Lee Hsien Loong as Prime Minister
Saturday, 14th August 2004
Brigadier General (Ret) Lee Hsien Loong was sworn in as the Republic of Singapore’s third Prime Minister. Lee Hsien Loong is the eldest son of Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore's first Prime Minister. On the same day his father, Lee Kuan Yew, step down as Senior Minister and reappointed himself as Minister Mentor.