Lawrence Wong, S’pore’s next PM, as described by those who’ve worked closely with him

Next month, we will have a new prime minister. On May 15, Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong will take over the reins from Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, who will assume a new role as senior minister. A major Cabinet shake-up is not expected – with DPM Wong saying after the handover announcement that existing Cabinet ministers are likely to keep their current portfolios. We’ll know more in the days leading up to his swearing-in ceremony, when he announces his new ministerial line-up.

Meanwhile, our political correspondent Goh Yan Han spoke with office-holders and public servants who have worked closely with DPM Wong and here’s what they had to say about him. And, here are a few other things about our next prime minister that you might not have known about.

— Jaime Ho, Straits Times Editor

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