Lawrence Wong
Born on 18 December 1972, Lawrence Wong Shyun Tsai
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| Lawrence Wong Shyun Tsai 黄循财 | |
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| Party Affiliation | PAP 
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| Current Role | Prime Minister & Minister for Finance concurrently |
| Past Roles | • National Development Minister • |
| Others | • MP for Marsiling-Yew Tee GRC • PAP Secretary-General • GIC Board Member • Chairperson of GIC’s Investment Strategies Committee |
| Background | |
| Education | • • |
| Personal Details | |
| Age | 52 |
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Political Career
- Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth
- Ministry of National Development
- Ministry of Education
- Minister for Finance since 2021
- Deputy Chairman of MAS since 1 June 2021
- previously served as a member of the MAS Board from June 2011 to August 2016.
- Chairman of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) Board of Directors for the period from 8 July 2023 to 31 May 2026. Out of 12 members, 5 are PAP politicians.
- Current Board of Directors of the MAS (with effect from 8 July 2023)
- Lawrence Wong (Chairman), ex-DPM, current PM and Minister for Finance
- DPM Gan Kim Yong (Deputy Chairman), Minister for Trade and Industry
- Heng Swee Keat, Deputy Prime Minister and Coordinating Minister for Economic Policies
- Alvin Tan, Minister of State, Ministry of Trade and Industry and Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth
- Peter Ong (Chairman of Risk Committee), Chairman, Enterprise Singapore
- Chaly Mah (Chairman of Audit Committee), Chairman, NetLink NBN Management Pte Ltd
- Lim Hng Kiang, Special Advisor, Ministry of Trade and Industry
- Professor Tan Chorh Chuan, Chief Health Scientist, Ministry of Health and Executive Director, MOH Office for Healthcare Transformation
- Lucien Wong, Attorney-General, Attorney-General’s Chambers
- Mrs Deborah Ong, Retired Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Mr Ng Wai King, Managing Partner, WongPartnership
- Mr Ravi Menon, Managing Director, MAS
- co-chaired the Multi- Ministry Taskforce, which oversaw the Singapore Government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Deputy Chairman of GIC (current)
As Deputy Prime Minister (DPM), he launched Forward Singapore (Forward SG) exercise in June 2022, a nationwide exercise to engage Singaporeans widely, culminating in a lengthy 180-page report which purportedly gathered dialogues and engagement sessions over 16 months.[1]
Prior to entering politics, Lawrence Wong was a civil servant. He started his career as an economist, and held positions across various government ministries. He was also the Chief Executive of the Energy Market Authority.
Lawrence Wong obtained his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Economics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor. He also holds a Master’s degree in Public Administration from the Harvard Kennedy School.
Early life and Education
Controversy
Lawrence Wong joined the growing ranks of 'weeping politicians' during a Parliament session at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic (2020 ~ 2023)
- 25 Mar 2020 - as the National Development Minister, Lawrence Wong broke down in tears midway through a speech in Parliament thanking healthcare workers.[2]
Personal Life
- divorced after 3 years of marriage
- second wife is Tiffany Loo Tze Lui, a former banker currently working in wealth management
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