PM Lee to step down: Key milestones of his political career

SINGAPORE — After 40 years on the Singapore political scene, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong , 72, on Monday announced the timing of his stepping down and handing over the premiership reins to his deputy Lawrence Wong, 51.Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong delivers his National Day Rally speech at ITE College Central on Aug 20, 2023.

The announcement comes two years after Mr Wong was picked as the leader of the fourth generation team of political leaders and 12 years after Mr Lee said in 2012 that he did not want to be prime minister beyond the age of 70. Mr Lee, who has served as Prime Minister since 2004, has undertaken several political reforms and guided the nation through various challenges, such as the"great recession" in 2008 and the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021.TODAY takes a look back at what political observers regard as an illustrious political career and some of the key changes and major events that took place during Mr Lee's career including his tenure as prime minister.

After Teck Ghee SMC was merged into the Ang Mo Kio Group Representation Constituency in 1991, Mr Lee continued to be the MP for the Teck Ghee division and has helmed the GRC since then.As part of a leadership transition that took place in the PAP in the mid-1980s, Mr Lee was appointed a member of the PAP's Central Executive Committee when all the previous members of the committee resigned to make way for younger leaders.

He also chaired the Government's economic committee in the same year, which recommended policy changes to revive the Singapore economy which was facing a recession.Mr Lee became a full member of the Cabinet as Minister for Trade and Industry and Second Minister for Defence.Then-Deputy Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong succeeded Mr Lee Kuan Yew, Mr Lee's father, to become Singapore's second prime minister.

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