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Senior Minister

Cabinet position in the Government of Singapore held by senior and prominent political figures
Intangible position Q20983917
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Summary

Senior Minister is a position[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of position entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (219 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Senior Minister is in the country of Singapore[3].
  • Senior Minister's instance of is recorded as position[4].
  • Senior Minister is a type of minister[5].
  • Senior Minister is part of Cabinet of Singapore[6].
  • 1985 marks the founding of Senior Minister[7].
  • Senior Minister's appointed by is recorded as Prime Minister of Singapore[8].
  • Senior Minister's applies to jurisdiction is recorded as Singapore[9].
  • Senior Minister's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'ministra principal de Singapur'}[10].

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Definition and Type

Senior Minister's instance of is recorded as position[4]. It is a type of minister[5].

Origins

1985 marks the founding of Senior Minister[7].

Use and Application

Senior Minister is part of Cabinet of Singapore[6].

Why It Matters

Senior Minister ranks in the top 8% of position entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (219 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

Related Entities

Goh Chok Tong Kuan Yew Lee Lee Hsien Loong Singapore Tharman Shanmugaratnam

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . en.wikipedia.org. Retrieved . en.wikipedia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 11d ago · Pudox · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Applies to jurisdiction → Singapore
    Wikipedia languages → ['en', 'fa', 'id', 'ja', 'ko', 'zh']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Applies to jurisdiction: Singapore, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/289678|batch #289678]]"
  2. 15w ago · PierreSenellart · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → —
    Part of → Cabinet of Singapore
    Aliases → —
    Inception → —
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Subclass of: minister, Add Subclass of: minister (ministerial position)"
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