Singapore Cabinet swearing-in: PM Lee calls on Singaporeans to unite
Monday, 27 Jul 2020 08:44 PM MYT
“Whatever our political persuasions, never forget that we are first and foremost Singaporeans,” PM Lee said in a televised speech from the Istana. Some were sworn in from the Parliament House, witnessed by the President and Chief Justice virtually at the Istana through a live video feed. Lee noted that the Cabinet comprises officeholders from successive generations, with more experienced ministers able to offer guidance to the younger ministers who have been leading the country’s Covid-19 response. New officeholders will also bring fresh ideas and perspectives, he added.
The older ministers — Senior Ministers Teo Chee Hean and Tharman Shanmugaratnam, as well as Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen, Law and Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam and Health Minister Gan, are staying on in Cabinet. He added that Singapore also faces the enormous task of getting the economy running again, after it shrank a record 12.6 per cent year-on-year in the second quarter this year.
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