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PM Lee Hsien Loong announced a reshuffle of his Cabinet on April 23, 2021.PHOTO: ST VIDEO
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SINGAPORE - The Cabinet reshuffle announced on Friday (April 23) provides the clearest signal yet that fourth-generation (4G) ministers Chan Chun Sing, Ong Ye Kung and Lawrence Wong are firmly in the running for the country s top political job, say observers. The most credible options are now visible, and perhaps the Government hopes that this will give Singaporeans slightly more confidence that succession plan B is now initiated and moving along, said Mr Harrison Cheng, associate director of the Control Risks consultancy.
The changes were sparked by Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat s announcement earlier this month that he was stepping aside as the People s Action Party s 4G leader to make way for a younger successor to the premiership. Mr Heng s finance portfolio has now gone to Mr Wong.