Mr. Heng Swee Keat is Deputy Prime Minister and Coordinating Minister for Economic Policies.

Mr. Heng chairs the tripartite Future Economy Council which oversees the on-going restructuring of our economy, through upgrading the skills of our workers and transformation of industry. He is also the Chairman of the National Research Foundation, which sets the direction for Singapore’s research, innovation and enterprise (RIE) strategies.

Mr. Heng served as Minister for Education from 2011 to 2015 and as Minister for Finance from 2015 to 2021.

Before entering politics in May 2011, Mr. Heng was the Managing Director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore. He has an MA in Economics from Cambridge University and holds a Master in Public Administration from the Harvard Kennedy School.