Lee Hsien Loong Politician

Lee Hsien Loong (Chinese: 李显龙, born 10 February 1952) is a Singaporean politician. He is the third and current Prime Minister of Singapore, and has been in office since 2004. He is the elder son of Singapore's first Prime Minister, Lee Kuan Yew.As the Secretary-General of the People's Action Party (PAP), Lee became Prime Minister in August 2004, succeeding Goh Chok Tong. He has been a Member of Parliament (MP) for Teck Ghee since 1984 and a member of the Cabinet since 1987, and was one of the key leaders in Singapore's political transition in the 1980s and 1990s. Before becoming Prime Minister in 2004 he served as the Minister for Trade and Industry, Minister for Finance and Deputy Prime Minister. Prior to his election to Parliament, he served as an officer in the Singapore Armed Forces, quickly rising to the rank of Brigadier-General.

Personal facts

Birth date	February 10, 1952
Birth place	Singapore
Religion	Catholic Church
Education	United States Army Command and General Staff College Trinity College Cambridge John F. Kennedy School of Government

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Office holder

deputy	Tony Tan Wong Kan Seng Teo Chee Hean S. Jayakumar Raymond Lim Tharman Shanmugaratnam
election majority	62826
military rank	Brigadier general
office	3rd Prime Minister of Singapore Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore Minister for Finance of Singapore Secretary-General of the People's Action Party of Singapore
party	People's Action Party
president	S. R. Nathan Tony Tan
prime minister	Goh Chok Tong
region	Teck Ghee Single Member Constituency Ang Mo Kio Group Representation Constituency
service end	1984
service start	1971
successor	S. Jayakumar Tharman Shanmugaratnam