SingaporeCabinetPeople's Action PartySingapore · Marsiling–Yew Tee GRCPrime Minister and Minister for Finance
Lawrence Wong
Profile
Lawrence Wong is a Singaporean politician serving as the fourth Prime Minister of Singapore since 2024. A member of the People's Action Party, he has represented the Limbang division of Marsiling–Yew Tee GRC as a Member of Parliament since 2015. Previously, he held various ministerial portfolios, including Minister for Finance and Minister for Education, and gained national prominence for co-chairing the multi-ministerial committee that managed Singapore's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Before entering politics, he had a distinguished career in the civil service, working at the Ministry of Trade and Industry, the Ministry of Finance, and as the principal private secretary to Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.
Details
- Born
- December 18, 1972 · 53 years old
- Birth place
- Singapore
- Education
- University of Wisconsin–Madison, University of Michigan, Harvard University
- Career
- Economist, Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister, Chief Executive Officer of the Energy Market Authority
