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Mr LEE Hsien Loong
Prime Minister (2004 - 2024)
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Mr Lee Hsien Loong was Singapore’s Prime Minister from August 2004 to May 2024.
Mr Lee was the Secretary-General of the People’s Action Party (PAP) from November 2004 to December 2024. As Secretary-General, he led PAP to win four consecutive General Elections in 2006, 2011, 2015 and 2020. He was first elected Member of Parliament (MP) in 1984, and has been re-elected nine times, most recently as an MP for the Ang Mo Kio Group Representation Constituency.
Mr Lee also chairs GIC, Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund, and the Research, Innovation and Enterprise Council, an international panel that provides strategic direction for Singapore’s Research and Development efforts.
As Prime Minister, he launched SkillsFuture to support Singaporeans in embracing lifelong learning and skills, and the Smart Nation initiative to use technology to create a future of better living, more opportunities and stronger communities.
Before becoming Prime Minister, Mr Lee had held various Ministerial appointments, including being Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Finance, Minister for Trade and Industry and Second Minister for Defence. He was concurrently the Chairman of the Monetary Authority of Singapore from 1998 until 2004.
Before joining politics, Mr Lee had served in the Singapore Armed Forces, retiring as a Brigadier-General.
Mr Lee graduated with a B.A. in Mathematics and a Diploma in Computer Science from the University of Cambridge. He was later a Mason Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School, receiving a Master in Public Administration.
Mr Lee was born on 10 February 1952. He married Dr Wong Ming Yang in 1978, and was widowed in 1982. He remarried Ho Ching in 1985. He has one daughter and three sons.
Mr Lee enjoys reading, photography, walking, listening to classical music, and computer programming.
Biodata
Career
2024 - | Senior Minister |
2004 - 2024 | Prime Minister |
2001 - 2007 | Minister for Finance |
1998 - 2004 | Chairman, Monetary Authority of Singapore |
1990 - 2004 | Deputy Prime Minister |
1987 - 1992 | Minister for Trade and Industry |
1987 - 1990 | Second Minister for Defence |
1984 - 1987 | Minister of State for Ministry of Trade and Industry & |
2004 - | Secretary-General, People's Action Party |
1992 - 2004 | First Assistant Secretary-General, People's Action Party |
1989 - 1992 | Second Assistant Secretary-General, People's Action Party |
1986 - 1989 | Member, Central Executive Committee of the People's Action Party |
1984 - | Member of Parliament |
1982 - 1984 | Chief of Staff of the General Staff |
1983 - 1984 | Director of the Joint Operations and Plans Directorate |
1978 - 1979 | Attended the US Army Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, USA |
1971 | Completed Officer Cadet Course at SAFTI and commissioned as 2nd Lieutenant in the SAF |
Academic
1979 - 1980 | Mason Fellow at the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University; graduated with a Master's Degree in Public Administration |
1974 | University of Cambridge, UK; graduated as a Senior Wrangler in the Mathematics Tripos (equivalent to First Class Honours) and with a Diploma in Computer Science (with Distinction) |
1971 | Awarded the SAF Scholarship |
1970 | Awarded the President's Scholarship |
1970 | National Junior College |
1964 - 1969 | Catholic High School |
1958 - 1963 | Nanyang Girls' High School (Co-Ed Primary Section) |