An interview with Lawrence Wong, Singapore’s next PM
He will be just the fourth person to hold that position
Singapore is coming under new management. Lawrence Wong, the finance minister and deputy prime minister, will take the reins of the city-state’s government on May 15th. The country does not churn through prime ministers: he will be just the fourth in its history as an independent country since 1965. Mr Wong sat down with The Economist on May 6th.
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This article appeared in the Asia section of the print edition under the headline “The 4G era begins”
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