The following is the family tree of Lee Kuan Yew, first Prime Minister of Singapore as an independent country.
The former Prime Minister of Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew had travelled aboard the Willem Ruys as a fresh graduate upon completing his studies in the United Kingdom.
The title of Prime Minister remained unchanged after the merger with the Federation of Malaya, Sarawak and British North Borneo, while Singapore was a state in the Federation of Malaysia from 1963 to 1965, and after independence in 1965.
At the time, the result was viewed as being a notable setback to the ruling party and Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong.
The People's Action Party Central Executive Committee met on the victory of the Singaporean general election, 1959 to elect a Prime Minister.
The association takes pride in the fact that its headquarters was officially opened in January 1993 by the then Prime Minister of Singapore, Goh Chok Tong.
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The 10th Parliament is controlled by a People's Action Party majority, led by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and members of the cabinet, which assumed power on November 2001.
The 11th Parliament is controlled by a People's Action Party majority, led by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and members of the cabinet, which assumed power on May 7, 2006.
The 12th Parliament is controlled by a People's Action Party majority, led by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and members of the cabinet, which assumed power on May 7, 2011.
Singapore's Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong told the BBC in September 2003 that he believed there were "in the region of about 70 to 80" hangings in 2003.
Lee Hsien Loong, the then Acting Prime Minister, said that Choo has done the right thing in resigning as a MP and PAP member, before pleading guilty in court.
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With Choo's resignation, Acting Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said the other Jalan Besar GRC MPs will continue to serve the constituents.
The current Act enables the President, acting on the advice of the Prime Minister, to create a GRC from three to six electoral wards.
The then-Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong mooted the concept of IRCCs for constituencies and "harmony circles" (HCs) for schools, work places and other local organizations in January 2002 in order to "grow the common space and deepen inter-racial understanding".
Jufrie came to national prominence during this election campaign after Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong accused him of being a Malay chauvinist because of comments Jufrie made about the role of Malay community in Singapore and his use of the phrase "Insha'Allah" ("God willing") in a campaign speech.
Like his brother Lee Hsien Loong (the current Prime Minister of Singapore), Lee was awarded the President's Scholarship and the Singapore Armed Forces Overseas Scholarship by the Public Service Commission (Singapore) after finishing his secondary education at Catholic High School and pre-university education at National Junior College.
The then Prime Minister of Singapore, Goh Chok Tong, responded in his National Day Rally Speech on 23 August 1998.
The then prime minister Lee Kuan Yew opened the first supermarket at Block 192, Toa Payoh Lorong 4, and it was the first of its kind.
According to Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong in 2002, "the principle of collective responsibility means that there is an agreement between the Prime Minister and his Cabinet colleagues that they will stand together as a team when accounting for their actions before Parliament".
In a 1999 interview with New York Times columnist William Safire, the Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong said the idea had first been suggested by the Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew, but Goh felt that it was not yet the right time to set it up.
Following the PAP's victory at the 1959 elections, the members of the party's Central Executive Committee voted to decide whether Lee, as the party's Secretary-General, or the party's Treasurer, Ong Eng Guan (who served as the Mayor on the City Council from 1957 to 1959), should take up the newly created post of Prime Minister.
Located about 1.5 kilometres east of Changi Air Base (East) and 3.5 kilometres east of Singapore Changi Airport, the base was built on 1.28 km² (0.50 sq mi) of reclaimed land, it was officially opened on 21 May 2004 by Goh Chok Tong, the second prime minister of Singapore.
On September 16, 2003, Prime Minister of Singapore Goh Chok Tong announced the establishment of NUS School of Public Policy, which was named in honour of the nation's first and longest-serving Prime Minister, Lee Kuan Yew.
History was made again on 28 June 1997 when the magnificent $65 million Clubhouse was unveiled at a grand opening ceremony officiated by Dr Tony Tan, then Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore and Minister of Defence.
Since the Prime Minister of Singapore, Mr. Goh Chok Tong, initiated a series of high-level visits to the Middle East in 2004, Singapore’s diplomatic and economic presence in the region increased.