Mr Wong would succeed Mr Tharman as the chairman of central banks and the chairman of the International Advisory Council (IAC).
SINGAPORE: On his last official day as a political office-holder, Senior Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam handed over another of his roles to Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong.
As the leader of the ruling party’s fourth-generation cohort, Mr Wong has been designated as the future successor of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. Under Mr Tharman’s leadership, Singapore has also placed greater emphasis on fostering connections within Southeast Asia, cultivating world-class ventures based in Singapore, and creating innovative solutions for decarbonization.
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