Reuters India, 26 Mar 2009
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore named Defence Minister Teo Chee Hean as deputy prime minister on Thursday, handing 57-year-old Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong his first younger number two.
Teo, 54, will retain his defence portfolio and will also take on the deputy's role from April 1, the prime minister's office said in a statement. Singapore has two deputy prime ministers but Teo will be acting prime minister in Lee's absence.
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