NTUC names Ng Chee Meng, Koh Poh Koon to deputy sec-gen posts
Ng widely tipped to eventually fill top role of sec-gen; Koh to act as link between labour and govt agencies
Singapore
THE labour movement unveiled two new leaders on Monday, naming Education Minister (Schools) Ng Chee Meng and Senior Minister of State for Trade and Industry Koh Poh Koon as deputy secretaries-general.
Mr Ng is widely expected to eventually take on the top role of secretary-general, replacing Mr Chan Chun Sing, who is likely to take on another ministerial role after a Cabinet reshuffle expected later this week.
Speaking to the media on Monday, Mr Ng declined to say whether he will be stepping up as secretary-general.
But he later told The Straits Times: "I am always ready (to step up as secretary-general), when the moment arrives." The new appointments c…
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