PM Wong unveils first full Cabinet: No second DPM, three coordinating ministers named
SINGAPORE: Less than three weeks after the General Election where the ruling People's Action Party (PAP) won a resounding victory, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong announced his first full Cabinet lineup on Wednesday (May 21).
The new Cabinet marks a significant reshuffle that includes three coordinating ministers and confirms Mr Gan Kim Yong as the sole deputy prime minister.ย It also features 15 full ministers and two acting ministers across the Prime Ministerโs Office and 16 ministries.
This is the first complete team formed under Mr Wong since he succeeded Mr Lee Hsien Loong last year.
Mr Wong, who remains the finance minister, also appointed nine new political office holders, drawn from the backbench and among first-term MPsย โ a number he described as โone of the highest in recent historyโ.
Mr Wong said he has โa solid team behind meโ, highlighting that he has four senior leaders, comprising one deputy and threeโฆ
