SINGAPORE, May 15 — Singapore’s next leader Lawrence Wong is a US-trained economist who oversaw the country’s fight against the Covid-19 pandemic — and a pretty good blues...
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Wong, who is married without children, comes from a young generation of politicians groomed for leadership in Singapore’s carefully orchestrated succession process. “Imagine the next Prime Minister in line welcoming Taylor Swift with his guitar at the opening scene of the concert tonight,” one Instagram user wrote, adding a pair of smiling emojis with heart-shaped eyes.While Wong has lengthy experience in government, he was not always tipped among the country’s generation of young leaders to reach Singapore’s top office.
Singapore was among the first countries to procure the Covid-19 vaccine and the government spent a whopping US$74 billion, or 20 per cent of GDP, on economic and social support. Wong has more than 200,000 followers on Instagram, where he describes himself as a “bookworm, guitar player and dog lover”. Wong was first elected to parliament in 2011 and quickly climbed through the ranks to hold various positions, including in the defence and education ministries.
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