Lawrence Wong

The Honourable Lawrence Wong
黄循财
Wong in 2024
4th Prime Minister of Singapore
Incumbent
Assumed office 15 May 2024
President	Tharman Shanmugaratnam
Deputy	Gan Kim Yong Heng Swee Keat
Preceded by	Lee Hsien Loong
Minister for Finance
Incumbent
Assumed office 15 May 2021
Prime Minister	Lee Hsien Loong Himself
Preceded by	Heng Swee Keat
Ministerial offices 2012–⁠2024 Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore In office 13 June 2022 – 15 May 2024 Serving with Heng Swee Keat Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong Preceded by Tharman Shanmugaratnam Teo Chee Hean Succeeded by Gan Kim Yong Heng Swee Keat Chairman of the Monetary Authority of Singapore In office 8 July 2023 – 15 May 2024 Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong Preceded by Tharman Shanmugaratnam Succeeded by Gan Kim Yong Minister for Education In office 27 July 2020 – 14 May 2021 Preceded by Ong Ye Kung Succeeded by Chan Chun Sing Second Minister for Finance In office 22 August 2016 – 14 May 2021 Serving with Indranee Rajah (2018–2021) Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong Preceded by Lim Hwee Hua Minister for National Development In office 1 October 2015 – 26 July 2020 Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong Preceded by Khaw Boon Wan Succeeded by Desmond Lee Second Minister for Communications and Information In office 1 May 2014 – 30 September 2015 Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong Minister for Culture, Community and Youth In office 1 May 2014 – 30 September 2015 Acting: 1 November 2012 – 30 April 2014 Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong Preceded by Chan Chun Sing (Acting Minister of Community Development, Youth and Sports) Succeeded by Grace Fu
Member of the Singapore Parliament for Marsiling-Yew Tee GRC Limbang Division
Incumbent
Assumed office 11 September 2015
Preceded by	Constituency established
Member of the Singapore Parliament for West Coast GRC Boon Lay Division
In office 7 May 2011 – 24 August 2015
Preceded by	Ho Geok Choo
Succeeded by	Patrick Tay
Personal details
Born	Lawrence Wong Shyun Tsai (1972-12-18) 18 December 1972 (age 52) Singapore
Political party	People's Action Party
Education	University of Wisconsin, Madison (BS) University of Michigan (MA) Harvard University (MPA)
Occupation	Civil servant, politician
Profession	Economist
Signature
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	黄循财
Traditional Chinese	黃循財
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Huáng Xúncái Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Wòhng Chèuhnchòih IPA [wɔ̏ːŋ tsʰɵ̏n.tsʰɔ̏ːy] Jyutping Wong⁴ Ceon⁴-coi⁴

Lawrence Wong Shyun Tsai (Chinese: 黄循财; pinyin: Huáng Xúncái; born 18 December 1972)^[1] is a Singaporean politician, economist and former civil servant. He has been the Prime Minister of Singapore since May 15, 2024. He is also the Minister for Finance since 2021. A member of the governing PAP, he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Limbang division of Marsiling–Yew Tee GRC since 2015.^[2][3]

1. ↑ "MP | Parliament of Singapore".
2. ↑ "PM Modi Singapore Visit Live Updates: PM Modi reaches Delhi after Singapore, Brunei visit". The Times of India. 5 September 2024. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
3. ↑ Online |, E. T. (5 September 2024). "PM Modi meets PM Lawrence Wong, says 'want to create many Singapores in India'; signs MoUs". The Economic Times. Retrieved 7 September 2024.