held or are holding chairmanships in the likes of Singapore Airlines, Temasek Holdings and OCBC, and have an average age of over 72.
This cabal of wise men will be expected to advice the democratically elected President in the exercise of his custodial and discretionary powers under the Constitution.
Former top civil servant J Y Pillay heads the current Council of Presidential Advisers (CPA). Mr Pillay, 77, who was once hailed by former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew as ‘equal to the best brains in America’, is the longest serving member in the current CPA, having served a decade since he was first appointed to the council in 2001. He has been chairman of the high-powered council since 2005.
http://theonlinecitizen.com/2011/08/all-the-president%E2%80%99s-men-%E2%80%93-taking-a-closer-look-at-the-council-of-presidential-advisers/
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