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09-11-2023, 12:12 PM
Delicate balance between 'over-watching' and 'overbearing' after handover to 4G leaders: PM Lee
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong was asked at a forum whether he would become Senior Minister after stepping down, and how he would like to be remembered.
SINGAPORE: When the baton is eventually passed to the next generation of Singapore's leadership, there is a fine line between providing counsel and overstepping one's mark, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Wednesday (Nov 8).
Mr Lee made his first public remarks since announcing on Sunday that he would hand over leadership to Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong by November 2024, before the next General Election.
Speaking at the Bloomberg New Economy Forum held in Singapore, he was asked by Bloomberg News editor-in-chief John Micklethwait about his plans after the handover.
"It's a very delicate thing to be over-watching, but not overbearing. And to be able to give advice and a helpful nudge, and just the right wise word, and not cramp the style of your successor.
"I am at the disposal of my successor," said Mr Lee, echoing previous comments. "I've already said whatever he wants me to do, I will do to help him succeed. So you have to ask him what he will be doing with me."
Mr Lee was asked about the possibility of becoming Senior Minister after handing over the reins to Singapore's fourth generation leadership.
He noted that both his predecessors were in the room during his Cabinet meetings. Mr Lee Kuan Yew and Mr Goh Chok Tong became senior ministers after stepping down as prime ministers in 1990 and 2004 respectively.
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapor...ng-3906936
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong was asked at a forum whether he would become Senior Minister after stepping down, and how he would like to be remembered.
SINGAPORE: When the baton is eventually passed to the next generation of Singapore's leadership, there is a fine line between providing counsel and overstepping one's mark, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Wednesday (Nov 8).
Mr Lee made his first public remarks since announcing on Sunday that he would hand over leadership to Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong by November 2024, before the next General Election.
Speaking at the Bloomberg New Economy Forum held in Singapore, he was asked by Bloomberg News editor-in-chief John Micklethwait about his plans after the handover.
"It's a very delicate thing to be over-watching, but not overbearing. And to be able to give advice and a helpful nudge, and just the right wise word, and not cramp the style of your successor.
"I am at the disposal of my successor," said Mr Lee, echoing previous comments. "I've already said whatever he wants me to do, I will do to help him succeed. So you have to ask him what he will be doing with me."
Mr Lee was asked about the possibility of becoming Senior Minister after handing over the reins to Singapore's fourth generation leadership.
He noted that both his predecessors were in the room during his Cabinet meetings. Mr Lee Kuan Yew and Mr Goh Chok Tong became senior ministers after stepping down as prime ministers in 1990 and 2004 respectively.
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapor...ng-3906936
