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Singapore PM names new finance minister as succession question looms

UPDATED 5.33PM | Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong named Lawrence Wong, tipped as a contender to be the future prime minister of the island republic, as the new finance minister in a broader cabinet reshuffle which comes at a time when the country is resetting its leadership succession plan.

Wong, the face of the Singapore government's fight against the Covid-19 pandemic, is among a crop of younger political figures who have been touted by analysts as potential successors to Lee. He is currently the education minister and the second minister for finance...

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