Today-Apr 15
Finance Minister Lawrence Wong, who once served as the principal private secretary to Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, now looks set to succeed him in the top job. Mr Wong, 49, who was a career civil servant before joining politics, was on Thursday (April 14) named as the leader of the fourth-generation (4G) of the ruling People’s Action Party’s (PAP) team, effectively putting to rest the question of leadership succession. Mr Wong’s stint as a political office holder began two weeks after first being elected as an MP, when he was appointed the Minister of State for Education and later took on positions in the Defence and the Information, Communications and the Arts ministries.
In November 2012, he became the Acting Minister for Culture, Community and Youth before becoming the Second Minister for Communications and Information in May 2014. Since then, he has taken on the Culture, Community and Youth, National Development and Education portfolios as a full minister.
In the 2016 National Day Rally, Mr Lee announced Mr Wong’s appointment as Second Minister for Finance, which he held concurrently with his National Development portfolio. Five years later, he was appointed as Finance Minister. Read more at: https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/once-pm-lees-principal-private-secretary-lawrence-wong-now-set-succeed-him-top-job-1873566
