Editing People's Action Party (section)

===Third to fourth generation===
On 23 November 2018, two fourth-generation leadership members (then–[[Ministry of Finance (Singapore)|Minister for Finance]] [[Heng Swee Keat]] and then–[[Ministry of Trade and Industry (Singapore)|Minister for Trade and Industry]] [[Chan Chun Sing]]) were elected as the First and Second Assistant Secretaries-General; these were, respectively, the second- and third-highest positions in the party. They replaced [[Teo Chee Hean]] and [[Tharman Shanmugaratnam]]. This represented a significant step of the leadership transition from the third generation to the fourth generation.

On 1 May 2019, Heng Swee Keat was appointed the new and sole Deputy Prime Minister, replacing Teo and Tharman. He was then widely seen as the 4th and next [[Prime Minister of Singapore|Prime Minister]] and Secretary-General of PAP succeeding incumbent [[Lee Hsien Loong]]. However, on 8 April 2021, Heng unexpectedly announced he would step down as the fourth-generation leader and step aside to pave the way for younger and healthier leaders to take over leadership, citing his health and age as reasons. Several Cabinet members were then seen as possible candidates to succeed Heng, including Minister for Finance [[Lawrence Wong]], Minister for Health [[Ong Ye Kung]], and Minister for Education [[Chan Chun Sing]].{{cn|date=April 2025}}

On 14 April 2022, Wong was selected as new leader of PAP's fourth-generation (4G) team, succeeding Heng.<ref>{{Cite news |url= https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/lawrence-wong-prime-minister-4g-leader-lee-hsien-loong-announcement-2626176 |title= Finance Minister Lawrence Wong endorsed as leader of 4G team: PM Lee |work=ChannelNewsAsia |location= Singapore |date=14 April 2022}}</ref> Wong received an "overwhelming majority" of support in the consultation process, surpassing that of other nominees.<ref>{{Cite news |url= https://www.bloombergquint.com/politics/singapore-pm-lee-signals-lawrence-wong-becomes-new-successor |title=Singapore PM Lee Signals Lawrence Wong Becomes New Successor |website=www.bloombergquint.com |date=14 April 2022}}</ref> His candidacy was unanimously endorsed by the cabinet and subsequently by the PAP [[Member of parliament|MPs]] at a party caucus on 14 April.<ref name= "Wong">{{Cite news |url= https://sg.news.yahoo.com/lawrence-wong-endorsed-as-leader-of-singapores-pap-4-g-team-104721122.html |title=Lawrence Wong selected as leader of Singapore's PAP 4G team: PM Lee |website=sg.news.yahoo.com |date=14 April 2022}}</ref> On 4 December 2024, he was elected Secretary-General of People's Action Party, with an endorsement from Lee Hsien Loong.<ref>{{Cite news |title= Orderly transitions in political leadership cannot be taken for granted: SM Lee in last speech as PAP chief |url= https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/lee-hsien-loong-pap-secretary-general-leadership-transition-lawrence-wong-handover-4767291 |date=24 November 2024 |work=ChannelNewsAsia |location= Singapore |first=Vanessa |last=Lim}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=PAP announces new central executive committee; Lawrence Wong officially elected secretary-general |url= https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/pap-cec-lawrence-wong-secretary-general-four-co-opted-4786521 |date=4 December 2024 |work=ChannelNewsAsia |location= Singapore}}</ref>