Lee Hsien Loong
Prime Minister of Singapore from 2004 to 2024
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| May 2024 | Lee Hsien Loong announced his intention to step down as Prime Minister, preparing to hand over leadership to Lawrence Wong after 20 years in office. |
| May 15 2024 | Lee was appointed as senior minister by Lawrence Wong in his new cabinet and remained chairman of the Research, Innovation and Enterprise Council. |
| May 15 2024 | Officially handed over the role of prime minister to Lawrence Wong, while remaining Secretary-General of the PAP until the next PAP Central Executive Committee meeting. |
| May 13 2024 | Lee Hsien Loong tendered his resignation as prime minister alongside his cabinet to President Tharman Shanmugaratnam. |
| April 2024 | Announced he would not seek a sixth term as prime minister. |
| January 11 2024 | Lee visited Johor with his cabinet ministers to attend a commemorative ceremony for the Johor Bahru-Singapore Rapid Transit System (RTS) Link project and witnessed the signing of a memorandum of understanding on the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ). |
| 2023 | During the National Day Rally, indicated Lawrence Wong as his likely successor as prime minister, resuming his succession plan. |
| November 5 2023 | Announced he would hand over the prime minister role to Lawrence Wong by November 2024, before the next General Election. |
| 2022 | Oversaw Singapore's response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, becoming the only Southeast Asian country to impose sanctions on Russia. |
| 2022 | Oversaw the de jure and de facto legalization of same-sex sexual activity between men by repealing Section 377A. |
| August 21 2022 | Announced during the National Day Rally the government's intention to repeal Section 377A of the Penal Code, effectively ending criminalisation of sex between consenting male adults. |
| July 16 2022 | Bestowed with The Most Esteemed Family Order of Laila Utama (D.K) from Brunei. |
| May 6 2022 | Lee visited the Malaysian state of Johor and was appointed Grand Commander of the Order of the Crown of Johor (First Class), the highest honour awarded in the State of Johor. |
| March 2021 | Leong Sze Hian was found guilty of defamation and ordered to pay damages to Lee Hsien Loong in the 1MDB-related lawsuit. |
| 2020 | Oversaw government response to the COVID-19 pandemic and its subsequent recession and recovery. |
| 2020 | Lee served as advisor to a multi-ministry task force managing COVID-19 response, chaired by Lawrence Wong and Gan Kim Yong. |
| 2020 | Government unveiled four economic stimulus packages (Unity, Resilience, Solidarity, and Fortitude budgets) to mitigate pandemic-induced recession. |
| 2020 | Singapore government contributed US$500,000 to support the World Health Organization during the pandemic. |
| 2020 | During the leadup to the general election, Lee's brother Lee Hsien Yang publicly accused him of reneging on his 2004 National Day Rally promises about increased civil liberties and freedom of expression. |
| 2020 | Oversaw Singapore's government response to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| December 11 2020 | Attended the Pacific Alliance summit following three years of negotiations on the Pacific Alliance-Singapore free trade agreement (PASFTA). |
| October 2020 | Lee Hsien Loong took the stand in a four-day High Court trial against Leong Sze Hian, with his lawyer arguing that the Facebook post might have implied Lee's complicity in criminal 1MDB activities. |
| July 2020 | Lee and Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin formally agreed to recommence the JB-SG RTS project in a signing ceremony on the causeway. |
| July 10 2020 | Lee Hsien Loong led the PAP to victory in the 2020 General Election, securing another term as Prime Minister with a strong mandate. |
| April 7 2020 | Implemented nationwide restrictions: workplaces shut down and schools switched to home-based learning until 1 June. |
| April 3 2020 | Lee Hsien Loong announced a limited lockdown (called 'circuit breaker') to halt COVID-19 spread in the community. |
| March 2020 | COVID-19 clusters detected in foreign worker dormitories, leading to a surge in local transmission cases. |
| February 2020 | During his Budget 2020 speech, Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat announced amendments to the GST Voucher Fund Act to provide grants-in-aid for parents and guardians, introducing a $6 billion Assurance Package to mitigate the impact of the planned GST hike. |
| February 25 2020 | Singapore ratified the Singapore Convention on Mediation. |
| January 2020 | Lee's government formally reiterated Singapore's adherence to the One-China policy, maintaining its stance on relations with Taiwan. |
| January 23 2020 | First COVID-19 case confirmed in Singapore, initially with primarily imported cases. |
| October 2019 | Singapore signed a defence agreement with China to expand military exercises, provide mutual logistics support, and increase armed forces exchanges. |
| September 2019 | Court of Appeal dismissed Leong Sze Hian's countersuit against Lee Hsien Loong, ruling that Singapore law does not recognize the concept of abuse of court process. |
| September 2019 | Lee Hsien Loong and the Trump administration renewed the 1990 MoU for another 15 years, one year before its expiration. |
| September 5 2019 | Lee sued journalist Terry Xu for repeating statements made by his siblings, drawing criticism for using his position as prime minister for personal legal matters. |
| September 1 2019 | Lee sent an official letter via the Prime Minister's Office to journalist Terry Xu of The Online Citizen, requesting the removal of an article containing allegedly false allegations about the Oxley Road house dispute. |
| August 7 2019 | Singapore hosted the signing of the Singapore Convention on Mediation, the first United Nations treaty named after the country. |
| May 8 2019 | POFMA bill passed by a 72–9 vote after two days of parliamentary debate, despite concerns from activists and opposition Members of Parliament about potential limitations on free speech. |
| April 2019 | Singapore and Shanghai agreed to further cooperation in trade and law enforcement, establishing the Singapore-Shanghai Comprehensive Cooperation Council. |
| April 23 2019 | Lee reshuffled his cabinet, promoting Heng Swee Keat to deputy prime minister effective 1 May 2019, signaling a leadership succession plan for Singapore's next prime minister. |
| 2018 | China-Singapore Free Trade Agreement was upgraded with new regulations on e-commerce, fair competition, and environment, granting Singaporean firms expanded market access. |
| 2018 | Lee's government introduced the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act (POFMA), a controversial 'fake news law' first proposed by Minister K Shanmugam. |
| December 2018 | Lee Hsien Loong sued Leong Sze Hian for sharing an online article alleging secret deals related to the 1MDB money laundering scandal, claiming the post gravely injured his character and reputation. |
| July 20 2018 | A sophisticated state-linked cyber attack targeted Lee's personal health data, along with 1.5 million other residents, with the hack specifically intended to access Lee's information. |
| June 12 2018 | Singapore hosted the North Korea–United States summit, furthering its role as an international diplomatic venue. |
| April 2018 | Singapore signed a memorandum of understanding for the Belt and Road Initiative, becoming one of its earliest and largest proponents. |
| 2017 | United States became Singapore's largest foreign investor, with US$15 billion invested and stock reaching US$274.3 billion. |
| November 19 2017 | Lee Hsien Loong announced plans to raise GST from 7% to 9% at his party convention, citing the need to fund investments in social services, healthcare, economic sectors, and infrastructure. |
| October 6 2017 | Awarded the Sultan of Brunei Golden Jubilee Medal. |
| June 2017 | Lee Hsien Loong became involved in a public family dispute with his brother Lee Hsien Yang and sister Lee Wei Ling over the fate of their father Lee Kuan Yew's house at 38 Oxley Road. The dispute centered on allegations of Lee abusing his powers as prime minister to preserve the house against their father's final will. |
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