Heng Swee Keat

Heng Swee Keat

Heng Swee Keat (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. 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 previously served as minister for education from 21 May 2011 to 11 September 2015. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for East Coast GRC for Bedok since 10 July 2020. He was the MP for Tampines GRC for Tampines Central from 7 May 2011 to 23 June 2020.He is widely believed to be poised as the next prime minister, succeeding Lee Hsien Loong, following his appointment as deputy prime minister on 1 May 2019, being the first solo person in the position in 34 years. The two incumbent DPMs, Teo Chee Hean and Tharman Shanmugaratnam, relinquished their posts on the same day. From 1985 to 2019, Singapore have had two sitting deputy prime ministers working concurrently.Prior to his election to Parliament, Heng served as the managing director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) from 2005 to 2011.

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