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Desmond Lee to leave Singapore Economic Resilience Taskforce; Jeffrey Siow to join

Jovi Ho
Jovi Ho • 4 min read
Desmond Lee to leave Singapore Economic Resilience Taskforce; Jeffrey Siow to join
The changes, effective May 27, follow Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Lawrence Wong’s new Cabinet line-up, which he unveiled on May 21. Photo: Bloomberg
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Minister for Education and Minister-in-charge of Social Services Integration Desmond Lee will leave the Singapore Economic Resilience Taskforce (SERT), while Acting Minister for Transport and Senior Minister of State for Finance Jeffrey Siow will join the eight-member body.

In addition, the newly-elected Singapore Business Federation (SBF) chairman Teo Siong Seng will replace Lim Ming Yan as SBF’s representative, according to a joint release by the Ministry of Trade and Industry, SBF, National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) and Singapore National Employers Federation (SNEF).

The changes, effective May 27, follow Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Lawrence Wong’s new Cabinet line-up, which he unveiled on May 21.

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