Three months after future Singapore PM thrown into question, where do the contenders stand? | Malay Mail

SINGAPORE, July 12 — At the Istana’s banquet hall three months ago, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, flanked by Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat and other fourth-generation People’s Action Party leaders, delivered the bombshell news that Heng, 60, would step aside for a younger person to lead the 4G team.

In that time, the party appeared to be burnishing the credentials of the 4G leaders and the PM contenders, doing so by allowing them to articulate the Government’s direction on difficult yet important national issues, or to build up critical experience by dint of their ministerial work, said experts.

“There’s none of this political cloak and dagger, shifting loyalties, or politicians who strike deals within the same political party that you see in the leadership renewal of some countries,” he added.Political scientist Elvin Ong from the National University of Singapore said that Wong and Ong, both co-chairs of the ministerial task force leading Singapore’s pandemic response, are “quite clearly” in line for consideration to be the next PM.

Such a new “energy and vibe” gives the impression that the team is working together well, said Tan. “It’s still a developing pattern to watch, but we are seeing this combination of Wong and Ong function like a tag team.” Ong Ye Kung, on the other hand, fronted the issue of globalisation and immigration surrounding the India-Singapore Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement in last week’s parliamentary sitting.

Ong on Sunday said that he accepted a point made by Workers’ Party chief Pritam Singh, that the Government could have come out with data and information earlier to correct the falsehoods about Ceca. The law don added that while some people may conclude that Chan is out of contention, the fact is that his Education portfolio requires him to engage a different set of stakeholders — parents and educators.

Robson Lee pointed out that Chan has the most “complete” political career among the trio. He was previously Minister for Social and Family Development, as well as the secretary-general of the labour movement, among other roles. That is not to say that the issue is not an important one, he said. “When the 4G ministers focus their minds on these challenges, it is possible that a leader among them will emerge,” he said.

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