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25-01-2015, 12:10 PM
An honorable member of the Coffee Shop Has Just Posted the Following:
Emeritus Senior Minister and former Prime Minister, Goh Chock Tong, said on Facebook that Chan Chun Sing is “poised to play a bigger role in Singapore politics”.
He cited that Mr Chan had a huge array of experience in leadership given that he lead the Army, has lead the Ministry of Social and Family Development and may soon be leading the Labour Movement.
“He led an army; he is leading a ministry; soon, he will lead the labour movement. With this array of experience, he is poised to play a bigger role in Singapore politics…” wrote Goh Chock Tong.
It was just announced that Mr Chan would be working part-time in as the deputy secretary general of NTUC and he would leave the Ministry of Social and Family Development to become a full-time deputy Secretary General of NTUC from April 1st.
The labour movement will be holding elections later in the year to decide who should lead after Lim Swee Say, the current labour chief, retires as he is going to be 62 next year.
Mr Chan, aged 45, was the youngest cabinet minister after he entered cabinet following the 2011 General Elections.
Giving him advice, Goh Chock Tong said on Facebook to Chan Chun Sing that he should “- keep your feet firmly on the ground, open your heart to the people and work to advance their and the country's interests. Singapore needs to look forward.”
It is not exactly clear what specifically Mr Goh meant when he wrote that Chan was poised for a “bigger role” in politics.
Chan Chun Sing is already a minister in multiple ministries including the top minister for the Ministry of Social and Family Development as well as serving as the Second Minister of Defence.
There are few positions in which Chan could achieve an even bigger role than he already holds, except perhaps as Prime Minister.
The current Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has been coy about his party’s succession plans but with Chan’s many leadership positions and even the approval of former PM Goh Chock Tong, it does appear that Chan continues to be a likely candidate for the future head of the PAP.
Whether the head of the PAP will continue to be the PM of Singapore, however, is still up to voters to decide.
Click here to view the whole thread at www.sammyboy.com (http://sammyboy.com/showthread.php?198866-ESM-Goh-CCS-has-a-much-bigger-stage-waiting-for-him&goto=newpost).
Emeritus Senior Minister and former Prime Minister, Goh Chock Tong, said on Facebook that Chan Chun Sing is “poised to play a bigger role in Singapore politics”.
He cited that Mr Chan had a huge array of experience in leadership given that he lead the Army, has lead the Ministry of Social and Family Development and may soon be leading the Labour Movement.
“He led an army; he is leading a ministry; soon, he will lead the labour movement. With this array of experience, he is poised to play a bigger role in Singapore politics…” wrote Goh Chock Tong.
It was just announced that Mr Chan would be working part-time in as the deputy secretary general of NTUC and he would leave the Ministry of Social and Family Development to become a full-time deputy Secretary General of NTUC from April 1st.
The labour movement will be holding elections later in the year to decide who should lead after Lim Swee Say, the current labour chief, retires as he is going to be 62 next year.
Mr Chan, aged 45, was the youngest cabinet minister after he entered cabinet following the 2011 General Elections.
Giving him advice, Goh Chock Tong said on Facebook to Chan Chun Sing that he should “- keep your feet firmly on the ground, open your heart to the people and work to advance their and the country's interests. Singapore needs to look forward.”
It is not exactly clear what specifically Mr Goh meant when he wrote that Chan was poised for a “bigger role” in politics.
Chan Chun Sing is already a minister in multiple ministries including the top minister for the Ministry of Social and Family Development as well as serving as the Second Minister of Defence.
There are few positions in which Chan could achieve an even bigger role than he already holds, except perhaps as Prime Minister.
The current Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has been coy about his party’s succession plans but with Chan’s many leadership positions and even the approval of former PM Goh Chock Tong, it does appear that Chan continues to be a likely candidate for the future head of the PAP.
Whether the head of the PAP will continue to be the PM of Singapore, however, is still up to voters to decide.
Click here to view the whole thread at www.sammyboy.com (http://sammyboy.com/showthread.php?198866-ESM-Goh-CCS-has-a-much-bigger-stage-waiting-for-him&goto=newpost).