Singapore’s Finance Minister Lawrence Wong will likely be promoted to deputy top minister, in a cupboard reshuffle introduced on June 6.
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SINGAPORE — Singapore’s High Minister Lee Hsien Loong has named Finance Minister Lawrence Wong as deputy top minister in a cupboard reshuffle that can take impact subsequent Monday.
Wong would be the performing top minister in Lee’s absence. He’ll additionally proceed as minister for finance.
The promotion was once extensively anticipated after Wong was once recommended as chief of the following era staff in April. He has served within the training ministry and may be co-chair of Singapore’s process drive on Covid-19.
Heng Swee Keat, who will stay deputy top minister after the reshuffle, was once in the past anticipated to take over from Lee.
In a surprise announcement final 12 months, Heng stated he’ll be stepping apart for a more youthful chief in order that the brand new chief can “have an extended runway.”
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