The People’s Action Party’s landslide victory in Singapore’s General Election in 2015 has allowed Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong to bring in the people he wanted to reinforce the core leadership team. SMU Associate Professor of Law Eugene Tan pointed out that time is of the essence, and the younger leaders have to be in the thick of the action and cut their teeth during the term of the 13th Parliament, which will be convened on January 15. “They will have to establish their own identity … the third-generation leadership must also appropriately cede the centre stage,” said Associate Prof Tan.