Prime Minister of Singapore

Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore 新加坡共和国总理 Perdana Menteri di Republik Singapura சிங்கப்பூர் குடியரசின் பிரதமர்
Prime Minister's Crest
Incumbent Lee Hsien Loong since 14 August 2004
Residence	Sri Temasek
Appointer	S.R. Nathan (as President of Singapore)
Term length	5 years or earlier, renewable. The Parliament of Singapore must be dissolved every 5 years or earlier by the Prime Minister. The leader of the largest party in the parliament will become the Prime Minister.
Inaugural holder	Lee Kuan Yew
Formation	3 June 1959
Salary	S$2.2 million annually
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.

List of Prime Ministers of Singapore

Self-governance of Singapore

Portrait		Name (Birth–Death) Constituency	Term of office		Party	Deputies	Days
1		Lee Kuan Yew 李光耀 லீ குவான் இயூ (1923-) MP for Tanjong Pagar SMC	3 June 1959	16 September 1963	People's Action Party	Toh Chin Chye	1564
			1959

Singapore in Malaysia

Portrait		Name (Birth–Death) Constituency	Term of office		Party	Deputies	Days
1		Lee Kuan Yew 李光耀 லீ குவான் இயூ (1923-) MP for Tanjong Pagar SMC	16 September 1963	12 August 1965	People's Action Party	Toh Chin Chye	696
			1963

Republic of Singapore

Portrait		Name (Birth–Death) Constituency	Term of office		Party	Deputies	Days
1		Lee Kuan Yew 李光耀 லீ குவான் இயூ (1923-) MP for Tanjong Pagar SMC	12 August 1965	28 November 1990	People's Action Party	Toh Chin Chye, Goh Keng Swee S. Rajaratnam, Goh Chok Tong Ong Teng Cheong	9239
			1963, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988
			The first Prime Minister of Singapore. The youngest to be elected in the office, at the age of 35. He presided over the expansion of Singapore's economy from a third world country into a first world country. He lead PAP into winning 8 consecutive elections.
2		Goh Chok Tong 吴作栋 கோ சொக் தொங் (1941-) MP for Marine Parade GRC	28 November 1990	12 August 2004	People's Action Party	Ong Teng Cheong, Lee Hsien Loong Tony Tan Keng Yam	5006
			1991, 1997, 2001
			The second Prime Minister of Singapore.
3		Lee Hsien Loong 李显龙 லீ சியன் லூங் (1952-) MP for Ang Mo Kio GRC	12 August 2004	Incumbent	People's Action Party	Tony Tan Keng Yam, S. Jayakumar Wong Kan Seng, Teo Chee Hean Tharman Shanmugaratnam	3205
			2006, 2011
			The third Prime Minister of Singapore. One of his major accomplishments was to propose the building of 2 Integrated Resorts (IR) in Singapore. Singapore hosted the inaugural summer Youth Olympic Games in 2010. Abolished ranking of schools. Prior to his appointment as PM, he served as Deputy Prime Minister (1991-2004), Minister of Finance, Minister of Trade & Industry.

List of deputy prime ministers

Main article: Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore

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.

See also

• Prime Minister's Office (Singapore)
• Cabinet of Singapore

External links

• Prime Minister's Office