Singapore announces Lawrence Wong to take charge as Prime Minister on 15 May

Daily Current Affairs / Singapore announces Lawrence Wong to take charge as Prime Minister on 15 May

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Category : Appointment/Resignation Published on: April 18 2024

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Singapore's 72-year-old Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced he would hand over power to his successor Lawrence Wong on May 15.
Wong, 51, is currently the Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister of Singapore, and Prime Minister-in-waiting from 2022.
The People's Action Party has dominated Singapore since independence, and all prime ministers have belonged to the party.

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Singapore announces Lawrence Wong to take charge as Prime Minister on 15 May