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Gan Kim Yong on teamwork, the next GE and his DPM appointment

Good team dynamics are about playing to each person’s strengths, says Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong. He tells executive editor Sumiko Tan that this applies as much to politics as to the private sector.

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Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong says he rather enjoys the grassroots part of politics because he always looks at it as meeting friends rather than as a job.

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Mr Gan Kim Yong has a reputation in the civil service for being a good minister to work for.

When I ask four civil servants for their view of him, they don’t hesitate to give their feedback:

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