Singapore PM-Designate Wong Keeps Old Guard in Reshuffle
- Wong to double-hat as finance minister in the new cabinet
- Trade minister Gan named as Deputy PM while Heng stays on
Lawrence Wong
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Singapore’s incoming Prime Minister Lawrence Wong picked Trade Minister Gan Kim Yong as his deputy, keeping the cabinet of outgoing premier Lee Hsien Loong largely intact.
Gan will continue helming the trade ministry, according to a statement from the Prime Minister’s Office on Monday. Wong, who will be sworn in as Singapore’s fourth prime minister on Wednesday, had telegraphed the reshuffle last month. He had said there may be “marginal adjustments” with bigger changes expected after the general election.