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.jpg) Lee in 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior Minister of Singapore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office 15 May 2024 Serving with Teo Chee Hean | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prime Minister | Lawrence Wong | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Tharman Shanmugaratnam | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3rd Prime Minister of Singapore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 12 August 2004 – 15 May 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| President | S. R. Nathan Tony Tan Halimah Yacob Tharman Shanmugaratnam | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Deputy | List | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Goh Chok Tong | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Lawrence Wong | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Member of Parliament for Ang Mo Kio GRC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office 21 August 1991 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Constituency established | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Secretary-General of the People's Action Party | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office 3 December 2004 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Goh Chok Tong | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 10 February 1952 Singapore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Political party | People's Action Party (PAP) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse(s) |
Wong Ming Yang
(m. 1978; died 1982) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | Daughter - Li Xiuqi Son - Li Yipeng Son - Li Hongyi Son - Li Haoyi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parents | Father - Lee Kuan Yew Mother - Kwa Geok Choo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relatives | Brother - Lee Hsien Yang Sister - Lee Wei Ling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge (BA, Dipl.) Harvard University (MPA) United States Army Command and General Staff College (MMAS) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Website | Lee Hsien Loong on Facebook | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Military service | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Branch/service |  Singapore Army | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years of service | 1971–1984 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | Brigadier-General | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Commands | Director of the Joint Operations and Plans Directorate Chief of Staff of the General Staff | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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.
- ↑ "15 ever-so-slightly interesting factoids about PM Lee Hsien Loong, since it's his 15th year as our PM". mothership.sg. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
- ↑ "Pa was always there for us and taught us lessons in life: PM Lee Hsien Loong at private farewell". The Straits Times. 30 March 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
... the day I was born, when he [Lee Kuan Yew] visited Mama and the new baby in Kandang Kerbau Hospital, he told her how he was going to represent the postmen's union ...