Speaking at the 27th International Conference on the Future of Asia in Tokyo on Thursday , Singapore’s Prime Minister, Lee Hsien Loong, confirmed that he will not be retiring after handing the reins over to his successor-in-waiting – Lawrence Wong.
Prior to his appointment, prime minister Lee Hsien Loong delegated former PAP-chairman Khaw Boon Wan to initiate a consultation process among the fourth-generation ministers of the Singapore cabinet, aimed at garnering their individual views regarding the selection of a new 4G leader. However, both Lee and the two senior ministers of the cabinet, Tharman Shanmugaratnam and Teo Chee Hean, abstained from participating in the process.
He received 15 out of the 19 votes from the stakeholders polled, and as no candidate is allowed to vote for himself, this meant that only three other individuals did not vote for him as their first choice. His candidature was unanimously endorsed by the cabinet and subsequently, by the PAP MPs at a party caucus on 14 April. His appointment was announced by Lee in a Facebook post the same day.
In the conference and in responding to a question from the floor asking, “When you yield your Prime Minister’s seat to Mr Lawrence Wong, what type of retirement are your planning,” Mr Lee said: “I am not planning my retirement.”
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