Singapore’s PM announces lineup of new cabinet

Singapore: Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced here Saturday the lineup of his new Cabinet after the ruling People’s Action Party won a recent general election.

The appointments will take effect from July 27 when a swearing-in ceremony for the Cabinet will take place.

Heng Swee Keat, the Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister for Finance, will take on an additional appointment as Coordinating Minister for Economic Policies, Lee said at a press conference at the Istana.