While some Cabinet people have military backgrounds, including those of Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Minister of Education Chan Chun Sing, spectators said the role necessitates more than just functional acumen.
Just one former military officer, Senior Minister Teo Chee Hean, who served there from 2003 to 2011, has actually gone on to become a full-fledged minister of defense.
Assoc Prof. Chong noted that a military minister’s part is really different from a top armed officer’s because it deals more with budgets, laws, and policy.
There isn’t a distinct heir apparent to Dr. Ng. Previous military leaders have previously been recruited by the government for Cabinet positions, and some former governor-generals, like Gan Siow Huang and Desmond Tan, have now taken on political positions.
The PM was depended on familiarity to appoint one of the former uniformed services leaders, or move forward with the intention of having a unique, opposite point of view and appoint someone who is not a member of the defense forces, according to Mr. Singh.
The position requires storage, political will, and eloquence to explore diplomatic defense ties, he added.
Did PM WONG FINANCE RELINQUISH?
Mr. Wong’s decision to remain in charge of fund will also be carefully watched.
He might choose to concentrate on national command instead of handing the investment over. Prior to that time, then-Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong served as finance minister for three times before transferring the reins to Mr. Tharman Shanmugaratnam.
Mr. Wong has” a lot of the big lifting” done to strengthen Singapore’s fiscal position in recent years, and he may then delegate the finance portfolio, according to Mr. Singh.
Dr. Teo added that while being familiar with the ins and outs of the finance department is good, the task is “taxing” given that it is a sizable job.  ,
However, some people think he might keep the profile for the long run. According to SMU’s Assoc Prof. Tan, this will enable him to fully utilize the Forward Singapore plan, which may take shape over a number of Finances.
He might want to continue playing the lead and keep the bag strings, according to Assoc Prof Tan.
Additionally, spectators anticipate that Mr. Wong will appoint a second deputy prime minister when Mr. Heng steps down, restoring the dual-deputy architecture that was in place under former officials.
” Typically there are two distinct DPMs, one for the business and the other for examining the defense and security landscape,” said Dr. Felix Tan.
NEW PERFORMANCE IN THE POLITICAL OFFICE
In this change, observers anticipate the appointment of some new MPs as political office holders.  ,
David Neo, Dinesh Vasu Dash, Jeffrey Siow, and Hamid Razak were among the candidates who Mr. Wong highlighted as having authority possible during the battle.  ,
Prior to the gatherings, Home Affairs and Law Minister K Shanmugam also mentioned that Nee Immediately GRC newcomers Goh Hanyan and Syed Harun Alhabsyi may hold political office positions.