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Singapore’s newly elected Prime Minister Lawrence Wong unveiled his cabinet on Wednesday, retaining his post as finance minister and appointing an ex-army general as defence chief.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Wong became only the second non-member of the influential Lee family to lead Singapore in nearly 60 years when he brought the People’s Action Party (PAP) to a landslide victory on May 3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The new cabinet, which saw several ministers take on new duties while keeping their old posts, comes as the trade-oriented nation faces uncertainty over US President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“With your strong support, I have done my utmost to assemble the strongest team I could for Singapore,” Wong told local media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Wong, a Singapore- and US-trained economist, kept his position as finance minister, a key post in the wealthy global financial hub.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Former army chief and major general Chan Chun Sing was named defence minister to replace Ng Eng Hen, who retired.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Chan will host global defence ministers at the Shangri-La Dialogue security forum in Singapore from May 30 to June 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Vivian Balakrishnan remained as foreign minister.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
K. Shanmugam took on a new role as coordinating minister for national security, in addition to remaining home affairs minister.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And Gan Kim Yong became the sole deputy prime minister in addition to remaining as trade and industry chief. Singapore previously had two deputy prime ministers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Eugene Tan, an associate professor of law at the Singapore Management University, said the new cabinet “has its accent on continuity rather than change”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“It is about ensuring momentum in his government in the wake of a strong election performance and outcome,” he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Popular after leading Singapore’s Covid task force, 52-year-old Wong took over last year from his predecessor Lee Hsien Loong, the son of Singapore’s late founding premier Lee Kuan Yew.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Wong’s PAP won all but 10 of the 97 contested seats on May 3. It also got a 65.57 percent share of the popular vote, up from 61.24 percent in 2020.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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