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Prime Minister Title State's political system Date of assumption Current length of term Hassanal Bolkiah: Prime Minister of Brunei: Absolute monarchy: 1 January 1984 41 years, 30 days Ralph Gonsalves: Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Constitutional monarchy: 29 March 2001 23 years, 308 days Roosevelt Skerrit: Prime Minister ...
Lee Hsien Loong [a] PPA(E) SPMJ DK (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.
On 15 May 2024, Wong was sworn in as the fourth prime minister of Singapore, becoming the first prime minister born after the establishment of modern-day Singapore. On 4 December 2024, he was elected as the Secretary-General of People's Action Party.
Wong will retain his current position as finance minister and takes charge of a country led for two decades by Lee Hsien Loong, the 72-year-old son of Lee Kuan Yew, the founder of modern Singapore ...
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, 72, who has held the position since 2004, will relinquish his office on May 15, and 51-year-old Lawrence Wong—currently deputy prime minister and finance minister ...
The current prime minister is Lawrence Wong. Neither the prime minister nor members of the cabinet are elected by parliament. The prime minister is appointed by the president, then Cabinet members, also known as ministers, are appointed by the president on the advice of the prime minister. [35] The cabinet in Singapore collectively decides the ...
Lee is the eldest son of Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore’s first prime minister who built the resource-poor city-state into one of the world’s richest nations during 31 years in office.
The prime minister of Singapore [a] is the head of government of Singapore. The president appoints the prime minister on the advice and consent of the Cabinet of Singapore. The incumbent prime minister is Lawrence Wong, who took office on 15 May 2024. [1] Singapore is modelled after the Westminster system.