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Lawrence Wong: career civil servant to future prime minister
Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong will be sworn in as Singapore’s fourth prime minister on May 15. The 51-year-old got his start in the civil service before entering politics during the 2011 General Election. Here are some of his career highlights
Civil service career
Political career
Ministry of Trade and Industry (Economist)
Ministry of Finance
Ministry of Health
(Director of Healthcare Finance)
Principal private secretary to Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong
Energy Market Authority
(Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Chief Executive Officer)
Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS)
(Board of Directors)
Covid-19 Multi-Ministerial Task Force (Co-Chair)
Selected as leader of the PAP's 4G team
Ministry of Defence (Minister of State),
Ministry of Education (Minister of State)
Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts (Senior Minister of State),
Ministry of Education (Senior Minister of State)
Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth (Acting Minister / Minister),
Ministry of Communications and Information (Senior Minister of State / Second Minister)
Minister for National Development
Second Minister for Finance
Minister for Education
Minister for Finance
Deputy Prime Minister
MAS
(Deputy Chair / Chairman)
EDB International Advisory Council (Chairman)
GIC (Deputy Chairman)
GIC Investment Strategies Committee (Chairman)
Elected in General Election 2011
Covid-19 Multi-Ministerial Task Force (Co-Chair)
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