Minister Nguyen Manh Hung welcomed the Singaporean Prime Minister and his wife at Noi Bai airport.

(NLDO)- On the afternoon of March 25, Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore Lawrence Wong and his wife Loo Tze Lui arrived in Hanoi, beginning an official visit to Vietnam.

Minister of Science and Technology Nguyen Manh Hung welcomed Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong and his wife at Noi Bai International Airport (Hanoi). Photo: VNA

The visit took place from March 25 to 26, at the invitation of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his wife.

Welcoming the delegation at Noi Bai International Airport were: Minister of Science and Technology Nguyen Manh Hung; Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Manh Cuong; Vietnamese Ambassador to Singapore Tran Phuoc Anh.

Accompanying Prime Minister Lawrence Wong on his official visit to Vietnam were: Ms Loo Tze Lui, the Prime Minister's wife; Minister for Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan; Minister for Manpower and Second Minister for Trade and Industry Tan See Leng; Minister of State for Health and Minister of State for Digital Development and Information Rahayu Binte Mahzam; Permanent Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Albert Chua; Singapore Ambassador to Vietnam Jaya Ratnam; Singapore Consul-General in Ho Chi Minh City Pang Te Cheng.

Prime Minister Lawrence Wong's official visit to Vietnam takes place in the context that Vietnam and Singapore are promoting to realize the potential of cooperation within the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership that the two sides have just upgraded during General Secretary To Lam's visit to Singapore.

Minister of Science and Technology Nguyen Manh Hung welcomed Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong and his wife at Noi Bai International Airport (Hanoi). Photo: VNA

Prime Minister Lawrence Wong was born on December 18, 1972 in Singapore; graduated from the National University of Singapore with a BA in Economics and holds a Master of Public Policy from the Kennedy School of Harvard University.

Mr. Lawrence Wong began his public sector career in 2000 at the Ministry of Finance. He served as Minister for Education from 2011-2015, Minister for National Development from 2015-2019, and Minister for Finance from 2019-2022.

On April 14, 2022, he was elected by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and the Central Committee of the People's Action Party (PAP) as the leader of the Fourth Generation (4G), replacing Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat. He served as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance from June 2022 to May 2024. From May 15, 2024 to present, he has served as Prime Minister and Minister for Finance.

On December 4, 2024, at the 1st Conference of the 38th Central Executive Committee (CEC-38) of the PAP, he was elected as the Secretary-General of the PAP, replacing Mr. Lee Hsien Loong. As the youngest Prime Minister in Singapore's history, Mr. Lawrence Wong is considered a gentle, flexible, practical, visionary and dynamic leader.

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