Lee Hsien Loong
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Lee Hsien Loong MP |
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| 李显龙 | |
Lee Hsien-Loong in 2012
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| 3rd Prime Minister of Singapore | |
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Assumed office 12 August 2004 |
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| President |
S. R. Nathan (2004–11) Tony Tan (2011–) |
| Deputy |
Tony Tan (2004–05) S. Jayakumar (2004–09) Wong Kan Seng (2005–11) Teo Chee Hean (2009–) Tharman Shanmugaratnam (2011–) |
| Preceded by | Goh Chok Tong |
| Secretary-General of the People's Action Party | |
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Assumed office 3 December 2004 |
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| Deputy |
Wong Kan Seng Teo Chee Hean Tharman Shanmugaratnam |
| Chairman |
Lim Boon Heng (2004–11) Khaw Boon Wan (2011–) |
| Preceded by | Goh Chok Tong |
| Minister for Finance | |
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In office 10 November 2001 – 1 December 2007 |
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| Prime Minister |
Goh Chok Tong Himself |
| Deputy | Tony Tan Keng Yam |
| Preceded by | Richard Hu |
| Succeeded by | Tharman Shanmugaratnam |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore | |
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In office 28 November 1990 – 12 August 2004 |
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| Prime Minister | Goh Chok Tong |
| Preceded by | Goh Chok Tong |
| Succeeded by | S. Jayakumar |
| Member of the Singapore Parliament for Ang Mo Kio GRC (Teck Ghee) |
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Assumed office 31 August 1991 |
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| Preceded by | Himself (Teck Ghee SMC) |
| Majority | 62,826 (38.7%) |
| Member of the Singapore Parliament for Teck Ghee SMC |
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In office 22 December 1984 – 31 August 1991 |
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| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Himself (Ang Mo Kio GRC-Teck Ghee) |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Lee Hsien Loong 10 February 1952 Singapore |
| Citizenship | Singaporean |
| Nationality | Singapore |
| Political party | People's Action Party (1984) |
| Spouse(s) |
Wong Ming Yang (1978–1982) - (death) Ho Ching (1985–present) |
| Relations |
Lee Hsien Yang - Brother Lee Wei Ling - Sister |
| Children |
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| Parents |
Lee Kuan Yew - Father Kwa Geok Choo - Mother |
| Residence | Singapore |
| Education |
B.A. Mathematics (1974) Computer Sci. Dip. (1974) M.P.A. (1980) |
| Alma mater |
Trinity College, Cambridge; Harvard's JFK School; U.S. Army Cmd. & Gen. Staff College |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 Singapore
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| Service/branch |
 Singapore Army
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| Years of service | 1971–1984 |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
| Lee Hsien Loong | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 李顯龍 | ||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 李显龙 | ||||||
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Lǐ Xiǎnlóng |
Lee Hsien Loong (Chinese: 李显龙; born 10 February 1952) is a Singaporean politician and the current Prime Minister of Singapore. In 2004, Lee became the nation's third prime minister after taking over the leadership of the People's Action Party (PAP) when former prime minister Goh Chok Tong stepped down from the position. Lee subsequently 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 in 1974 (gaining a Diploma in Computer Science with distinction as well) and 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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