SM Goh, MM Lee to leave Cabinet
Posted: 14 May 2011 1816 hrs <LINK rel=image_src href="http://www.channelnewsasia.com/imagegallery/store/phpkLLuCV.jpg">
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SINGAPORE : Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong and Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew on Saturday said they have decided to leave the Cabinet for Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and his team to have a fresh clean slate.
In a joint statement, they said: "We have studied the new political situation and thought how it can affect the future. We have made our contributions to the development of Singapore. The time has come for a younger generation to carry Singapore forward in a more difficult and complex situation.
"The Prime Minister and his team of younger leaders should have a fresh clean slate. A younger generation, besides having a non-corrupt and meritocratic government and a high standard of living, wants to be more engaged in the decisions which affect them.
"After a watershed General Election, we have decided to leave the Cabinet and have a completely younger team of ministers to connect to and engage with this young generation in shaping the future of our Singapore.
"But the younger team must always have in mind the interests of the older generation. This generation who has contributed to Singapore must be well-looked after."
Mr Goh said he will now have more time to devote to his Marine Parade Group Representation Constituency (GRC).
He said this in a post on his constituency facebook page, MParader, on Saturday, after the press statement was issued to say that he and MM Lee are retiring from the Cabinet.
Mr Goh said PM Lee can then refresh his Cabinet to forge a new Singapore consensus by rethinking policies and reshaping Singapore with fresh ideas.
He said Team Marine Parade will build a consensus on creating their 4G Home.
In response to comments on his thread, Mr Goh said he is out of government but remains as MP for Marine Parade GRC.
"(I) will have more time to spend with residents, something I have always enjoyed doing," he said.
- CNA/ms
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SINGAPORE : Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong and Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew on Saturday said they have decided to leave the Cabinet for Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and his team to have a fresh clean slate.
In a joint statement, they said: "We have studied the new political situation and thought how it can affect the future. We have made our contributions to the development of Singapore. The time has come for a younger generation to carry Singapore forward in a more difficult and complex situation.
"The Prime Minister and his team of younger leaders should have a fresh clean slate. A younger generation, besides having a non-corrupt and meritocratic government and a high standard of living, wants to be more engaged in the decisions which affect them.
"After a watershed General Election, we have decided to leave the Cabinet and have a completely younger team of ministers to connect to and engage with this young generation in shaping the future of our Singapore.
"But the younger team must always have in mind the interests of the older generation. This generation who has contributed to Singapore must be well-looked after."
Mr Goh said he will now have more time to devote to his Marine Parade Group Representation Constituency (GRC).
He said this in a post on his constituency facebook page, MParader, on Saturday, after the press statement was issued to say that he and MM Lee are retiring from the Cabinet.
Mr Goh said PM Lee can then refresh his Cabinet to forge a new Singapore consensus by rethinking policies and reshaping Singapore with fresh ideas.
He said Team Marine Parade will build a consensus on creating their 4G Home.
In response to comments on his thread, Mr Goh said he is out of government but remains as MP for Marine Parade GRC.
"(I) will have more time to spend with residents, something I have always enjoyed doing," he said.
- CNA/ms
