Lawrence Wong's deputy will be decided later by him, says Singapore PM Lee


President Halimah Yacob (centre) with PM Lee Hsien Loong (second from left), Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon (second from right) and Cabinet members who were sworn in at the Istana on July 27, 2020. - The Straits Times/ANN

SINGAPORE, April 17 (The Straits Times/ANN): The decision on who will be Lawrence Wong's deputy will be made later by him in due course, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Saturday (April 16).

He was speaking at a press conference at the Istana two days after Finance Minister Lawrence Wong, 49, was named the leader of the ruling People's Action Party's (PAP) fourth-generation (4G) team, following a consultation exercise led by former party chairman Khaw Boon Wan.

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