SINGAPORE: Mr Lawrence Wong was sworn in as Singapore's fourth Prime Minister on Wednesday (May 15), replacing Mr Lee Hsien Loong.
The swearing-in at the Istana took place just after 8pm, with more than 800 guests attending the ceremony. They include Cabinet ministers, members of parliament, frontline healthcare and transport workers, religious and business leaders, teachers and students, among others.
Mr Lawrence Wong and his wife, Ms Loo Tze Lui, arrive at the Istana on May 15, 2024. (Photo: CNA/Try Sutrisno Foo)
Mr Lee Hsien Loong arrives at the Istana on May 15, 2024. (Photo: CNA/Try Sutrisno Foo)
Foreign Affairs Minister Vivian Balakrishnan, Law and Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam, Minister for Sustainability and the Environment Grace Fu, and Education Minister Chan Chun Sing arrive at the Istana on May 15, 2024. (Photo: CNA/Try Sutrisno Foo)
The ceremony began with a speech by President Tharman Shanmugaratnam, followed by the swearing-in of the new Prime Minister and members of his Cabinet.
In his first remarks as Prime Minister, Mr Wong said: “We will lead in our own way. We will continue to think boldly and to think far. We know that there is still much more to do … and the best chapters of our Singapore Story lie ahead.”
President Tharman Shanmugaratnam gives a speech at the Istana on May 15, 2024. (Photo: CNA/Try Sutrisno Foo)
Mr Lawrence Wong takes his oath of office at the Istana on May 15, 2024. (Photo: CNA/Try Sutrisno Foo)
Senior Minister Teo Chee Hean, Deputy Prime Ministers Heng Swee Keat and Gan Kim Yong, and Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong take their oaths of office at the Istana on May 15, 2024. (Photo: CNA/Try Sutrisno Foo)
Mr Lawrence Wong giving his first speech as Singapore Prime Minister at the Istana on May 15, 2024. (Photo: CNA/Try Sutrisno Foo)
With the ceremony underway at the Istana, hundreds of people watched the proceedings at a viewing party, held within Mr Wong's Marsiling-Yew Tee Group Representation Constituency.
Cheers rang out as Mr Wong was officially sworn in as Prime Minister.
People celebrate at a viewing party in Yew Tee on May 15, 2024. (Photo: TODAY/Raj Nadarajan)
People celebrate at a viewing party in Yew Tee on May 15, 2024. (Photo: TODAY/Raj Nadarajan)
People watching the swearing-in ceremony of Mr Lawrence Wong at a viewing party in Yew Tee on May 15, 2024. (Photo: TODAY/Raj Nadarajan)
People watching the Istana proceedings at a viewing party in Yew Tee on May 15, 2024. (Photo: TODAY/Raj Nadarajan)
At the end of Mr Wong's speech, local singers Linying, Sezairi Sezali, Shabir Sulthan and Shye treated the Istana crowd to the theme song of the 2021 National Day Parade - The Road Ahead.
Shabir Sulthan, Sezairi Sezali, Linying and Shye perform at the Istana on May 15, 2024. (Photo: CNA/Try Sutrisno Foo)
President Tharman Shanmugaratnam and Singapore's new Prime Minister Lawrence Wong leave the Istana on May 15, 2024. (Photo: TODAY/Raj Nadarajan)
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The swearing-in at the Istana took place just after 8pm, with more than 800 guests attending the ceremony. They include Cabinet ministers, members of parliament, frontline healthcare and transport workers, religious and business leaders, teachers and students, among others.
Mr Lawrence Wong and his wife, Ms Loo Tze Lui, arrive at the Istana on May 15, 2024. (Photo: CNA/Try Sutrisno Foo)
Mr Lee Hsien Loong arrives at the Istana on May 15, 2024. (Photo: CNA/Try Sutrisno Foo)
Foreign Affairs Minister Vivian Balakrishnan, Law and Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam, Minister for Sustainability and the Environment Grace Fu, and Education Minister Chan Chun Sing arrive at the Istana on May 15, 2024. (Photo: CNA/Try Sutrisno Foo)
The ceremony began with a speech by President Tharman Shanmugaratnam, followed by the swearing-in of the new Prime Minister and members of his Cabinet.
In his first remarks as Prime Minister, Mr Wong said: “We will lead in our own way. We will continue to think boldly and to think far. We know that there is still much more to do … and the best chapters of our Singapore Story lie ahead.”
President Tharman Shanmugaratnam gives a speech at the Istana on May 15, 2024. (Photo: CNA/Try Sutrisno Foo)
Mr Lawrence Wong takes his oath of office at the Istana on May 15, 2024. (Photo: CNA/Try Sutrisno Foo)
Senior Minister Teo Chee Hean, Deputy Prime Ministers Heng Swee Keat and Gan Kim Yong, and Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong take their oaths of office at the Istana on May 15, 2024. (Photo: CNA/Try Sutrisno Foo)
Mr Lawrence Wong giving his first speech as Singapore Prime Minister at the Istana on May 15, 2024. (Photo: CNA/Try Sutrisno Foo)
With the ceremony underway at the Istana, hundreds of people watched the proceedings at a viewing party, held within Mr Wong's Marsiling-Yew Tee Group Representation Constituency.
Cheers rang out as Mr Wong was officially sworn in as Prime Minister.
People celebrate at a viewing party in Yew Tee on May 15, 2024. (Photo: TODAY/Raj Nadarajan)
People celebrate at a viewing party in Yew Tee on May 15, 2024. (Photo: TODAY/Raj Nadarajan)
People watching the swearing-in ceremony of Mr Lawrence Wong at a viewing party in Yew Tee on May 15, 2024. (Photo: TODAY/Raj Nadarajan)
People watching the Istana proceedings at a viewing party in Yew Tee on May 15, 2024. (Photo: TODAY/Raj Nadarajan)
At the end of Mr Wong's speech, local singers Linying, Sezairi Sezali, Shabir Sulthan and Shye treated the Istana crowd to the theme song of the 2021 National Day Parade - The Road Ahead.
Shabir Sulthan, Sezairi Sezali, Linying and Shye perform at the Istana on May 15, 2024. (Photo: CNA/Try Sutrisno Foo)
President Tharman Shanmugaratnam and Singapore's new Prime Minister Lawrence Wong leave the Istana on May 15, 2024. (Photo: TODAY/Raj Nadarajan)
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