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.Art. 25(1), 

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 
 Political parties

PortraitNameElectionTerm of officePolitical partyCabinet Took office Left office Time in office 1 100px Lee Kuan Yew1959 5 June 1959 28 November 1990  PAP Lee K. I1963Lee K. II1968Lee K. III1972Lee K. IV1976Lee K. V1980Lee K. VI1984Lee K. VII1988Lee K. VIII 2100pxGoh Chok Tong—28 November 199012 August 2004PAPGoh I1991Goh II1997Goh III2001Goh IV 3100pxLee Hsien Loong—12 August 200415 May 2024PAPLee H. I2006Lee H. II2011Lee H. III2015Lee H. IV2020Lee H. V 4 100px Lawrence Wong—15 May 2024IncumbentPAPWong I

List of deputy prime ministers

 Political parties

PortraitNameTerm of officePolitical partyCabinet Took office Left officeTime in office 1Toh Chin Chye5 June 19592 August 19689 years,58 daysPAPLee K. ILee K. IIVacant (2 August 1968–1 March 1973) 2Goh Keng Swee1 March 19731 January 198511 years,306 daysPAPLee K. IVLee K. VLee K. VI 3x140pxS. Rajaratnam1 June 19801 January 19854 years,214 daysPAPLee K. VLee K. VI 4141x141pxGoh Chok Tong2 January 198528 November 19905 years,330 daysPAPLee K. VIILee K. VIII 4157x157pxOng Teng Cheong2 January 19851 September 19938 years,242 daysPAPLee K. VIILee K. VIIIGoh IGoh II 5134x134pxLee Hsien Loong28 November 199012 August 200413 years,258 daysPAPGoh IGoh IIGoh IIIGoh IV 6131x131pxTony Tan1 August 19951 September 200510 years,31 daysPAPGoh IIGoh IIIGoh IVLee H. I 7150x150pxS. Jayakumar12 August 20041 April 20094 years,232 daysPAPLee H. ILee H. II 8133x133pxWong Kan Seng1 September 200521 May 20115 years,262 daysPAPLee H. ILee H. II 9127x127pxTeo Chee Hean1 April 200930 April 201910 years,30 daysPAPLee H. IILee H. IIILee H. IV 10150x150pxTharman Shanmugaratnam21 May 201130 April 20197 years,345 daysPAPLee H. IIILee H. IV 11frameless|130x130pxHeng Swee Keat1 May 2019IncumbentPAPLee H. IVLee H. VWong I 12133x133pxLawrence Wong13 June 202214 May 2024PAPLee H. V 13frameless|151x151pxGan Kim Yong(born 1959)MP for Chua Chu Kang GRC15 May 2024IncumbentPAPWong I

Related pages
Cabinet of Singapore

 References 

 Other websites 
 Prime Minister's Office


Category:Political office-holders in Singapore
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