(Apr 25): They may not be among the perceived front runners to take over as Singapore’s next prime minister, but women made some progress in Singapore’s latest Cabinet reshuffle.

Indranee Rajah will be promoted to full minister starting May 1, nudging the needle forward on gender parity. The former senior counsel joins Josephine Teo and Grace Fu as the only women in the cabinet, alongside more than a dozen men.

Rajah, currently senior minister of state for law and finance, will become Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office, Second Minister for Finance and Second Minister for Education. Teo, currently Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office and Second Minister in the Manpower and Home Affairs ministries, will become Minister for Manpower and continue as Second Minister for Home Affairs.

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