LIVE: Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong Hands Power to Successor Lawrence Wong

LIVE: Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong Hands Power to Successor Lawrence Wong Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong hands over power to his designated successor, Lawrence Wong, ahead of an election that must be held by next year. This marks the the first change of power in Singapore in two decades. Wong, 51, will be the fourth prime minister since independence six decades ago. He comes from among a group of "4G" leaders, a new generation of politicians hand-picked by the long-ruling People's Action Party (PAP) to take over the reins of the key Asian trade and financial centre. Wong rose to prominence in 2020 as co-chair of the pandemic taskforce and was named Lee's successor in April 2022 after a series of consultations between the political leadership and Wong's peers. --- Singapore | Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong | Successor | Lawrence Wong | Firstpost | News Live | World News | Latest News | Global News | International News | News | Trending News #singapore #primeminister #leehsienloong #successor #lawrencewong #firstpost #newslive #worldnews #latestnews #globalnews #news #internationalnews #trendingnews Firstpost is an Indian news and media website. Get all the incisive opinions, in-depth analyses and other visual stories that matter to you and the world right here on this channel. Subscribe to Firstpost channel and press the bell icon to get notified when we go live.    / @firstpost   Follow Firstpost on Instagram:   / firstpost   Follow Firstpost on Facebook:   / firstpostin   Follow Firstpost on Twitter:   / firstpost   Follow Firstpost on WhatsApp: https://www.whatsapp.com/channel/0029...