Lee Hsien Loong - Place of Birth, Date of Birth, Age, Wiki, Facts, Net Worth, Birthday, Biography and Family

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Feb 10, 1952 72 years old

3rd and current Prime Minister of Singapore

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About Lee Hsien Loong

  • Lee Hsien Loong (Chinese: ???; Tamil: ?? ????? ????; born 10 February 1952) is a Singaporean politician.
  • He is the current and third Prime Minister of Singapore since 2004.
  • He took over the leadership of the People's Action Party (PAP) when former Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong stepped down from the position to become the new Senior Minister.
  • Lee then led his party to victory in the 2006, 2011 and 2015 general elections.
  • He began his current term on 15 January 2016 following the opening of Singapore's 13th Parliament.
  • Lee is the eldest son of Singapore's first Prime Minister, Lee Kuan Yew. Lee graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, as Senior Wrangler - the top mathematics undergraduate in 1974, and gaining a Diploma in Computer Science with distinction as well.
  • He later earned a Master of Public Administration at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government.
  • From 1971 to 1984, he served in the Singapore Armed Forces where he rose to the rank of brigadier general.
  • He won his first election for Member of Parliament in 1984, contesting as a member of the People's Action Party.
  • Under Singapore's second prime minister, Goh Chok Tong, Lee served as the Minister for Trade and Industry, Minister for Finance and Deputy Prime Minister.

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