Heng Swee Keat

Heng Swee Keat

Deputy Prime Minister, Republic of Singapore

Heng Swee Keat is Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister and Coordinating Minister for Economic Policies. Mr Heng chairs the tripartite Future Economy Council, which oversees the implementation of national strategies in areas such as skills and capabilities development, innovation and productivity, and industry transformation. He is also the Chairman of the National Research Foundation, which sets the direction for Singapore's research, innovation and enterprise strategies.

Chinese flags and pedestrians reflected in a window in Shanghai, China, on 2 June 2023. (Raul Ariano/Bloomberg)
Politics

DPM Heng Swee Keat: The world needs to build new global architecture together

By Heng Swee Keat 12 Jun 2023
In his keynote address at the Caixin Asia New Vision Forum, Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat said that the US and China can still step away from confrontation and conflict, and both sides must do so by building strategic trust. Meanwhile, Asia and the rest of the world must also take active steps to bring about greater collaboration. Together, countries can work to bring about a new global architecture that promotes inclusive and sustainable development. This is an edited version of his speech.
Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat (left) with Chinese Vice-Premier Han Zheng at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China, on 22 May 2019, at the start of his week-long visit to China. (Ministry of Communications and Information)
Economy

Heng Swee Keat: Singapore and China will build better future for region and the world

By Heng Swee Keat 31 Oct 2022
Ahead of the 18th Joint Council for Bilateral Cooperation (JCBC) meetings between Singapore and China — the first to be held in person since the outbreak of the pandemic — Singapore’s Deputy Prime Minister and Coordinating Minister for Economic Policies Heng Swee Keat sets out a few priorities in taking Singapore-China relations to new heights.
Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat at the 16th Joint Council for Bilateral Cooperation (JCBC) and related Joint Steering Council (JSC) meetings on 8 December 2020. (Ministry of Communications and Information)
Politics

Singapore DPM: Singapore can help to better connect China with Southeast Asian markets

By Heng Swee Keat 28 Dec 2021
In this op-ed in conjunction with the 17th Joint Council for Bilateral Cooperation (JCBC) which will take place on 29 December, Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat examines how Singapore-China relations go beyond the pandemic, into areas including digital connectivity, green energy efforts, economy and trade, and even "panda diplomacy". These efforts will bring the two countries closer together in the next chapter of bilateral relations.
DPM’s meeting with PRC Vice-Premier Han Zheng in May 2019, in Beijing, China. (MCI)
Economy

Singapore and China: Scaling new peaks together

By Heng Swee Keat 14 Oct 2019
Singapore Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Heng Swee Keat and China Vice Premier Han Zheng will co-chair the 15th Joint Council for Bilateral Cooperation meeting on 15 October in Chongqing. DPM Heng wrote this article for ThinkChina on the eve of his departure for China, sharing Singapore's goals and hopes for our bilateral relationship and collaboration with China.