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No new DPM to be appointed in next Cabinet reshuffle: PM Lee

He says a team is in place, but successor designation will depend on team dynamics, and this may not be imminent

Published Fri, Jan 26, 2018 · 09:50 PM

New Delhi

SINGAPOREANS will have to wait a little longer to find out who their next prime minister is.

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Friday that no new deputy prime ministers will be appointed during the Cabinet reshuffle due to take place after this year's Budget in February.

This suggests that no clear front runners will emerge even after the reshuffle.

"My assessment is, it probably will take a little bit longer," he added, when asked about the timeline suggested by Emeritus Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong last December.

Mr Goh had sai…