SINGAPORE – Singapore's new head of government, Lawrence Wong, is a United States-trained economist who oversaw the country's fight against the coronavirus pandemic — and a pretty good blues guitarist.

The 51-year-old succeeded Lee Hsien Loong as prime minister on Wednesday, making him just the second nonmember of Singapore's founding family in nearly six decades to lead the affluent city-state.

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