From public servant to prime minister: Lawrence Wong’s rise through the ranks

Before going into politics in 2011, Mr Lawrence Wong had a long career in public service. We chart his rise through the ranks to become Singapore’s fourth prime minister.

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[deschan]

Did he serve National Service? Anybody has pictures he served National Service?

[deschan]

Gst 9% dont ever forget who introduced it

[deschan]

How he become PM is puzzling?
He was not even the top 3 choices when PM candidates were announced then. After so many years as minister, what has he done right?
He failed miserably as covid task force lead for almost 3 years. Singapore started with one case few days b4 chinese new year in 2019 to hundred thousands cases under his charge. Covid eventually dies down itself.

[shadeinthedark]

And who elected him to be prime minister? PAP are goons.

[xianlonglee-tyqe]

LW does not have the iron in him. He may just be a one term PM.

[deepone]

Why is he appointed, and taken for granted that the people have accepted him? The incumbent can suk suka abdicate and appoint anyone to replace himself? What kind of suka suka-moncracy is such nonsense?

[deschan]

His fate changed after become finance minister n introduced gst 9%. Inducing high cost of living, making Singaporeans suffers and reducing Singapore competitiveness.
Anybody knows his background n if he has serve National Service?

[mrtienphysics]

Pay jump this year man, congrats! Huat ah!

[paparoti]

Slimy cunning media very quiet about the cpf SA closure those after 55 years old in early 2025.

[Paul-H-Wolfram]

Yup, from public servant to prime minister and maybe in future after stepping down as prime minister, he maybe selected to take part in President election same as Tony Tan, Halimah and Tharman.

[AlgoNudger]

🔥 *MAGA* 🔥

🔥 *MAKE MALAY GREAT AGAIN* 🔥

[martinmisty]

Minister Lawrence Wong finally spoke the unvarnished truth about 99-year leases – that flats would be returned to the HDB and only a small percentage of flats would undergo the Selective En-Bloc Redevelopment Scheme (SERS).

[anziar]

The PAP team keeps getting better and stronger, and it'll continue to gain numerous global recognitions for the country. It's so obvious that PAP is the only competent and effective party in s'pore.❤❤

[wangchung]

The outgoing PM has a wealth of experiences for LW to learn. for example, refrain from making a pork soup joke.

[tanc.h]

Hopefully he will be better than Lee Hsien Loong whom i hate.

[logicrule]

Probably not LKY quality, or even LHL, but he is the best we have right now, so treasure him before the next Gen comes along. I think CCS is slightly better but too much controversy and not articulate enough, and OYK is too woke for Singapore, so LW is the very best choice we have right now.

[martinmisty]

The government hasn’t been entirely consistent in their messaging with regards to housing policy, which created the uncertainty and anxiety.” Singaporeans felt there was a reneging of what they perceived as an asset appreciation promise by the PAP.

[martinmisty]

There was a highly negative public reaction to this clarification. One academic at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy put it this way

[martinmisty]

While many ministers claim to be of a humble origin, their path to the cabinet, more often than not, runs straight through the road of elitism

[ogapadoga]

Why can't we have great malay leaders like Najib?