Ong Ye Kung is certainly a contender. Politically astute and father is a former MP and solid ties to clan and grassroots albeit on the other side. Though not a scholar, went thru Admin Svc - including all the hurdles such as PPS for PM.
He was most publicised of candidates prior to 2011 - remember staging managing the football game at Malay Boys home.
Also interesting that they announced his resignaton as Exe Secretary of the National Transport Workers Union and NTUC on 26 Sept to take effect on 25 Nov. The next day 171 bus drivers walked out in the disastrous and embarrassing wildcat strike that crippled bus services in some major routes in decades. And it was due to the inability to make progress during the negotiation.
Because of your background you would know how union negotiations are handled and how troublemakers are tracked and handled plus what the Research Unit does and he headed that as well.
Yet the press as well did not put put the connection about jumping ship. So you are looking not only at a political astute individual but a highly protected individual. Cable to LHL.
He was most publicised of candidates prior to 2011 - remember staging managing the football game at Malay Boys home.
Also interesting that they announced his resignaton as Exe Secretary of the National Transport Workers Union and NTUC on 26 Sept to take effect on 25 Nov. The next day 171 bus drivers walked out in the disastrous and embarrassing wildcat strike that crippled bus services in some major routes in decades. And it was due to the inability to make progress during the negotiation.
Because of your background you would know how union negotiations are handled and how troublemakers are tracked and handled plus what the Research Unit does and he headed that as well.
Yet the press as well did not put put the connection about jumping ship. So you are looking not only at a political astute individual but a highly protected individual. Cable to LHL.
My insider updated me recently that we should not rule out Ong Ye Kung as PM. Inside the PAP and MOE, he is taken very seriously. Let's wait for his next appointment. If Defence or Finance, I think HSK will have a formidable opponent. CCS has been CFF - concluded for filing.