He's my deputy prime minister. The PAP also needs to work to win over younger voters, Goh said. The party, though firmly entrenched in power, faces growing dissatisfaction among the young over its strict social and political controls.
Critics say the government is authoritarian and stifles creativity.
The elder Lee was prime minister from the country's independence in 1965 until he yielded that position to Goh in 1990. He continues to wield considerable influence under the title of Senior Minister. During his interview with the AP, Goh also touched on how his own leadership style was different from that of Senior Minister Lee, who is widely known for his fiery tirades against political opponents, foreign journalists and Western-style democracy. I would disagree with you gently. Goh noted that Lee's political history was vastly different from his own, as the senior minister took the helm as his party was jostling for power with communists and ethnic communal groups in the former British colony.