Incoming Singapore PM says incumbent Lee to serve as senior minister in next cabinet

Singapore's prime minister-designate, Lawrence Wong (right) together incumbent leader Lee Hsien Loong . Lee is expected to be appointed as Senior Minister in the next cabinet. - Photo: The Straits Times/ANN

SINGAPORE (Reuters): Singapore's prime minister-designate, Lawrence Wong, on Tuesday said the city-state's incumbent leader Lee Hsien Loong would serve as a senior minister in his cabinet after he takes power on May 15.

Wong, the current finance minister, said he would announce a new cabinet line-up a few days before he is sworn in as Singapore's fourth prime minister, the Straits Times reported.