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Prime Minister of Singapore
Head of the government of the Republic of Singapore / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the office. For the incumbent officeholder, see Lawrence Wong.
The prime minister of Singapore[lower-alpha 1] is the head of government of Singapore. The president appoints the prime minister on the advice and consent of the Cabinet of Singapore. The incumbent prime minister is Lawrence Wong, who took office on 15 May 2024.[1]
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Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore | |
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Government of Singapore Prime Minister's Office | |
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Type | Head of government |
Abbreviation | PM |
Residence | Sri Temasek |
Appointer | President |
Term length | 5 years, renewable |
Inaugural holder | Lee Kuan Yew |
Formation | 3 June 1959; 65 years ago (1959-06-03) |
Deputy | Deputy Prime Minister |
Salary | S$2,200,000/US$1,641,791 annually (including S$192,500 MP salary) |
Website | www |
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Singapore is modelled after the Westminster system. The prime minister only governs with the confidence of the majority in Parliament; as such, the prime minister typically sits as a Member of Parliament (MP) and leads the largest party or a coalition of parties. In practice, the prime minister is the leader of the majority party in Parliament.