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While one senior activist felt that Mr Heng could have performed better if he had been able to spend more time on the ground, a former Member of Parliament (MP) said he considered what might have happened if Mr Heng had gone head-to-head with WP Secretary-General Pritam Singh instead of new WP candidate Nicole Seah. The winner was LePlants, a mobile marketplace concept that aims to link community urban farmers with interested buyers. His presumptive position as Mr Lee’s successor was cemented when he was made the sole Deputy Prime Minister in the 2019 Cabinet reshuffle. Chan, who was once touted to be the frontrunner of the 4G cohort but in the end saw Heng being identified as the anointed one, has been getting himself entangled in all sorts of strange public media knots. However, members of the public as well as PAP insiders became unsure of whether succession plans will go through as expected after Mr Heng’s questionable performance in the recent General Election. Heng Swee Keat is Singapore’s Deputy Prime Minister, Coordinating Minister for Economic Policies and Minister for Finance. [11] The following day, on the CEC election, Heng was appointed as the first assistant secretary-general. DPM Heng Swee Keat noted that start-ups and hackathons can be used to solve societal challenges, in remarks made at the closing session of Startup Weekend Singapore 2020. [12][13], At the 2020 general election, Heng was a People's Action Party (PAP) candidate in the East Coast Group Representation Constituency (East Coast GRC).

On 18 May 2011, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong appointed Heng to the Cabinet as the Minister for Education. After returning from his studies, he rose quickly from the rank of a constable to Assistant Commissioner of the Police. Less than a month after on 26 March, Heng delivered a second budget, an additional S$55 billion "Resilience Budget" in response to the worsening situation of the pandemic and to mitigate the economic impact on businesses. He then went on to serve in these ministerial positions: Given that his political career trajectory closely mirrors DPM Tharman, Singapore’s financial future could be in pretty safe hands if he becomes PM. He surprised observers by turning up at the Nomination Centre for East Coast GRC 30 minutes before nominations closed, revealing that he would be running in the hotly-contested ward instead of his Tampines GRC stronghold. This would prevent food wastage and bolster food security in Singapore, its team leader said. This is the worst PAP performance in the ward since East Coast GRC was formed nearly 30 years ago, in 1991. When he was introduced as a candidate, former Prime Minister (and Emeritus Senior Minister) Goh Chok Tong tipped Heng to be a potential minister and core member of Singapore's fourth generation leadership team. [24][25], Heng is married to Chang Hwee Nee, CEO of the National Heritage Board. His performance in the election is even worse. If you’ve been rooting for Mr Chan Chun Sing, touted to be the other frontrunner for the post, the race isn’t over just yet. Wong and Ong have not increased their vote shares in Marsiling-Yew Tee and Sembawang. [23], However, the police released a statement a few days later that it has consulted with the Attorney-General of Singapore, Lucien Wong, who deemed that Heng's remarks had no intent to wound anyone’s racial feelings or promote enmity between different races. [26][27][28], On 12 May 2016, Heng Swee Keat collapsed from a stroke during a Cabinet meeting. He was the MP for Tampines GRC for Tampines Central from 7 May 2011 to 23 June 2020.

Heng has 2 children. The PAP should neither short-change the country nor force DPM Heng to be something that he may not be suited for. Despite not being able to talk, he scribbled on a note. The party affiliation of each member is indicated right after the constituency he or she represents. Both have had high-profile portfolios where they enjoy media limelight, so no excuse.
Earlier this year, Minister Heng announced the government’s plans to raise GST to 9%, between 2021 and 2025.
These include activities in the areas of mental health and environmental sustainability, Mr Heng added. It appears that he’s secretly talented in music. He was also managing editor of a local magazine publishing company. [15], On 28 September 2015, it was announced that Heng will be the Minister of Finance from 1 October 2015. Singapore — Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong quashed rumours that someone else may be up to succeed him in the future by retaining Mr Heng Swee Keat as the new Cabinet’s sole Deputy Prime Minister (DPM). [5] He then served as managing director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore from 2005 to 2011. On polling day on 7 May, the PAP team won the contest with 57.22% of the votes. Some activists also told the publication that Mr Heng’s “East Coast Plan” gaffe did not do him any favours and that the East Coast result suggests he might not be the “unifying figure” Singapore needs. The other two in the collective team leadership quartet are Lawrence Wong and Ong Ye Kung.

Here he is clad in the exact same shirt while having a casual conversation with a durian seller. A member of the country's governing People's Action Party (PAP), he has been the party's first assistant secretary-general since November 2018 under Lee Hsien Loong. He cited a 2016 survey conducted by the Institute of Policy Studies reflecting that only 60% of Singaporean Chinese would accept an Indian prime minister, which was in contrast to a survey conducted to about 900 Singaporeans in 2016 which showed that Singaporeans had preferred Tharman Shanmugaratnam, a minority, as their first choice by a wide margin to succeed Lee Hsien Loong as Singapore’s next prime minister.

[6], In February 2011, Heng was named the Asia-Pacific Central Bank Governor of the Year by the British magazine The Banker.

Heng Swee Keat PPA PJG (born 1 November 1961) is a Singaporean politician who has been the deputy prime minister since 1 May 2019, coordinating minister for economic affairs since 27 July 2020 and minister for finance since 1 October 2015 respectively. Swings against the party ranged up to 26 per cent in individual wards and the PAP lost another Group Representation Constituency (GRC) to the opposition. He was even crowned ‘APAC’s Central Bank Governor of the Year’ in Feb 2011 by the English magazine, The Banker. They faced a team from the National Solidarity Party (NSP), led by the party's then-secretary-general Goh Meng Seng (now the leader of People's Power Party), along with Reno Fong, Syafarin Sarif, Raymond Lim and Gilbert Goh. He cited a 2016 survey conducted by the Institute of Policy Studies reflecting that only 60% of Singaporean Chinese would accept an Indian prime minister, which was in contrast to a survey conducted to about 900 Singaporeans in 2016 which showed that Singaporeans had preferred Tharman Shanmugaratnam, a minority, as their first choice by a wide margin to succeed Lee Hsien Loong as Singapore’s next prime minister. But there are all sorts of questions now on his status as a PM who must enjoy the confidence of young Singaporeans not only for his technical and administrative skills but as a communicator with the flair to engage people in public. In 1983, he completed his Economics degree from Cambridge University in the UK.

Minister Heng spent his childhood years in a kampung near Redhill — a “rather rough neighbourhood” in the 60s. 10 years later, he attained a Masters of Public Administration from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University in the US. Startup Weekend Singapore is one of South-east Asia's largest open innovation hackathons. He completed his secondary and pre-university education at Raffles Institution. Its two main 4G torch-bearers, Heng Swee Keat and Chan Chun Sing, have not been able to make any inroads in generating greater enthusiasm among voters, especially the young. He previously served as minister for education from 21 May 2011 to 11 September 2015. The Workers’ Party’s (WP) stunning victory at the new Sengkang GRC unseated three political office-holders, including Mr Ng Chee Meng. 198402868E. The Prime Minister's Office said on a statement that Mr Heng "has made an excellent recovery", but is still on medical leave as he continues his rehabilitation. Featured image from Heng Swee Keat on Facebook and Tiny Pic. He resumed his duties as MP and Finance Minister on 22 August 2016.

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