Born to a roofing sales executive, Lawrence Wong (pic) – named a deputy prime minister in a cabinet reshuffle on Monday – chose to attend a public university in the United States for undergraduate studies under a government scholarship.
SINGAPORE: In Asia’s wealthiest nation, where the education system is among the world’s best, Singapore’s prime minister-in-waiting has appeared surprisingly unassuming.
Born to a roofing sales executive, Lawrence Wong (pic) – named a deputy prime minister in a cabinet reshuffle on Monday – chose to attend a public university in the United States for undergraduate studies under a government scholarship.
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