SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong picked a new finance minister on Friday as part of a planned cabinet reshuffle, local media reported.
The finance ministry will be headed by Lawrence Wong, who is currently education minister. Wong is among a crop of younger political figures who have been touted by analysts as potential successors to Lee.
Wong will replace Heng Swee Keat as finance minister.
(Reporting by Aradhana Aravindan, Chen Lin and Anshuman Daga; Editing by Martin Petty)
