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The Prime Minister's Office (PMO; Malay: Pejabat Perdana Menteri; Chinese: 总理公署; Tamil: பிரதமர் அலுவலகம்) is the executive branch of the Government of Singapore responsible for overseeing the other ministries and political matters that are of great importance to the nation, such as tackling corruption and holding elections.
The Istana is also the office of the prime minister of Singapore and contains Sri Temasek, the official residence of the prime minister since Singapore's independence in 1965, [2] though none of the prime ministers have ever lived there. The 106 acres (0.43 km 2) estate was once part of the extensive nutmeg plantation of Mount Sophia.
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.
On 15 April 2024, the Prime Minister's Office issued a press statement confirming that Lawrence Wong would succeed Lee Hsien Loong as prime minister. [77] Wong was officially sworn in at 20:00 local time on 15 May at The Istana. [78] He became the country's fourth prime minister, as well as the first to be born after Singapore's independence in ...
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.
Singapore’s founding father Lee Kuan Yew congratulates his son, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, after the latter took his oath of office at the Istana palace on August 12, 2004.
The elections department was established under the Chief Secretary's Office in 1947 when Singapore was a British crown colony.After independence in 1965, the department was subsequently placed under the Ministry of Home Affairs, followed by the Deputy Prime Minister's Office, and is currently under the Prime Minister's Office. [2]
The minister resigned two days ago, according to a statement from Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. The prime minister’s office said that acting transport minister Chee Hong Tat will be promoted ...