Perdana Menteri Singapura

Prime Minister the Republic of Singapore
Berkas:Crest of the Prime Minister of Singapore.png Prime Minister's Crest
Petahana Lee Hsien Loong, MP sejak 12 August 2004
Gelar	The Honourable
Kediaman	Sri Temasek
Ditunjuk oleh	President of the Republic of Singapore
Masa jabatan	5 years or earlier, renewable. The Parliament of Singapore must be dissolved every 5 years or earlier by the Prime Minister. The leader of the majority party in the parliament will become the Prime Minister.
Pejabat perdana	Lee Kuan Yew
Dibentuk	3 June 1959
Gaji	S$2.2 million per annum
Situs web	www.pmo.gov.sg

The Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore (bahasa Melayu: Perdana Menteri Republik Singapura; Hanzi: 新加坡共和国总理; Pinyin: Xīnjiāpō gònghéguó zǒnglǐ; bahasa Tamil: சிங்கப்பூர் குடியரசின் பிரதமர், Ciṅkappūr kuṭiyaraciṉ piratamar) is the head of the government of the Republic of Singapore, and the country's most powerful political figure. 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. In practice, the Prime Minister is usually the leader of the majority party in the legislature.

Under the Constitution of Singapore, executive power is vested in the President. However, the Constitution also vests "general direction and control of the government" in the Cabinet. The President is almost always bound to act on the advice of the Cabinet or any minister acting under Cabinet authority. Thus, in practice, most of the actual work of governing is done by the Prime Minister and Cabinet.

The office of Prime Minister dates back to 1959 and was appointed at first by the Governor of Singapore then the Yang di-Pertuan Negara (vice-regal head of state), when Singapore achieved self-governance as the State of Singapore within the British Empire. The title of Prime Minister remained unchanged after the merger with the Federation of Malaya, Sarawak and North Borneo, while Singapore was a state in the Federation of Malaysia from 1963 to 1965, and after independence in 1965.

The late Lee Kuan Yew was the first prime minister of Singapore from 1959 to 1990. Lee was succeeded by Goh Chok Tong and was conferred the title of Senior Minister in the Prime Minister's Office. Goh retired on 12 August 2004 and was succeeded by Lee Kuan Yew's son Lee Hsien Loong. Goh was appointed Senior Minister, and the elder Lee Minister Mentor. Lee and Goh resigned from the Cabinet in 2011 but remained as members of Parliament.

Daftar Perdana Menteri Singapura

Portret		Nama (tahun kelahiran dan kematian) Daerah pemilihan	Masa jabatan		Partai		Lama menjabat
1		Lee Kuan Yew لي كوان يايو 李光耀 李光耀 லீ குவான் இயூ (1923–2015) MP for Tanjong Pagar GRC, 1955-2015	5 June 1959	28 November 1990		Partai Tindakan Rakyat	31 tahun, 178 hari
			1959, 1963, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988
			The first Prime Minister of Singapore and the youngest to be elected in the office, at the age of 35. He is the longest-serving Prime Minister of Singapore. His tenure led to the expansion of Singapore's economy from a British Crown Colony into a first world country. He introduced the National Service (NS) scheme, with the help of his Defence Minister Goh Keng Swee. He introduced the Stop-At-Two child policy in 1960s, for fearing of over expansion of Singapore population. In the 1980s, he introduced the Graduate Mother Scheme to counter the effects of the previous policy, which received a huge backlash. The policy was withdrawn shortly thereafter. He led the PAP into 8 consecutive election victories. During his tenure, Singapore grew to become the most prosperous nation in South-east Asia.
2		Goh Chok Tong ࢴوه چوك توڠ 吴作栋 吳作棟 கோ சொக் தொங் (b. 1941) MP for Marine Parade GRC, 1988-	28 November 1990	12 August 2004		Partai Tindakan Rakyat	13 tahun, 258 hari
			1991, 1997, 2001
			The second Prime Minister of Singapore. He introduced several major policies and policy institutions, such as Medisave, Non-constituency Members of Parliament, Government Parliamentary Committees, Group Representation Constituencies, Nominated Members of Parliament, the Vehicle Quota Scheme, the direct election of the President and Singapore 21. During his tenure Singapore experienced several crises, such as the 1997 Asian financial crisis, threats of terrorism including the 2001 Singapore embassies attack plot by Jemaah Islamiyah, the 2001–2003 economic recession, and the 2003 SARS outbreak. He also introduced the Baby Bonus scheme in a bid to increase birth rates. Prior his appointment as PM, he served as Senior Minister of State for Finance, Minister for Trade and Industry, Minister for Health, Minister for Defence and first Deputy Prime Minister.
3		Lee Hsien Loong لي هسيان لووڠ 李显龙 李顯龍 லீ சியன் லூங் (b. 1952) MP for Ang Mo Kio GRC, 1991-	12 August 2004	Incumbent		Partai Tindakan Rakyat	20 tahun, 115 hari
			2006, 2011, 2015
			The third Prime Minister of Singapore. He introduced the five-day working week for civil servants, with the hope of increasing the birth rate. One of his major accomplishments was to propose the building of 2 Integrated Resorts (IR) in Singapore. It created a huge avenue for Singapore's economy. Singapore hosted the inaugural summer Youth Olympic Games in 2010. He promoted the abolition of school ranking. In 2013, he presided over the worst haze crisis and worst Dengue epidemic in Singapore. Prior to his appointment as PM, he served as Deputy Prime Minister (1991–2004), Minister of Finance, Minister of Trade and Industry.

Lihat juga

• Prime Minister's Office (Singapore)
• Cabinet of Singapore
• Politics of Singapore
• Spouse of the Prime Minister of Singapore

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