Born just seven years after Singapore gained independence, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong witnessed the country's rapid growth from third to first world. The 51-year-old was born in 1972, when ...
SINGAPORE: Prime Minister Lawrence Wong wants to set himself apart from his predecessors and be measured against his own words, said political analysts of his first speech as the country’s leader.
Lawrence Wong, the finance minister and deputy prime minister, will take the reins of the city-state’s government on May 15th. The country does not churn through prime ministers: he will be just the ...
Singapore has started a fresh chapter in its history, with Lawrence Wong sworn in as the country's fourth prime minister at the Istana. In front of more than 870 guests -- including ambassadors ...
Growing up in a Marine Parade HDB estate with a school teacher mother and sales manager father, Lawrence Wong went to neighbourhood schools. This "much more typical upbringing" of the deputy ...
Lawrence Wong is Singapore’s first new premier in 20 years and only its fourth leader since achieving independence. (AFP pic) SINGAPORE: Singapore’s Lawrence Wong was sworn in on Wednesday as ...
Former Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong was formally appointed as Singapore’s new Prime Minister on May 15, 2024. Incumbent PM Lee Hsien Loong stepped down from office on that same day, passing the ...