April 11, 2021
Members of the PAP s 4G leadership team after a press conference at the party s headquarters in Bedok in 2018. From left: Mr Christopher de Souza, Mr Sitoh Yih Pin, Dr Maliki Osman, Ms Indranee Rajah, Mr Chan Chun Sing, Mr Heng Swee Keat, Dr Vivian Balakrishnan (back to camera) and Ms Grace Fu.
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What are the implications of his move? We tackle the key questions.
1. How did the 4G get its name?
From the 1G to the 4G, the G was coined by political observers to denote each generational change in leadership for different prime ministers Cabinets.
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Heng Swee Keat steps aside as 4G leader: What comes next for PAP and Singapore?
Members of the PAP s 4G leadership team after a press conference at the party s headquarters in Bedok in 2018. From left: Mr Christopher de Souza, Mr Sitoh Yih Pin, Dr Maliki Osman, Ms Indranee Rajah, Mr Chan Chun Sing, Mr Heng Swee Keat, Dr Vivian Balakrishnan (back to camera) and Ms Grace Fu. ST PHOTO: ARIFFIN JAMAR
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April 09, 2021
(From left) MPs Christopher de Souza and Sitoh Yih Pin, Ministers in the Prime Minister’s Office Maliki Osman and Indranee Rajah, Trade and Industry Minister Chan Chun Sing, Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat, Transport Minister Ong Ye Kung, Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan, Sustainability and the Environment Minister Grace Fu and Education Minister Lawrence Wong in a 2018 photo.
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SINGAPORE - Two-and-a-half years after Singapore s fourth-generation (4G) ministers named him their leader, and just under two years since he was named Deputy Prime Minister in preparation for the top job, Mr Heng Swee Keat has decided to step aside.
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