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黄总理：国家需要有效的政治领袖，公务员无法替代

他在薪金检讨之际表示，薪酬影响了是否有足够能力的部长人选。

Annabeth Leow

Published Tue, Sep 8, 2026 · 12:15 PM

黄总理说：“我们的出发点是：良好的政府取决于卓越的领导。机构的效率取决于其领导者。” 照片：MDDI

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【新加坡】总理 Lawrence Wong 在周二（9月8日）表示，即使有能干的公务员团队，国家也需要强大、有效的政治领导。他是在阐述上调新加坡政治职务薪金的理由时，发表上述言论的。

他补充说，薪酬之所以重要，是因为它影响到是否有足够多的能人愿意挺身而出，承担部长的职责。

他说：“我们的出发点是：良好的政府取决于卓越的领导。机构的效率取决于其领导者。”

他警告说，如果部长的能力较弱，可能会导致公务员团队的素质下降，因为公务员希望为能够做出明智判断并值得尊敬的领导者工作。

他补充道：“更严重的风险是，薄弱的政治领导最终也会削弱公务员系统。”他以一些未具名的国家为例，这些国家曾拥有非常能干的政府，“但当高层的政治领导力减弱时，其公务员系统也随之恶化”。

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他说：“强大的公务员系统无法替代有效的政治领导。部长必须为所领导的部门设定方向、决定优先事项并做出战略决策。”

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