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The 'Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore' is the head of government of the Republic of Singapore (and prior to 9 August 1965, the State of Singapore). As outlined in the recent constitutional amendment in 1991, the prime minister is appointed by the president from sitting members of Parliament, who, in the opinion of the president, is most likely to command the confidence of a majority of MPs [1].
Lee Kuan Yew was prime minister from 1959 to 1990 and retired on 26 November 1990. Lee was succeeded by Goh Chok Tong and retained 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 the senior minister, and the elder Lee, the Minister Mentor.

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List of prime ministers

List of deputy prime ministers

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List of prime ministers

During their term period as Prime Minister, they had gained strong mandate from people in their own ward during the election contests.

Prime Minister	Start of Term	End of Term	Mandate Support	PM Ward Contested
Lee Kuan Yew	3 June 1959	28 November 1990	1968 GE 94.34% 1972 GE 84.08% 1976 GE 89.03% 1980 GE 92.74% 1988 GE 81.60%	Tanjong Pagar
Goh Chok Tong	28 November 1990	12 August 2004	1991 GE 77.25% 1992 BE 72.94%	Marine Parade
Lee Hsien Loong	12 August 2004	''Incumbent''	2006 GE 66.14%	Ang Mo Kio

List of deputy prime ministers

The role of deputy Prime Minister is the second highest post and senior cabinet in Singapore:

Deputy Prime Minister	Start of Term	End of Term
Toh Chin Chye	1959	1968
Goh Keng Swee	1968	1986
Sinnathamby Rajaratnam	1980	1985
Goh Chok Tong	1985	1990
Ong Teng Cheong	1985	1993
Lee Hsien Loong	1990	2004
Tan Keng Yam Tony	1995	2005
Shunmugam Jayakumar	2004	''In office''
Wong Kan Seng	2005	''In office''

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★ Prime Minister's Office