# Lee Hsien Loong > 3rd Prime Minister of Singapore from 2004 to 2024 **Wikidata**: [Q57643](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q57643) **Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Hsien_Loong) **Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/lee-hsien-loong ## Summary Lee Hsien Loong is a Singaporean politician and military officer who served as the 3rd Prime Minister of Singapore from 2004 to 2024. He is best known for leading the Singaporean government during that period and for longstanding public service roles connected to the Parliament of Singapore and several international educational institutions. ## Biography - Nationality: Singapore - Education: Trinity College (University of Cambridge); University of Cambridge; United States Army Command and General Staff College; John F. Kennedy School of Government (affiliations listed in source material) - Known for: Serving as the 3rd Prime Minister of Singapore from 2004 to 2024 - Employer(s): Government of Singapore / Parliament of Singapore; affiliated with University of Cambridge, Trinity College, United States Army Command and General Staff College, John F. Kennedy School of Government - Field(s): Politics; military service; public administration ## Contributions - Headed the Government of Singapore as the 3rd Prime Minister from 2004 to 2024, leading the country's executive branch and representing the nation at the highest level of government. - Participated in institutions of higher education and professional military education through affiliations with the University of Cambridge, Trinity College (a constituent college of the University of Cambridge), the United States Army Command and General Staff College (a U.S. Army graduate school), and the John F. Kennedy School of Government (a school of public administration of Harvard University). (Note: the provided source material lists these affiliations; no specific published papers, companies founded, patents, or named projects are provided in the source.) ## FAQs Q: Who is Lee Hsien Loong? A: Lee Hsien Loong is a Singaporean politician and military officer who served as Singapore’s 3rd Prime Minister from 2004 to 2024. Q: When did Lee Hsien Loong serve as Prime Minister? A: He served as the 3rd Prime Minister of Singapore from 2004 until 2024. Q: What is Lee Hsien Loong’s nationality? A: He is Singaporean. Q: Where has Lee Hsien Loong been affiliated academically or professionally? A: He has affiliations with the University of Cambridge and its Trinity College, the United States Army Command and General Staff College, and the John F. Kennedy School of Government. Q: What are common aliases for Lee Hsien Loong? A: He is also known by the aliases "LHL" and "PM Lee." Q: With which legislature is Lee Hsien Loong associated? A: He is associated with the Parliament of Singapore, the legislature of the Republic of Singapore. ## Why They Matter Lee Hsien Loong’s primary significance derives from his role as head of government of Singapore for a multi-decade period (2004–2024). As the 3rd Prime Minister of a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia, his leadership constituted the central executive authority over the nation and its interactions with the Parliament of Singapore. His affiliations with prominent international institutions of higher education and professional military education reflect connections between Singaporean governance and global academic and military professional networks. Without his tenure as Prime Minister, Singapore’s executive leadership during 2004–2024 would have been different, and institutional relationships with the named academic and military schools would remain present but not tied to his personal record in the sources provided. ## Notable For - Serving as the 3rd Prime Minister of Singapore from 2004 to 2024. - Formal affiliations with the University of Cambridge and its Trinity College. - Affiliation with the United States Army Command and General Staff College, a U.S. Army graduate school founded in 1881. - Affiliation with the John F. Kennedy School of Government, a school of public administration of Harvard University (inception 1936). - Commonly known by the aliases "LHL" and "PM Lee." - Recorded metadata: sitelink_count 77; wikipedia_title "Lee Hsien Loong"; wikidata_description "3rd Prime Minister of Singapore from 2004 to 2024." ## Body ### Early context - Lee Hsien Loong is a human and a politician by occupation. The source material identifies him as a politician and a military officer and lists him among related entity types including "human," "politician," and "military officer." ### Political leadership - Prime Minister of Singapore (3rd): Served from 2004 to 2024. This role identifies him as the head of government of Singapore during that twenty-year span. - Parliamentary connection: His governmental leadership is tied to the Parliament of Singapore, the nation’s legislature. The Parliament of Singapore has an inception date noted as 1965-08-09T00:00:00Z and is the legislative body of the country. ### National context — Singapore - Singapore is described in the provided material as a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. The country’s inception date is recorded as 1965-08-09; an additional historical reference in the source material cites 1826 connected to "Singapore in the Straits Settlements." ### Educational and professional affiliations - University of Cambridge: Listed as a collegiate public research university in Cambridge, England, United Kingdom, with an inception date of 1209-01-01T00:00:00Z and country listed as the United Kingdom. The University has a sitelink_count of 132 in the source material. Lee Hsien Loong is affiliated with this university according to the provided material. - Trinity College (University of Cambridge): Identified as a constituent college of the University of Cambridge in England, with an inception year of 1546 and headquarters in Cambridge. The source includes employee counts for Trinity College at various points in time: 519 (point in time 2016), 532 (2017), 562 (2018), 592 (2019), 606 (2020), and 669 (2024). Trinity College’s sitelink_count in the source is 48. Lee Hsien Loong’s education/affiliation includes Trinity College as given. - United States Army Command and General Staff College: Noted as a United States Army graduate school with inception circa 1881 and country the United States; headquarters identifier and sitelink_count 18. The source lists Lee Hsien Loong as affiliated with this institution. - John F. Kennedy School of Government: Described as the school of public administration of Harvard University, with inception circa 1936 and country the United States; headquarters identifier and sitelink_count 24. The source material lists Lee Hsien Loong as affiliated with this school. ### Roles and fields - Politics: The source classifies Lee Hsien Loong within the "politician" category and ties him directly to the role of Prime Minister of Singapore from 2004 to 2024. - Military service: The source lists "military officer" among related entity types and includes affiliation with the United States Army Command and General Staff College, indicating professional military education associations. - Public administration and governance: Through affiliation with the John F. Kennedy School of Government and leadership of the Singapore government, his profile is connected to public administration education and executive governance. ### Identifiers, metadata, and public record - Aliases: LHL; PM Lee. - Wikipedia title (per source): "Lee Hsien Loong." - Wikidata description (per source): "3rd Prime Minister of Singapore from 2004 to 2024." - Sitelink_count (per source metadata): 77. ### Institutional facts included in the record - Parliament of Singapore: Legislature of Singapore; inception listed as 1965-08-09T00:00:00Z; headquarters identifier ; sitelink_count 25. - University of Cambridge: Collegiate public research university in Cambridge, England; inception +1209-01-01T00:00:00Z; country United Kingdom; headquarters ; sitelink_count 132. - Trinity College: Constituent college of the University of Cambridge; inception 1546; headquarters Cambridge; employee counts by year provided in the source (2016–2024); sitelink_count 48. - United States Army Command and General Staff College: U.S. Army graduate school; inception +1881-00-00T00:00:00Z; country United States; headquarters ; sitelink_count 18. - John F. Kennedy School of Government: School of public administration of Harvard University; inception +1936-00-00T00:00:00Z; country United States; headquarters ; sitelink_count 24. ### Limits of the provided record - The source material supplies Lee Hsien Loong’s principal public office (3rd Prime Minister, 2004–2024) and lists affiliations with academic and military education institutions. No birth date, birthplace, specific degrees, publications, patents, companies founded, or enumerated policy actions were provided in the source material. All statements in this entry are restricted to facts and connections explicitly present in the supplied material. ## References 1. The Peerage 2. [PMO | The Cabinet](https://www.pmo.gov.sg/The-Cabinet) 3. [PARL | List of Current MPs](https://www.parliament.gov.sg/mps/list-of-current-mps) 4. [Source](https://www.tatlerasia.com/people/lee-hsien-loong) 5. Virtual International Authority File 6. Encyclopædia Britannica Online 7. Brockhaus Enzyklopädie 8. Munzinger Personen 9. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013 10. Davos 2020 Participant List 11. [Source](https://www.wcec-secretariat.org/event/161-event11/) 12. [Source](https://www.apec2013ceosummit.com/speaker.html) 13. BBC Things 14. Treccani's Enciclopedia on line 15. [Source](https://justrichest.com/highest-paid-world-leaders/) 16. [(5) Lee Hsien Loong | LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/leehsienloong/) 17. [Lee Hsien Loong (@leehsienloong) on Threads](https://www.threads.net/@leehsienloong)