Lee Hsien Loong
52 King's Rd, Singapore 268097
Nanyang Primary School, where Lee Hsien Loong studied from 1958 to 1963.
9 Bishan Street 22, Сингапур 579767
Catholic High School, where Lee Hsien Loong studied from 1964 to 1969.
37 Hillcrest Rd, Singapore 288913
National Junior College, where Lee Hsien Loong studied in 1970.
1974
The Old Schools, Trinity Ln, Cambridge CB2 1TN, United Kingdom
Lee Hsien Loong with parents after the graduation ceremony on June 21, 1974.
The Old Schools, Trinity Ln, Cambridge CB2 1TN, United Kingdom
The University of Cambridge, where Lee Hsien Loong studied from 1971 to 1974.
79 John F. Kennedy St, Cambridge, MA 02138, United States
The John F. Kennedy School of Government, where Lee Hsien Loong received a Master of Arts degree in 1980.
100 Stimson Ave, Fort Leavenworth, KS 66027, United States
The United States Army Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, where Lee Hsien Loong studied from 1978 to 1979.
2004
Singapore
Newly appointed Prime Minister of Singapore, Lee Hsien Loong, congratulates his father, Lee Kuan Yew, who is appointed as Minister Mentor in the new cabinet on August 12, 2004 in Singapore.
2005
35 Orchard Rd, Singapore 238823
Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister of Singapore, works in his office at the Istana on March 18, 2005.
2009
Singapore
Lee Hsien Loong, Singapore's Prime Minister, at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit on November 15, 2009 in Singapore.
2011
Waikiki, Hawaii
Lee Hsien Loong, Singaporean Prime Minister, Barack Obama, then President of the United States, and Michelle Obama, then First Lady of the United States, at the the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit dinner on November 12, 2011 in Waikiki, Hawaii.
2012
Parliament Dr, Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
Lee Hsien Loong, Singaporean Prime Minister, and Julia Gillard, then Australian Prime Minister, speak at a press conference at Parliament House on October 11, 2012 in Canberra, Australia.
2012
35 Orchard Rd, Singapore 238823
Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister of Singapore, and Ho Ching, his wife, pose with Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, and Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, at the Istana on September 11, 2012 in Singapore.
2013
35 Orchard Rd, Singapore 238823
Lee Hsien Loong, Singaporean Prime Minister, meets with Fumio Kishida, then Japanese Foreign Minister, at the Istana on January 11, 2013 in Singapore.
2013
210 Hyeonchung-ro, Dongjak-dong, Dongjak-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister of Singapore, burns incense at Seoul National Cemetery on December 11, 2013 in Seoul, South Korea.
2015
10 Shenton Way, Singapore 079117
Lee Hsien Loong, Singaporean Prime Minister, speaks during the unveiling ceremony of the SG50 commemorative notes at Monetary Authority of Singapore building on August 18, 2015 in Singapore.
2015
1 Raffles Institution Ln, Singapore 575954
Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister of Singapore and People's Action Party Secretary General, walks to the nomination with party members at Raffles Institution on September 1, 2015 in Singapore.
2015
1 Raffles Institution Ln, Singapore 575954
Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister of Singapore and People's Action Party Secretary General, reacts with party supporters after nomination is closed at Raffles Institution on September 1, 2015 in Singapore.
2016
1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20500, United States
Lee Hsien Loong, Singaporean Prime Minister, Ho Ching, his wife, Michelle Obama, First Lady of the United States, and Barack Obama, then President of the United States, pose for photographs in the North Portico of the White House on August 2, 2016 in Washington, District of Columbia.
2016
Ben Jing Er Lu, Xiaoshan District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
Lee Hsien Loong, Singapore's Prime Minster, shakes hands with Xi Jinping, Chinese President, during the G20 Summit at the Hangzhou International Expo Center on September 4, 2016 in Hangzhou, China.
2017
1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20500, United States
Lee Hsien Loong, Singapore's Prime Minster, and Donald Trump, President of the United States, outside the White House West Wing on October 23, 2017 in Washington, District of Columbia.
2017
35 Orchard Rd, Singapore 238823
Lee Hsien Loong, Singapore's Prime Minster, shakes hands with Indonesian President, Joko Widodo, after the Joint Press Conference at the Istana on September 7, 2017 in Singapore.
2018
35 Orchard Rd, Singapore 238823
Lee Hsien Loong, Singapore's Prime Minster, and Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, at the Istana on June 1, 2018 in Singapore.
2018
1 The Knolls, Sentosa Island, Singapore 098297
Singapore's Prime Minister, Lee Hsien Loong, and North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, on June 10, 2018 at Capella Hotel in Singapore.
2018
35 Orchard Rd, Singapore 238823
Singaporean Prime Minister, Lee Hsien Loong, and Austrian Chancellor, Sebastian Kurz, at the Istana on August 30, 2018 in Singapore.
2018
Av. Costanera Rafael Obligado 1221, C1425 CABA, Argentina
Singaporean Prime Minister, Lee Hsien Loong, during the plenary session on the opening day of Argentina G20 Leaders' Summit 2018 at Costa Salguero on November 30, 2018 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
2018
35 Orchard Rd, Singapore 238823
Singaporean Prime Minister, Lee Hsien Loong, meets with Myanmar State Counsellor, Aung San Suu Kyi, at the Istana on August 21, 2018 in Singapore.
2018
Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia
Singapore's Prime Minister, Lee Hsien Loong, at the International Monetary Fund and World Bank Group Annual Meetings on October 11, 2018 in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia.
1984
Brigadier-General Lee Hsien Loong, Chief of Staff of the Singapore Armed Forces
2004
Singapore
Singapore Deputy Prime Minister, Lee Hsien Loong, speaks at the opening of the group's finance ministers meeting in Singapore on April 7, 2004.
1984
Singapore
Lee Hsien Loong addresses supporters at a People's Action Party political rally prior to the Singapore General elections on December 22, 1984.
The Grand Cross of the Order of the Sun, that Lee Hsien Loong received in 2008.
The Gold Olympic Order, that Lee Hsien Loong received in 2010.
1963
Bukit Panjang, Singapore
Group photograph of Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew and his son, Lee Hsien Loong, with community leaders in Bukit Panjang Constituency.
1974
The Old Schools, Trinity Ln, Cambridge CB2 1TN, United Kingdom
Lee Hsien Loong with parents after the graduation ceremony on June 21, 1974.
1984
Singapore
Lee Hsien Loong addresses supporters at a People's Action Party political rally prior to the Singapore General elections on December 22, 1984.
1984
Brigadier-General Lee Hsien Loong, Chief of Staff of the Singapore Armed Forces
2004
Singapore
Singapore Deputy Prime Minister, Lee Hsien Loong, speaks at the opening of the group's finance ministers meeting in Singapore on April 7, 2004.
2004
Singapore
Newly appointed Prime Minister of Singapore, Lee Hsien Loong, congratulates his father, Lee Kuan Yew, who is appointed as Minister Mentor in the new cabinet on August 12, 2004 in Singapore.
2005
35 Orchard Rd, Singapore 238823
Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister of Singapore, works in his office at the Istana on March 18, 2005.
2009
Singapore
Lee Hsien Loong, Singapore's Prime Minister, at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit on November 15, 2009 in Singapore.
2011
Waikiki, Hawaii
Lee Hsien Loong, Singaporean Prime Minister, Barack Obama, then President of the United States, and Michelle Obama, then First Lady of the United States, at the the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit dinner on November 12, 2011 in Waikiki, Hawaii.
2012
Parliament Dr, Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
Lee Hsien Loong, Singaporean Prime Minister, and Julia Gillard, then Australian Prime Minister, speak at a press conference at Parliament House on October 11, 2012 in Canberra, Australia.
2012
35 Orchard Rd, Singapore 238823
Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister of Singapore, and Ho Ching, his wife, pose with Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, and Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, at the Istana on September 11, 2012 in Singapore.
2013
35 Orchard Rd, Singapore 238823
Lee Hsien Loong, Singaporean Prime Minister, meets with Fumio Kishida, then Japanese Foreign Minister, at the Istana on January 11, 2013 in Singapore.
2013
210 Hyeonchung-ro, Dongjak-dong, Dongjak-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister of Singapore, burns incense at Seoul National Cemetery on December 11, 2013 in Seoul, South Korea.
2015
1384 Ang Mo Kio Ave 1, Singapore
Lee Hsien Loong, Singaporean Prime Minister, and Tony Abbott, then Australian Prime Minister, join in a barbecue session as part of an Australian High Commission programme at Bishan Park on June 28, 2015 in Singapore.
2015
10 Shenton Way, Singapore 079117
Lee Hsien Loong, Singaporean Prime Minister, speaks during the unveiling ceremony of the SG50 commemorative notes at Monetary Authority of Singapore building on August 18, 2015 in Singapore.
2015
1 Raffles Institution Ln, Singapore 575954
Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister of Singapore and People's Action Party Secretary General, walks to the nomination with party members at Raffles Institution on September 1, 2015 in Singapore.
2015
1 Raffles Institution Ln, Singapore 575954
Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister of Singapore and People's Action Party Secretary General, reacts with party supporters after nomination is closed at Raffles Institution on September 1, 2015 in Singapore.
2015
Denbigh Rd, Hounslow TW3 4DU, United Kingdom
Lee Hsien Loong, Singaporean Prime Minister, and Ho Ching, his wife, at Alexandra Primary School on September 11, 2015 in Singapore.
2016
1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20500, United States
Lee Hsien Loong, Singaporean Prime Minister, Ho Ching, his wife, Michelle Obama, First Lady of the United States, and Barack Obama, then President of the United States, pose for photographs in the North Portico of the White House on August 2, 2016 in Washington, District of Columbia.
2016
Ben Jing Er Lu, Xiaoshan District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
Lee Hsien Loong, Singapore's Prime Minster, shakes hands with Xi Jinping, Chinese President, during the G20 Summit at the Hangzhou International Expo Center on September 4, 2016 in Hangzhou, China.
2016
Lee Hsien Loong, Singapore's Prime Minster, taking a selfie with students from Townville Primary School with the Sky Lanterns.
2017
1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20500, United States
Lee Hsien Loong, Singapore's Prime Minster, and Donald Trump, President of the United States, outside the White House West Wing on October 23, 2017 in Washington, District of Columbia.
2017
753 Tyersall Ave, Singapore 257700
Lee Hsien Loong, Singapore's Prime Minster, and Ho Ching, his wife, with Indonesian President, Joko Widodo, and his wife, Iriana, attend the tree planting ceremony at the Learning Forest at Singapore Botanical Gardens on September 7, 2017 in Singapore.
2017
753 Tyersall Ave, Singapore 257700
Lee Hsien Loong, Singapore's Prime Minster, and Ho Ching, his wife, with Indonesian President, Joko Widodo, and his wife, Iriana, pose for a photo at the Learning Forest at Singapore Botanical Gardens on September 7, 2017 in Singapore.
2017
35 Orchard Rd, Singapore 238823
Lee Hsien Loong, Singapore's Prime Minster, shakes hands with Indonesian President, Joko Widodo, after the Joint Press Conference at the Istana on September 7, 2017 in Singapore.
2018
35 Orchard Rd, Singapore 238823
Lee Hsien Loong, Singapore's Prime Minster, and Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, at the Istana on June 1, 2018 in Singapore.
2018
Singapore
Lee Hsien Loong, Singapore's Prime Minster, Ho Ching, his wife, and Singaporean Minister and Secretary-General of the National Trades Union Congress, Chan Chun Sing, at the Cultural Fantasy, Chingay Parade, on February 23, 2018 in Singapore.
2018
1 The Knolls, Sentosa Island, Singapore 098297
Singapore's Prime Minister, Lee Hsien Loong, and North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, on June 10, 2018 at Capella Hotel in Singapore.
2018
35 Orchard Rd, Singapore 238823
Singaporean Prime Minister makes a toast with Bangladeshi Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina, during an official lunch function at the Istana on March 12, 2018 in Singapore.
2018
35 Orchard Rd, Singapore 238823
Singaporean Prime Minister, Lee Hsien Loong, and Austrian Chancellor, Sebastian Kurz, at the Istana on August 30, 2018 in Singapore.
2018
Av. Costanera Rafael Obligado 1221, C1425 CABA, Argentina
Singaporean Prime Minister, Lee Hsien Loong, during the plenary session on the opening day of Argentina G20 Leaders' Summit 2018 at Costa Salguero on November 30, 2018 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
2018
35 Orchard Rd, Singapore 238823
Singaporean Prime Minister, Lee Hsien Loong, meets with Myanmar State Counsellor, Aung San Suu Kyi, at the Istana on August 21, 2018 in Singapore.
2018
Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia
Singapore's Prime Minister, Lee Hsien Loong, at the International Monetary Fund and World Bank Group Annual Meetings on October 11, 2018 in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia.
52 King's Rd, Singapore 268097
Nanyang Primary School, where Lee Hsien Loong studied from 1958 to 1963.
9 Bishan Street 22, Сингапур 579767
Catholic High School, where Lee Hsien Loong studied from 1964 to 1969.
The Old Schools, Trinity Ln, Cambridge CB2 1TN, United Kingdom
The University of Cambridge, where Lee Hsien Loong studied from 1971 to 1974.
79 John F. Kennedy St, Cambridge, MA 02138, United States
The John F. Kennedy School of Government, where Lee Hsien Loong received a Master of Arts degree in 1980.
37 Hillcrest Rd, Singapore 288913
National Junior College, where Lee Hsien Loong studied in 1970.
100 Stimson Ave, Fort Leavenworth, KS 66027, United States
The United States Army Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, where Lee Hsien Loong studied from 1978 to 1979.
Lee Hsien Loong with his parents
The Grand Cross of the Order of the Sun, that Lee Hsien Loong received in 2008.
The Gold Olympic Order, that Lee Hsien Loong received in 2010.
Lee Kuan Yew, Loong's father
Kwa Geok Choo, Loong's mother
Lee Hsien Yang, Loong's brother
Lee Wei Ling, Loong's sister
Li Yipeng, Loong's son
Ho Ching, Loong's wife
Li Hongyi, Loong's son
Lee Haoyi, Loong's son
Ethnicity:
Lee's paternal grandmother, Chua Jim Neo, was a Hokkien Hakka Nyonya, and his mother, Kwa Geok Choo, had ancestry from Tong'an District and Shantou in China.
Lee Hsien Loong was born on February 10, 1952 in Singapore. He is a son of Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore's first Prime Minister, and Kwa Geok Choo, a lawyer. Lee has a brother and a sister.
Lee Hsien Loong studied at Nanyang Primary School and Catholic High School in Singapore. He also attended National Junior College, where he learned the clarinet. In 1971, Lee was awarded a President's Scholarship and Singapore Armed Forces Overseas Scholarship by the Public Service Commission to study mathematics at Trinity College, University of Cambridge. In 1973, he became the Senior Wrangler and, in 1974, he received his first-class honors degree in Mathematics and a Diploma in Computer Science (now equivalent to a master's degree in Computer Science). Lee attended the United States Army Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenwort from 1978 to 1979. Later, he studied at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, where he received a Master of Arts degree in Public Administration in 1980.
Lee Hsien Loong's military career started in 1971, when he joined the Singapore Armed Forces. In 1982, he became Chief of Staff of the General Staff and, in 1983, he was appointed Director of the Joint Operations and Plans Directorate. When he left the Singapore Armed Forces to enter politics in 1984, he was the youngest Brigadier-General.
In 1984, Lee Hsien Loong joined the ruling People's Action Party and was elected a member of Parliament for Teck Ghee Single Member Constituency. He held this post until 1991. In 1986, he became a member of the Central Executive Committee of the People's Action Party. Also, Lee served as the Minister for Trade and Industry from 1986 to 1990 and as the Second Minister for Defense from 1987 to 1990. Besides, he served as the Second Assistant Secretary-General from 1989 to 1992 and the First Assistant Secretary-General of the People's Action Party from 1992 to 2004.
Lee Hsien Loong assumed the position of the Deputy Prime Minister in 1990 and, one year later, he became a member of Parliament for Ang Mo Kio Group Representation Constituency. In 1998, he became the Chairman of the Monetary Authority of Singapore and held this post until 2004. In 2001, Lee was made the Minister for Finance and carried out various tax reforms. On August 12, 2004, Lee Hsien Loong was appointed the Prime Minister of Singapore. At the same time, he became the Secretary-General of the People's Action Party and also the Chairman of the Research, Innovation and Enterprise Council. He left the post of the Minister for Finance in 2007 and, in 2011, Lee was appointed the Chairman of the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation.
Lee Hsien Loong is a politician, known as the current Prime Minister of Singapore. He is also the Secretary-General of the People's Action Party. In 2015, the government of Lee Hsien Loong was among the top ten most effective governments in the world according to the World Economic Forum. As the Minister for Finance, he was able to cope with the crisis situation in the country's economy and develop a program of financial market liberalization.
Lee Hsien Loong is said to be the world’s highest-paid leader. In 2008, he received the Grand Cross of the Order of the Sun and, in 2010, he was awarded the Gold Olympic Order.
In addition, in January 2009, Lee Hsien Loong Award for Outstanding All-Round Achievement was introduced by the Ministry of Education of Singapore.
Lee Hsien Loong joined the People's Action Party in 1984. He led the People's Action Party to three consecutive Singapore General Elections victories in 2006, 2011 and 2015. He was first elected Member of Parliament in 1984 and has been re-elected seven times, most recently as a Member of Parliament for the Ang Mo Kio Group Representation Constituency.
As the Prime Minister, Lee launched SkillsFuture to support Singaporeans in embracing lifelong learning and skills, and the Smart Nation initiative to use technology to create the future of better living, more opportunities and stronger communities. He also introduced 5 days work week and two months paid maternity leave for mothers with newborn babies. In 2005, Lee legalized gambling, which attracted significant foreign investment. At the same time, he took the required steps in order to limit the negative impact of gambling. He suggested safeguards, such as prohibiting minors from the casinos and charging an entrance fee for Singaporeans of 100 Singapore dollars.
At the beginning of 2006, Lee's government announced a 2.6 billion dollar bonus, called the Progress Package. Under this program, Lee channeled the budget surplus, accumulated over the years into healthcare, housing and education. In addition, every adult Singaporean citizen got a cash bonus.
Lee instituted electoral reforms to the current electoral system in 2010. He reduced the number of group representation constituencies, increased the number of Non-constituency Members of Parliament to the maximum of nine and the number of Nominated Members of Parliament permanent also to nine. He also legalized internet campaigning and mandated a "cooling-off" day, where campaigning is prohibited except for party political broadcasts.
In 2005, Lee Hsien Loong met with Chinese Vice-Premier, Wu Yi, and proposed the establishment of the China-ASEAN Free Trade Zone, which would achieve the goal of realizing $50 billion in trade volume before 2010. The same year, Lee signed the Strategic Framework Agreement with then-President George W. Bush in his inaugural visit to the United States as Singapore's Prime Minister to foster closer cooperation in defence and security. He was one of the early drafters and a strong advocate of the Trans-Pacific Partnership and on many occasions urged the United States Congress to ratify the trade deal as soon as possible. However, this plan fell through after Donald Trump assumed the presidency in 2017 and pulled the country out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
In his interview with the BBC journalist in 2000, Lee Hsien Loong said, that he is not in favor of repealing Section 377A of the Penal Code, which criminalizes sex between men, even if it is between consenting adults in private. However, in 2015, he said, that Singapore is ready for same-sex marriage because society is still conservative although it is changing gradually.
In his interview on April 3, 2014 with Executive Director Khoo Teng Chye and Koh Buck Song of the Centre for Liveable Cities, Lee gave his take on urban liveability and described his hopes for his country 100 years ahead. He believes, that a liveable city is a place, where people can live, work, play and fulfill the human spirit.
Quotations:
"You need people, who have their own views, whose views you respect, whom you can have a productive disagreement with and work out ideas, which you might not have come up with, or who improve on ideas you had."
"We have long depended on an America, which has got a clear sense of its stakes in the world and how much it depends on the world, as well as how much the world and its allies and friends depend on the United States of America, and we hope this will continue."
"Just as our forefathers saved and invested to build what we, the current generation, are enjoying today, so, too, we must plant trees, so that our sons and daughters, and their sons and daughters, can enjoy the shade."
"There is no policy too sensitive to question, and no subject so taboo, that you cannot even mention it."
Lee Hsien Loong is interested in computer programming and has written a Sudoku solver in C++ programming language. He also likes taking selfies.
Physical Characteristics: In the early 1990's, Lee was diagnosed with lymphoma, for which he underwent chemotherapy. He also underwent a successful robot-assisted keyhole prostatectomy on 15 February 2015 after being diagnosed with prostate cancer.
On May 20, 1978, Lee Hsien Loong married Wong Ming Yang. The marriage produced two children. Wong Ming died on October 28, 1982 three weeks after giving birth to her daughter. In 1985, Lee married Ho Ching. The marriage produced two sons.
Lee Kuan Yew (September 16, 1923 - March 23, 2015) was a Singaporean politician and lawyer, who served as the first Prime Minister of Singapore from 1959 to 1990.
Kwa Geok Choo (December 21, 1920 - October 2, 2010) was a Singaporean lawyer and the wife of Lee Kuan Yew, the first Prime Minister of Singapore.
Lee Hsien Yang (born September 24, 1957) is a Singaporean business executive. He served as Chairman of the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore from 2009 to 2018.
Lee Wei Ling (born 1955) is a Singaporean neurologist.
(died October 28, 1982)
(born October 1982)
(born 1980)
Ho Ching (born March 27, 1953) is a Singaporean business executive and the chief executive officer of Temasek Holdings.
Li Hongyi (born May 1, 1987) is deputy director in the Government Technology Agency of Singapore. He worked as a consultant in the Government Technology Agency from 2013 to 2017. He also served as a product manager at Google company and as a research assistant at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Lee Haoyi (born 1989) is a staff software engineer at Databricks company. He also served as a software engineer at Dropbox company.
