He will assist the Chairman, PM Lee in leading the Board in overseeing the fund’s long-term asset allocation and portfolio performance
Letter to the Editor: Why beer is more expensive in Singapore than in UK? — Question to Lawrence Wong
Aside from being Singapore’s Deputy Prime Minister, Mr Wong is also the country’s Finance Minister and the Chairman of the Singapore Economic Development Board’s International Advisory Council, as well as a member of the Future Economy Council, the Research, Innovation and Enterprise Council and the National Research Foundation Board, the announcement noted.
“Mr Wong began his career as a civil servant, and held positions such as Chief Executive of the Energy Market Authority and the Principal Private Secretary to Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. He was elected a Member of Parliament in May 2011 and subsequently held ministerial appointments in Defence, Education, Communications and Information, Culture, Community and Youth, and National Development.
Mr Wong obtained his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Economics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, respectively. He also holds a Master in Public Administration from Harvard Kennedy School,” his biography page on the GIC website reads.