Workplace flexibility for parents, helping workers adapt to AI among new Minister of State Foo Cexiang’s priorities

First-term Tanjong Pagar GRC MP Foo Cexiang began his journey as a political office holder on Tuesday (Sept 1), while enroute back to Singapore as a member of Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s delegation to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.”My first day coincides with the conclusion of my trip…I could not have hoped for a better transition back to Government — learning from Senior Minister, as well as our experienced and dedicated MTI and MFA colleagues,” the newly-minted Minister of State wrote in a Facebook post while on the flight.He was promoted to the frontbench, as Minister of State in the Ministry of Manpower and Ministry of Trade and Industry, during the recent round of changes to the Cabinet and other appointments announced by Prime Minister Lawrence Wong on July 22.