وزیر اعظمجمہوریہ سنگاپور کی حکومت کا سربراہ ہوتا ہے۔ ملک کا صدر، و وزیر اعظم جو ایک رکن پارلیمنٹ (ایم پی) ہوتا ہے کو اس عہدے کے لیے مقرر کرتا ہے جو زیادہ ارکان کے ووٹوں اور پارلیمنٹ کے اعتماد کو حاصل کرنے کا امکان رکھتا ہے۔ موجودہ وزیر اعظم لی ہیسین لونگ ہیں، جنھوں نے 12 اگست 2004 ءکو عہدہ سنبھالا۔
سنگاپور کو ویسٹ منسٹر سسٹم کے مطابق بنایا گیا ہے۔ وزیر اعظم صرف پارلیمنٹ میں اکثریت کے اعتماد کے ساتھ حکومت کرتا ہے۔ اس طرح، وزیر اعظم عام طور پر رکن پارلیمنٹ (ایم پی) ہوتا ہے اور سب سے بڑی پارٹی یا جماعتوں کے ساتھ اتحاد کی قیادت کرتا ہے۔ عموماً وزیر اعظم اس سیاسی جماعت کا رہنما ہوتا ہے جس کی پارلیمنٹ میں اکثریت ہوتی ہے۔
The first and longest-serving prime minister of Singapore. His tenure led to the expansion of Singapore's economy from a third world country into a first world country. He introduced the National Service (NS) scheme, with the help of his defence minister Goh Keng Swee, and introduced the "Stop-At-Two" children policy in 1960s, fearing over-expansion of Singapore's population. In the 1980s, he introduced the Graduate Mother Scheme to counter the effects of the previous policy, which received 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 The policy was withdrawn shortly thereafter.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.[1]
The third prime minister of Singapore and the eldest son of Lee Kuan Yew, the first prime minister. 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 two Integrated Resorts (IRs) in Singapore. Singapore hosted the inaugural summer یوتھ اولمپک گیمز in 2010. He promoted the abolition of school ranking. In 2013, he presided over the worst haze crisis in Singapore's history. He has also dealt with the 2013 Dengue epidemic and the COVID-19 pandemic since 2020. Prior to his appointment as prime minister, he served as Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Finance, and Minister for Trade and Industry.
