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Lee Hsien Loong
Lee Hsien Loong (born 10 February 1952) is a Singaporean politician who is currently serving as the Senior Minister of Singapore. He had served as the Prime Minister of Singapore from 2004 to 2024.
Lee was born in 1952 at Kandang Kerbau Hospital (presently known as KK Women's and Children's Hospital).[1][2] He is the first child of Lee Kuan Yew and Kwa Geok Choo. Lee Kuan Yew, was the first Prime Minister of Singapore.
After leaving the SAF in 1984, he entered politics during the 1984 general elections. In 1987, he became a full member of the Cabinet as Minister for Trade and Industry and Second Minister for Defence. In 1990, Lee Hsien Loong was made a deputy prime minister.
Background and education
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In 1971, Lee joined the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF). Lee was promoted to very hi
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Mr Lee Hsien Loong
Prime Minister of Singapore
About The Speaker
Mr Lee Hsien Loong has been Singapore’s Prime Minister since 2004. Mr Lee was first elected as a Member of Parliament in 1984, and has since been re-elected six times, most recently in 2011. He was elected to the Central Executive Committee of the People’s Action Party in 1986, and became its Secretary-General in 2004. Earlier, Mr Lee served in the Ministries of Trade and Industry and of Defence, and was Minister for Finance, Chairman of the Monetary Authority of Singapore, and Deputy Prime Minister.
As Prime Minister, Mr Lee is focusing on building a competitive economy and an inclusive society. Mr Lee’s Government is also strengthening Singapore’s social safety nets through measures such as MediShield-Life, Workfare and ComCare. Mr Lee also chairs GIC, Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund, and the Research, Innovation and Enterprise Council, an international panel to oversee Singapore’s major efforts in promoting R&D.
Mr Lee was born on 10 February 1952. He studied at the University of Cambridge, gra
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Lee Hsien Loong
Prime Minister of Singapore from 2004 to 2024
In this Chinese name, the family name is Lee and Hsien is a generation name.
Lee Hsien Loong[a]PPA(E)SPMJDK (born 10 February 1952) is a Singaporean politician and former brigadier-general who has been serving as a senior minister of Singapore since 2024, and previously as the third prime minister of Singapore from 2004 to 2024. He served as the secretary-general of the People's Action Party (PAP) from 2004 to 2024, and has been the member of Parliament (MP) for the Teck Ghee division of Ang Mo Kio GRC since 1991, and previously Teck Ghee SMC from 1984 and 1991.
Born and raised in Singapore during British colonial rule, Lee is the eldest son of Singapore's first prime minister, Lee Kuan Yew. He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge, in 1974 with first class honours in mathematics and a Diploma in Computer Science with distinction (equivalent to a first-class master's in computer science). He served in the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) between 1971 and 1984, and attained the rank Brigadier-
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