03-07-2023, 07:50 PM
Deputy Prime Mininster and Finance Minister Lawrence Wong has beeen appointed the new chairman of the Monetary Authority of Singapore from July 8 to May 31 2026.
Wong is taking over from Senior Minister and Coordinating Minister for Social Policies, Tharman Shanmugaratnam, who will step down on July 8 to run for President. Tharman has served as Chairman of MAS for twelve years since May 2011.
Wong, slated to take over as the next prime minister, has been Deputy Chairman of MAS since June 1 2021. He had previously served as a member of the MAS Board from June 2011 to August 2016.
Wong is taking over from Senior Minister and Coordinating Minister for Social Policies, Tharman Shanmugaratnam, who will step down on July 8 to run for President. Tharman has served as Chairman of MAS for twelve years since May 2011.
Wong, slated to take over as the next prime minister, has been Deputy Chairman of MAS since June 1 2021. He had previously served as a member of the MAS Board from June 2011 to August 2016.