Prime Minister of Singapore
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| Inaugural holder | Lee Kuan Yew |
| Formation | 3 June 1959 |
| Website | http://www.pmo.gov.sg/ |
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The Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore is the head of the government of the Republic of Singapore. The President of Singapore appoints as Prime Minister a Member of Parliament (MP) who, in his opinion, is most likely to command the confidence of a majority of MPs.
The office of Prime Minister dates back to 1959 and was appointed at first by the Governor of Singapore then the Yang di-Pertuan Negara (vice-regal head of state), when Singapore achieved self-governance as the State of Singapore within the British Empire. The title of Prime Minister remained unchanged after the merger with the Federation of Malaya, Sarawak and British North Borneo, while Singapore was a state in the Federation of Malaysia from 1963 to 1965, and after independence in 1965.
Lee Kuan Yew was the first prime minister of Singapore from 1959 to 1990 and retired on 26 November 1990. Lee was succeeded by Goh Chok Tong and was conferred the title of Senior Minister in the Prime Minister's Office. Goh retired on 12 August 2004 and was succeeded by Lee Kuan Yew's son Lee Hsien Loong. Goh was appointed Senior Minister, and the elder Lee Minister Mentor.
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[edit] List of Prime Ministers of Singapore
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Lee Kuan Yew
(served: 1959-1990) -
Goh Chok Tong
(served: 1990-2004) -
Lee Hsien Loong
(served: 2004-present)
[edit] List of deputy prime ministers
The role of Deputy Prime Minister is the second highest post and senior Cabinet Minister in Singapore. The holder will sometimes assume the role of Acting Prime Minister when the PM is temporarily absent from Singapore. Since the mid-1980s, Singapore has usually had two Deputy Prime Ministers at a time. Only Ong Teng Cheong and Tony Tan served under more than one Prime Minister during their time as Deputy Prime Minister.
| № | Deputy Prime Minister | Term of office | Political Party |
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| 1 | Toh Chin Chye 杜进才 (1921-2012) MP for Rochor SMC |
5 June 1959 — 2 August 1968 3346 days |
 People's Action Party |
| 2 | Goh Keng Swee 吴庆瑞 கோ டேன் சுவீ (1918-2010) MP for Kreta Ayer SMC |
1 March 1973 — 3 December 1984 4295 days |
People's Action Party |
| 3 | S. Rajaratnam சின்னத்தம்பி இராசரத்தினம் 信那谈比·拉惹勒南 (1915-2006) MP for Kampong Glam SMC |
1 June 1980 — 2 January 1985 1676 days |
People's Action Party |
| 4 (a) |
Goh Chok Tong 吴作栋 கோ சொக் தொங் (1941-) MP for Marine Parade SMC until 1988 MP for Marine Parade GRC from 1988 |
2 January 1985 — 28 November 1990 2156 days |
People's Action Party |
| 4 (b) |
Ong Teng Cheong 王鼎昌 ஓங் டெங் சியோங் (1936-2002) MP for Kim Keat SMC |
2 January 1985 — 1 September 1993 3164 days |
People's Action Party |
| 5 (a) |
Lee Hsien Loong 李显龙 லீ சியன் லூங் (1952-) MP for Teck Ghee SMC until 1991 MP for Ang Mo Kio GRC from 1991 |
28 November 1990 — 12 August 2004 5006 days |
People's Action Party |
| 5 (b) |
Tony Tan Keng Yam 陈庆炎 டோனி டேன் கெங் யம் (1940-) MP for Sembawang GRC |
1 August 1995 — 1 September 2005 3684 days |
People's Action Party |
| 6 (a) |
S. Jayakumar சி. ജയകുമാര് 尚穆根·贾古玛 (1939-) MP for East Coast GRC |
12 August 2004 — 1 April 2009 1693 days |
People's Action Party |
| 6 (b) |
Wong Kan Seng 黄根成 வோங் கான் செங் (1946-) MP for Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC |
1 September 2005 — 21 May 2011 2088 days |
People's Action Party |
| 7 (a) |
Teo Chee Hean 张志贤 தியோ சீ ஹியன் (1954-) MP for Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC |
1 April 2009 — Incumbent 1059 days |
People's Action Party |
| 7 (b) |
Tharman Shanmugaratnam தர்மன் சண்முகரத்தினம் 尚达曼 (1957-) MP for Jurong GRC |
21 May 2011 — Incumbent 279 days |
People's Action Party |
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