Heng Swee Keat to be sole DPM from May 1
He remains Finance Minister, will be Acting PM when PM Lee is absent; Teo, Tharman to be Senior Ministers
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FINANCE Minister Heng Swee Keat will be promoted to Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) with effect from May 1, the Prime Minister's Office said in a statement on Tuesday.
Mr Heng will remain as Minister for Finance and continue to chair both the Future Economy Council and National Research Foundation. As DPM, he will be appointed Acting Prime Minister when Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong is absent.
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