Mr Heng chairs the tripartite Future Economy Advisory Panel, which provides expert advice to support Singapore’s next bound of economic growth and transformation. The FEAP will identify new growth areas where Singapore can be competitive and build capabilities in, to create better career prospects for our people. From 2017 to 2023, Mr Heng chaired the tripartite Future Economy Council (FEC) which oversaw the efforts to restructure Singapore’s economy.
He is also the Chairman of the National Research Foundation, which sets the direction for Singapore's research, innovation and enterprise (RIE) strategies. Mr Heng is overseeing the closer integration of Singapore’s RIE and industry transformation efforts.
Mr Heng served as Minister for Education from 2011 to 2015. He also led the year-long Our Singapore Conversation from 2012 that helped to engage more than 47,000 Singaporeans from all walks of life through dialogues.
He also served as Minister for Finance from 2015 to 2021, overseeing ten national Budgets including an unprecedented five Budgets to support Singaporeans and businesses through the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.
Mr Heng has an MA in Economics from Cambridge University. He also holds a Master in Public Administration from the Harvard Kennedy School.
王先生也担任未来经济咨询委员会主席，领导咨询会为新加坡接下来的经济发展和转型提供专家建议。咨询会将引导新加坡开拓新的增长领域， 为国人创造更好的职业前景。他于2017-2023年之间，担任由劳资政三方组成的未来经济理事会主席，策划新加坡的经济转型工作。
王先生同时是国立研究基金会主席，该基金会负责制定新加坡的研究、创新及企业策略方向。在他的领导下，基金会也致力于促进研究、创新及企业计划和产业转型目标的进一步融合。
王先生也曾于2011年至2015年期间出任教育部长。2012年，他负责领导“我们的新加坡对话会”，以倾听各阶层的心声。这项为期一年的活动共吸引超过4万7000名新加坡人参与。
王先生于2015年至2021年出任财政部长期间，共推出10项财政预算案，并在2020年冠病疫情来袭时，连续推出5个预算案，帮助受疫情影响的国人和企业渡过难关。
王瑞杰先生拥有英国剑桥大学经济学硕士学位和哈佛大学肯尼迪学院公共行政硕士学位。