Singapore's next leader Lawrence Wong

Singapore's next leader Lawrence Wong is an economist who oversaw the country's fight against the Covid-19 pandemic and a blues guitarist. He will succeed Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on 15th May, making him just the second non-member of Singapore’s founding family in nearly six decades to lead the affluent city-state.

He comes from a young generation of politicians groomed for leadership in Singapore's carefully orchestrated succession process. He will become the first leader to have been born after the country’s independence in 1965, and he’s won public support by taking to social media to showcase his guitar skills.