section_path: Aftermath/Government formation
section_name: Government formation
paragraph_text: Government formation
  
  Lawrence Wong stated that his immediate priority was to form the new cabinet, which will be announced "in due course" through a press conference and followed by a swearing-in ceremony. He also indicated that NTUC secretary-general Ng Chee Meng was likely to be included, citing the precedent of labour chiefs playing key roles in past Cabinets. On 5 May, Wong also announced that Pritam Singh would remains as the opposition leader. After a photo of Ng and convicted money launderer Su Haijin was circulated online, Ng requested on 6 May for Wong not to assign him any cabinet position. Ng also apologised for his "disrespectful" remarks made to public servants at a 2017 Ministry of Education dialogue.
  
  On 19 May, the WP announced that Eileen Chong and Andre Low would accept the roles for the NCMP, which was confirmed by returning officer Han on that day. Wong announced the new cabinet line-up on 21 May. Three new coordinating ministers were appointed with Gan Kim Yong as the only DPM. Chan Chun Sing assumed roles as defence minister and coordinating minister for public services, while Desmond Lee took over education and Chee Hong Tat became national development minister. Ong Ye Kung became coordinating minister for social policies, and K Shanmugam was appointed coordinating minister for national security, with Edwin Tong taking over law and also serving as second minister for home affairs. Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim was promoted to senior minister of state for home affairs and acting minister-in-charge of Muslim affairs. Newly-elected MPs Jeffrey Siow and David Neo became acting ministers for transport and culture, community and youth respectively. Wong added that Ng's exclusion from the new Cabinet was a "temporary arrangement" but hoped to include him into the cabinet soon.