SINGAPORE — A beaming Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong had declared at a People’s Action Party (PAP) convention last November: “I am ready for my next assignment."
SINGAPORE — A beaming Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong had declared at a People’s Action Party convention last November: “I am ready for my next assignment."Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong speaking at the Singapore Conference on AI at The National Gallery on Dec 4, 2023.beaming Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong had declared at a People’s Action Party convention last November: “I am ready for my next assignment.
In 2020, Mr Wong was tasked to co-chair Singapore’s multi-ministry Covid-19 task force with then-Health Minister Gan Kim Yong. Mr Wong, who was then Education Minister, took over the Finance Ministry from Mr Heng in the ensuing Cabinet reshuffle, providing the first hint of his frontrunner position given how the high-profile finance portfolio has traditionally been helmed by PAP heavyweights.
He began his career at the Ministry of Trade and Industry in 1997 before moving on to other roles in the finance and health ministries.In 2008, he joined the Energy Market Authority as deputy chief executive and was promoted to chief executive in 2009. On the personal front, Mr Wong grew up in what he described as an “ordinary family” in the Marine Parade HDB estate.
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