“What we can do in Singapore may not be doable elsewhere. Some things you know you need: you want efficient government, you want clean government, you want to do away with corruption, you must educate your people. You want to get housing and so on. All these are not such secrets, not so special to Singapore.”

Singaporean politician and former military officer

Lee Hsien Loong is a Singaporean politician and former military officer. Born in 1952, he has been a Member of Parliament since 1984 and is known for serving as Singapore’s third prime minister from 2004 to 2024. He has also been the senior minister of Singapore since 2024 and served as secretary-general of the governing People’s Action Party from 2004 to 2024. In Parliament, he represented Teck Ghee Single Member Constituency before moving to the Teck Ghee division of Ang Mo Kio Group Representation Constituency in 1991.