In this file photo taken on January 27, 2020, Singapore's National Development Minister Lawrence Wong speaks during a press conference on the Covid-19 coronavirus situation in Singapore. - Wong, a top Singapore official who has been tipped as a future premier, was named the new finance minister on Friday, April 23, 2021, as the city-state overhauls its leadership succession plans following a setback. - AFP
SINGAPORE, April 23, 2021 (AFP): A top Singapore official who has been tipped as a future premier was named the new finance minister on Friday, as the city-state overhauls its leadership succession plans following a setback.
Lawrence Wong, currently education minister, was picked as the replacement for Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat in a major cabinet reshuffle.
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