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    Investment Strategies Committee

    Lawrence Wong

    Prime Minister and Minister for Finance

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    Deputy Chairman, GIC Board
    Chairman, GIC Investment Strategies Committee

    Lawrence Wong is the Prime Minister and Minister for Finance. He is also the Deputy Chairman of GIC, and chairs its Investment Strategies Committee. Mr Wong was first elected as a Member of Parliament in 2011, and has been re-elected three times. Before becoming Prime Minister, he held Ministerial appointments in the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth, the Ministry of National Development, and the Ministry of Education, and was also the Chairman of the Monetary Authority of Singapore. He also co-chaired the taskforce which oversaw the Singapore Government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Prior to entering politics, Mr Wong was a civil servant. He started his career as an economist, and held positions across various government ministries, including as Chief Executive of the Energy Market Authority.

    Mr Wong obtained his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Economics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor. He also holds a Master’s degree in Public Administration from the Harvard Kennedy School.

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