Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has named Lawrence Wong as the country's new finance minister.
Wong is the current education minister and second finance minister, and has been tipped as one of the potential successors to Lee. Wong will take over from Heng Swee Keat, who announced two weeks ago that he will step aside as Lee's designated successor. Singapore's Minister for National Development Lawrence Wong at a press conference on the country's Covid-19 situation on April 22, 2021.SINGAPORE — Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has named a new finance minister, replacing Heng Swee Keat who announced two weeks ago that he will