Prime Minister Of Singapore

He has served as prime minister of singapore and secretary general of the people s action party pap since 2004 and is an elected member of parliament for ang mo.

Prime minister of singapore. Pm lee hsien loong at the apec ceo dialogues 2020. The prime minister of the republic of singapore is the head of the government of the republic of singapore and the country s most powerful political figure. Prime minister lee hsien loong announced the new cabinet line up on monday 28 sept. Prime minister informal his excellency diplomatic residence.

In addition mr heng chaired the our singapore conversation national feedback drive in 2013 and the sg50 jubilee celebrations last year. There are 20 full or acting cabinet ministers. In view of the ongoing global economic slowdown and effects of the covid 19 outbreak the government has announced that the singapore president and all cabinet ministers including the prime minister will be taking a one month pay cut. Official website of the prime minister s office pmo of singapore.

The prime minister is the head of government and the president is the head of state. Prime minister lee hsien loong revealed that office holders received an average of more than four months of performance bonus per year between 2013 and 2017 in a written reply on sept. Nearly half of them. Born 10 february 1952 is a singaporean politician.

The parliament of singapore must be dissolved every 5 years or earlier by the prime minister. The president of singapore appoints as prime minister a member of parliament mp who in his or her opinion is most likely to command the confidence of a majority of mps. The leader of the majority party will become the prime minister. President of the republic of singapore.

The members of parliament mps are voted in at regular general elections. Lee hsien loong mp chinese. He served as the deputy prime minister under then prime minister goh chok tong from 1990 to 2004 and as finance minister from 2001 to 2007. He now heads the committee on the future economy billed as.

5 years or earlier renewable. Minister prime minister s office second minister for education and second minister for foreign affairs mr edwin tong minister for culture community and youth and second minister for law. In practice the prime minister is usually the leader of the.