All eyes will be on how Heng and his 4G team lead Singapore

• Main Author: EUGENE, Tan K. B.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2018
• Subjects: Political parties; People’s Action Party; political leadership; Singapore; Asian Studies; Law and Politics; Leadership Studies; Political Science
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/3693; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sol_research/article/5651/viewcontent/20181123_TODAY_News_All.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

In a commentary, SMU Associate Professor of Law Eugene Tan said the choice of Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat as the People’s Action Party’s first assistant secretary-general should not come as a surprise as he was the only fourth-generation (4G) leader to be made a full Minister upon winning his maiden election in 2011, helming the Education Ministry between 2011 and 2015. He opined that Mr Heng’s 4G team will have to stamp their distinctive collective identity and leadership ethos as governance becomes increasingly complex.