No major changes to Singapore's new cabinet: Deputy PM Wong
Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong (Photo: Singapore's Ministry of Communications and Information)
Singapore (VNA) – Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, who will become the country's fourth prime minister, said on April 16 that Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will take on the role of senior minister in the new cabinet, which is not likely to have major changes.
According to Singaporean media, Wong will announce the
make-up of his new xabinet at a press conference a few days before he is sworn
in as Singapore’s fourth prime minister on May 15 at Istana Palace.
However, bigger cabinet changes are likely to take place only
after the next general election that is set to take place this November, he said.
Now, the cabinet is not likely to have major
changes as the system works on the basis of continuity and progressive change, Wong
said.
Wong was appointed as the leader of the fourth-generation
People’s Action Party (PAP) team two years ago, positioning him as the next in
line for the role of Prime Minister. He came to prominence while helping to
coordinate Singapore’s fight against COVID-19.
He will be the city-state’s fourth PM since its
independence in 1965, following in the footsteps of Lee Hsien Loong, Goh Chok
Tong (1990), and Lee Kuan Yew (1959)./.