Heng Swee Keat
Singaporean politician, 12th and current Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Heng Swee Keat PPA PJG (Chinese: 王瑞杰; pinyin: Wáng Ruìjié; born 15 April 1961)[1] is a Singaporean politician, former police officer and former civil servant.
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Heng Swee Keat PPA PBS PJG | |
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王瑞杰 | |
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Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore | |
Assumed office 1 May 2019 | |
Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong |
Preceded by | Tharman Shanmugaratnam Teo Chee Hean |
Coordinating Minister for Economic Policies | |
Assumed office 27 July 2020 | |
Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong |
Preceded by | Tharman Shanmugaratnam |
Chairman of the People's Action Party | |
Assumed office 26 November 2022 | |
Secretary-General | Lee Hsien Loong |
Vice Chairman | Masagos Zulkifli |
Preceded by | Gan Kim Yong |
Minister for Finance | |
In office 1 October 2015 – 14 May 2021 | |
Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong |
Second Minister | Lawrence Wong Indranee Rajah |
Preceded by | Tharman Shanmugaratnam |
Succeeded by | Lawrence Wong |
Minister for Education | |
In office 21 May 2011 – 30 September 2015 | |
Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong |
Preceded by | Ng Eng Hen |
Succeeded by | Ng Chee Meng (Schools) Ong Ye Kung (Higher Education and Skills) |
Member of the Singapore Parliament for East Coast GRC (Bedok) | |
Assumed office 10 July 2020 | |
Preceded by | Lim Swee Say |
Member of the Singapore Parliament for Tampines GRC (Tampines Central) | |
In office 7 May 2011 – 23 June 2020 | |
Preceded by | Sin Boon Ann |
Succeeded by | Koh Poh Koon |
Personal details | |
Born | Heng Swee Keat (1961-04-15) 15 April 1961 (age 63)[1] State of Singapore |
Political party | People's Action Party |
Spouse(s) | Chang Hwee Nee (m. 1988) |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | Christ's College, Cambridge (MA) Harvard University (MPA) |
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Police career | |
Department | Singapore Police Force |
Years of service | 1983–1997 |
Rank | Assistant Commissioner |
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He is serving as Deputy Prime Minister, Coordinating Minister for Economic Policies. Also, he is the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Bedok part of the East Coast GRC.[2]