Prime Minister of Singapore
The Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore is the head of the government of the Republic of Singapore. The President of Singapore chooses as Prime Minister a Member of Parliament (MP) who, he thinks, will have the highest chance of being supported by a majority of MPs.[1]
Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore | |
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Government of Singapore Cabinet of Singapore Prime Minister's Office | |
Style | Prime Minister (informal) His Excellency (diplomatic) |
Residence | Sri Temasek |
Appointer | President |
Term length | 5 years; renewable |
Inaugural holder | Lee Kuan Yew |
Formation | 3 June 1959 |
Deputy | Deputy Prime Minister |
Salary | S$2,200,000 annually |
Website | www |
The first time there was a Prime Minister was in 1959 and it was chosen by the Governor of Singapore and later the Yang di-Pertuan Negara (head of state), when Singapore could have the power to govern as the State of Singapore inside the British Empire. The title of Prime Minister did not change after Singapore merged 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. Goh Chok Tong took over Lee Kuan Yew, while Lee Kuan Yew was given the job of Senior Minister in the Prime Minister's Office. Goh Chok Tong retired on 12 August 2004 and was replaced by Lee Kuan Yew's son Lee Hsien Loong. Goh was given the job of Senior Minister, and the older Lee the job of Minister Mentor.
List of officeholders
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No. | Portrait | Name Constituency (Birth–Death) |
Election | Term of office | Political party | Cabinet | ||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
1 | Lee Kuan Yew (1923–2015) MP for Tanjong Pagar SMC (1955–1991) MP for Tanjong Pagar GRC (1991–2015) |
1959 | 5 June 1959 | 28 November 1990 | 31 years, 176 days | PAP | Lee K. I | |
1963 | Lee K. II | |||||||
1968 | Lee K. III | |||||||
1972 | Lee K. IV | |||||||
1976 | Lee K. V | |||||||
1980 | Lee K. VI | |||||||
1984 | Lee K. VII | |||||||
1988 | Lee K. VIII | |||||||
2 | Goh Chok Tong (born 1941) MP for Marine Parade SMC (1976–1988) MP for Marine Parade GRC (1988–2020) |
— | 28 November 1990 | 12 August 2004 | 13 years, 258 days | PAP | Goh I | |
1991 | Goh II | |||||||
1997 | Goh III | |||||||
2001 | Goh IV | |||||||
3 | Lee Hsien Loong (born 1952) MP for Teck Ghee SMC (1984–1991) MP for Ang Mo Kio GRC (1991–present) |
— | 12 August 2004 | 15 May 2024 | 19 years, 277 days | PAP | Lee H. I | |
2006 | Lee H. II | |||||||
2011 | Lee H. III | |||||||
2015 | Lee H. IV | |||||||
2020 | Lee H. V | |||||||
4 | Lawrence Wong (born 1972) MP for West Coast GRC (2011–2015) MP for Marsiling–Yew Tee GRC (2015–present) |
— | 15 May 2024 | Incumbent | 141 days | PAP | Wong I |
List of deputy prime ministers
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No. | Portrait | Name Constituency (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Political party | Cabinet | ||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
1 | Toh Chin Chye (1921–2012) MP for Rochore |
5 June 1959 | 2 August 1968 | 9 years, 58 days |
PAP | Lee K. I Lee K. II | |
Vacant (2 August 1968–1 March 1973) | |||||||
2 | Goh Keng Swee (1918–2010) MP for Kreta Ayer |
1 March 1973 | 1 January 1985 | 11 years, 306 days |
PAP | Lee K. IV Lee K. V Lee K. VI | |
3 | S. Rajaratnam (1915–2006) MP for Kreta Ayer |
1 June 1980 | 1 January 1985 | 4 years, 214 days |
PAP | Lee K. V Lee K. VI | |
4 | Goh Chok Tong (born 1941) MP for Marine Parade SMC (1976–1988) MP for Marine Parade GRC (1988–2020) |
2 January 1985 | 28 November 1990 | 5 years, 330 days |
PAP | Lee K. VII Lee K. VIII | |
4 | Ong Teng Cheong (1936–2002) MP for Kim Keat SMC (1972–1991) MP for Toa Payoh GRC (1991–1993) |
2 January 1985 | 1 September 1993 | 8 years, 242 days |
PAP | Lee K. VII Lee K. VIII Goh I Goh II | |
5 | Lee Hsien Loong (born 1952) MP for Teck Ghee SMC (1984–1991) MP for Ang Mo Kio GRC (from 1991) |
28 November 1990 | 12 August 2004 | 13 years, 258 days |
PAP | Goh I Goh II Goh III Goh IV | |
6 | Tony Tan (born 1940) MP for Sembawang GRC |
1 August 1995 | 1 September 2005 | 10 years, 31 days |
PAP | Goh II Goh III Goh IV Lee H. I | |
7 | S. Jayakumar (born 1939) MP for East Coast GRC |
12 August 2004 | 1 April 2009 | 4 years, 232 days |
PAP | Lee H. I Lee H. II | |
8 | Wong Kan Seng (born 1946) MP for Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC |
1 September 2005 | 21 May 2011 | 5 years, 262 days |
PAP | Lee H. I Lee H. II | |
9 | Teo Chee Hean (born 1954) MP for Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC |
1 April 2009 | 30 April 2019 | 10 years, 30 days |
PAP | Lee H. II Lee H. III Lee H. IV | |
10 | Tharman Shanmugaratnam (born 1957) MP for Jurong GRC |
21 May 2011 | 30 April 2019 | 7 years, 345 days |
PAP | Lee H. III Lee H. IV | |
11 | Heng Swee Keat (born 1961) MP for Tampines GRC (2011–2020) MP for East Coast GRC (from 2020) |
1 May 2019 | Incumbent | 5 years, 154 days | PAP | Lee H. IV Lee H. V Wong I | |
12 | Lawrence Wong (born 1972) MP for Marsiling–Yew Tee GRC |
13 June 2022 | 14 May 2024 | 1 year, 336 days | PAP | Lee H. V | |
13 | Gan Kim Yong (born 1959) MP for Chua Chu Kang GRC |
15 May 2024 | Incumbent | 141 days | PAP | Wong I |
Related pages
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change- ↑ Art. 25(1), Constitution of the Republic of Singapore (1999 Reprint)