Lee Hsien Loong
- January 9, 2024
- Minister
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Lee Hsien Loong Biography
| Name | Lee Hsien Loong |
| Birthday | Feb 10 |
| Birth Year | 1952 |
| Birth Country | Singapore |
| Birth Sign | Aquarius |
| Parents | Lee Kuan Yew, Kwa Geok Choo |
| Spouse | Ho Ching , Wong Ming Yang |
| Children(s) | Li Yipeng, Li Hongyi, Li Xiuqi, Lee Haoyi |
Lee Hsien Loong is one of the most popular and richest Minister who was born on February 10, 1952 in Singapore. The eldest child of Singapore’s first Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew and his wife Kwa Geok Choo, Lee Hsien Loong was born in Singapore on 10 February 1952. His paternal grandmother, Chua Jim Neo, was a Hokkien Hakka Nyonya, and his mother has ancestry from Tong’an District and Shantou in China. According to Lee Kuan Yew’s biography, the younger Lee had learnt the Jawi script from the age of five, and has always been interested in the affairs of Singapore, often following his father to the rally grounds since 1963.
Lee graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, as Senior Wrangler – the top mathematics undergraduate in 1974, and gained a Diploma in Computer Science with distinction as well. He later earned a Master of Public Administration at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government. From 1971 to 1984, he served in the Singapore Armed Forces where he rose to the rank of brigadier general. He won his first election for Member of Parliament in 1984, contesting as a member of the People’s Action Party. Under the leadership of Singapore’s second prime minister, Goh Chok Tong, Lee had served as the Minister for Trade and Industry, Minister for Finance and Deputy Prime Minister.
Lee was first elected Member of Parliament (MP) for the Teck Ghee Single Member Constituency in 1984, at the age of thirty-two. Following his first election, he was appointed as a Minister of State in the Ministry of Trade and Industry and the Ministry of Defence by his father Lee Kuan Yew who was the prime minister at that time.
In 1985, Lee chaired the government’s economic committee, which recommended changes to established government policies to reduce business costs, foster longer-term growth and revive the Singapore economy, which was experiencing a recession at the time. The committee’s recommendations included reductions in corporate and personal taxes and the introduction of a consumption tax.
Lee studied at Nanyang Primary School and received his secondary education at Catholic High School, before going on to National Junior College (where he learned the clarinet under the tutelage of Adjunct Associate Professor Ho Hwee Long). In 1971, he 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. He was Senior Wrangler in 1973, and graduated in 1974 with first-class honours in Mathematics and a Diploma in Computer Science (now equivalent to a master’s degree in Computer Science) with distinction. In 1980, he completed his master’s degree in Public Administration at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University.
Lee Hsien Loong Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Minister |
| House | Living in own house. |
Lee Hsien Loong is one of the richest Minister from Singapore. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Lee Hsien Loong 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Lee Hsien Loong MP (born 10 February 1952) is a Singaporean politician serving as the current Prime Minister of Singapore since 2004. Lee is the eldest son of the 1st Prime Minister, Lee Kuan Yew. He took over the leadership of Secretary-General of the People’s Action Party since 2004 when former Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong stepped down from the position to become the Senior Minister. Lee then led the party to victory in the 2006, 2011 and 2015 general elections. He began his current term on 15 January 2016 following the opening of Singapore’s 13th Parliament.
Lee joined the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) in 1971, and served as an officer from 1974 to 1984. In 1978, he attended the United States Army Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, and held various staff and command posts, including the Director of the Joint Operations and Plans Directorate (Director, JOPD), and Chief of Staff of the General Staff (COS, GS). Lee rose quickly through the ranks in the Singapore Army, becoming the youngest brigadier-general in Singaporean history after his promotion in July 1983. Notably, he was put in command of the rescue operations following the Sentosa Cable Car Disaster. Lee served as commanding officer (CO) of 23rd Singapore Artillery (23SA) in the Singapore Army before he left the SAF in 1984 to pursue civilian politics.
Lee married his first wife, Wong Ming Yang, a Malaysian-born physician, on 20 May 1978. Their daughter, Li Xiuqi, was born in 1981. Three weeks after giving birth to their first son, Li Yipeng, Wong died at the age of 31 on 28 October 1982 of a heart attack. In 1985, when Lee was 33, he married Ho Ching, a fast- rising civil servant who subsequently became the executive director and chief executive officer of Temasek Holdings.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
| Height | 6 ft 0 in |
Lee Hsien Loong height 6 ft 0 in Lincoln weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.
Who is Lee Hsien Loong Dating?
According to our records, Lee Hsien Loong married to Ho Ching , Wong Ming Yang. As of December 1, 2023, Lee Hsien Loong’s is not dating anyone.
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In 1992, Lee was diagnosed with lymphoma and underwent a three-month period of chemotherapy. When his treatment began, he relinquished his position as the Minister for Trade and Industry, though he continued to be a Deputy Prime Minister. His chemotherapy was successful, and his cancer has since gone into remission.
Facts & Trivia
Lincoln Ranked on the list of most popular Minister. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Singapore. Lee Hsien Loong celebrates birthday on February 10 of every year.
To ease the growing budget deficit due to falling tax revenues from cuts in corporate and personal income taxes and other factors such as the Iraq War and SARS outbreak, Lee proposed on 29 August 2003 to raise the GST from three percent to five percent, a change which took place in January 2004.
What happened to Lee Hsien Loong first wife?
Wong Ming Yang, Lee’s first wife is a Malaysian-born doctor who was married in
- He has two children – Li Xiuqi and Li Yipeng. Three weeks after giving birth to Lee’s first son, Li Yipeng, an albino, she died of heart attack on 28 October 1982, at 31 years old.
How long has Lee Hsien Loong been prime minister?
Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore
Incumbent Lee Hsien Loong since 12 August 2004
Government of Singapore Cabinet of Singapore Prime Minister’s Office
Style| Prime Minister (informal) The Honourable (formal) His Excellency
(diplomatic)
Type| Head of government
How many languages can Lee Hsien Loong speak?
Languages
How many wives did Lee Hsien Loong have?
His Excellency Lee Hsien Loong SPMJ
Born| 10 February 1952 Singapore
Political party| People’s Action Party
Spouse(s)| Wong Ming Yang ( m. 1978; died 1982) Ho Ching ( m. 1985)
Children| 4
Who is Li Hongyi wife?
Ho Ching SMIJ
Born| 27 March 1953 Colony of Singapore
Spouse(s)| Lee Hsien Loong ( m. 1985)
Children| Li Hongyi (son) Li Haoyi (son)
Parent(s)| Ho Eng Hong (father) Chan Chiew Ping (mother)