Lawrence Wong
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The Honourable Lawrence Wong MP |
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| 黄循财 | |
Lawrence Wong at the Singapore International Energy Week in 2010
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| Minister for National Development | |
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Assumed office 1 October 2015 |
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| Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong |
| Preceded by | Khaw Boon Wan |
| Second Minister for Finance | |
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Assumed office 22 August 2016 |
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| Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong |
| Minister | Heng Swee Keat |
| Preceded by | Office created |
| Member of the Singapore Parliament for Marsiling-Yew Tee GRC (Limbang) |
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Assumed office 11 September 2015 |
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| Minister for Culture, Community and Youth | |
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In office 1 May 2014 – 30 September 2015 Acting: 1 November 2012 - 30 April 2014 |
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| Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong |
| Preceded by | Chan Chun Sing (as Acting Minister of Community Development, Youth and Sports) |
| Succeeded by | Grace Fu Hai Yien |
| 2nd Minister, Ministry of Communications and Information | |
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In office 1 May 2014 – 30 September 2015 |
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| Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong |
| Minister | Yaacob Ibrahim |
| Preceded by | Office created |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Member of the Singapore Parliament for West Coast GRC (Boon Lay) |
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In office 7 May 2011 – 24 August 2015 |
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| Personal details | |
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Lawrence Wong Shyun Tsai 18 December 1972 Singapore |
| Nationality | Singaporean |
| Political party | People's Action Party |
| Alma mater |
University of Wisconsin–Madison Harvard University |
| Religion | Christianity |
Lawrence Wong Shyun Tsai (simplified Chinese: 黄循财; traditional Chinese: 黃循財; pinyin: Huáng Xún Cái; born 18 December 1972) is a Singaporean politician. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he was appointed the Minister for National Development after the 2015 General Election. On 22 August 2016, he was concurrently appointed as the Second Minister for Finance. He has previously held appointments in Ministry of Defence, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Communications and Information, and the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth. He has been a Member of Parliament (MP) since 2011 representing West Coast Group Representation Constituency (2011-2015) and Marsiling-Yew Tee Group Representation Constituency (since 2015).
Wong began his career as a civil servant at the Ministry of Trade and Industry. He served as the Ministry's Assistant Director (Research and Planning) from 1997 to 1999, as a secretary to Ong Teng Cheong (who was Singapore's first elected President). He then moved to the Ministry of Finance, where he served as Assistant Director (Fiscal Policy) from 1999 to 2001, before becoming the Deputy Director (Budget) and Head of Economic Programmes. In 2004, he moved to the Ministry of Health as the Director of Healthcare Finance.
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