May 10, 2021
Singapore’s former prime minister Goh Chok Tong.
South China Morning Post
Singapore s former prime minister Goh Chok Tong has urged citizens to give space to the younger ministers of the ruling People s Action Party as they pick a new leader among themselves following the hiccup of the country s prime-minister-in-waiting stepping aside.
Goh said the process, which will in effect determine who will succeed Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, was not just an internal PAP problem but a national issue. This is an important decision for Singapore, said Goh, who led the country from 1990 to 2004. The future of a country depends on its leaders. Good leaders institute good governance. Good governance delivers a safe, secure, stable and conducive environment for its people to grow, compete, succeed and flourish, he said.
The Straits Times
Next 4G leader must bring team together and can take reference from ESM Goh: PM Lee
ESM Goh Chok Tong (left) and PM Lee Hsien Loong at the launch of Standing Tall - The Goh Chok Tong Years, at the National Gallery Singapore on May 7, 2021.ST PHOTO: JASON QUAH
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‘Hiccup’ in political transition: ESM Goh commends DPM Heng’s ‘selflessness’ in stepping aside as 4G leader
ESM Goh Chok Tong speaking at the launch of his book Standing Tall. (Photo: MCI)
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SINGAPORE: Emeritus Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong said on Friday (May 7) that he commends Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat for his “self-sacrifice” in stepping aside as leader of the 4G or fourth-generation leadership team.
The recent Cabinet reshuffle announcement has placed some prominence on Lawrence Wong s new appointment as finance minister, especially with the histories of former finance minister Heng Swee Keat as a past front-runner and former finance minister Lee Hsien Loong who subsequently became the Prime Minister.
Many observers are saying that the field is still open for 4G leadership, with 4G ministers Chan Chun Sing, Ong Ye Kung and Wong still in the running for Singapore s top political job.
The Straits Times editor-at-large Han Fook Kwang said that while Wong s appointment may have propelled him into the position of front-runner, it would take at least one to two years for Wong s colleagues to have a fuller measure of Wong, especially after his first Budget.
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DPM Heng Swee Keat steps aside as 4G leader: A look at political transitions in Singapore
(From left) Singapore s founding prime minister Lee Kuan Yew, second prime minister Goh Chok Tong and current Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.PHOTOS: ST FILE, MCI
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