Lawrence Wong set to become Singapore's Prime Minister in May
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Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, 51, will become Singapore's fourth Prime Minister on May 15, 2024. Wong will be sworn into office at 8pm that day. In a statement to the press on Monday (April 15), Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said he would relinLawrence Wong set to become Singapore's Prime Minister in May
Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, 51, will become Singapore's fourth Prime Minister on May 15, 2024. Wong will be sworn into office at 8pm that day. In a statement to the press on Monday (April 15), Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said he would relinquish his role in a month's time. He will also formally advise the President to appoint Wong to succeed him. PM Lee, 72, said last year that he would step down by November 2024 if all goes well, and before the next general election (GE). The next GE has to be held by November 2025. In April 2022, Wong was endorsed as the leader of the ruling People's Action Party's (PAP) fourth-generation (4G) team, paving the way for him to be Singapore's next prime minister. The decision was then endorsed by all government MPs in a party caucus, said PM Lee, who is secretary-general of the PAP. Wong had emerged as the top choice of 15 out of the 19 stakeholders involved. Read more