SINGAPORE, April 16 — Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has agreed to continue serving as Senior Minister in the upcoming new Cabinet, which would only see major changes after the...
Singapore DPM Wong: PM Lee to stay on as senior minister after handover, bigger Cabinet changes ‘likely only after GE’SINGAPORE, April 16 — Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has agreed to continue serving as Senior Minister in the upcoming new Cabinet, which would only see major changes after the next General Election , said Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong.
“Instead, they continued to contribute in different ways while making room for the younger ones to step up,” he said.Wong said he will adopt a similar approach, and he is “glad” that Lee — who has led Singapore for 20 years — has agreed when asked to continue serving in the Cabinet as Senior Minister.
“In fact, I'm already in the midst of looking for new candidates, especially those with potential to hold political office,” he said. “For now, the broad shape of the team remains intact,” said Wong, adding that Senior Minister Teo Chee Hean will also remain in Cabinet after the handover.
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