Singaporean general and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Singapore

Lee Hsien Loong

Lee Hsien Loong, also known by his initials LHL, is a Singaporean politician and former military officer who has served as the Senior Minister of Singapore since 2024, having previously served as the third Prime Minister between 2004 and 2024. He also served as the secretary-general of the governing People's Action Party (PAP) between 2004 and 2024. As a Member of Parliament (MP), he has represented the Teck Ghee division of Ang Mo Kio Group Representation Constituency (GRC) since 1991, having previously represented Teck Ghee Single Member Constituency (SMC) between 1984 and 1991. He was succeeded by Lawrence Wong on 15 May 2024.

Born

1952

February 10

Died

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1950s

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1952 Born

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What else happened on this day, through history

1258 The Siege of Baghdad ends with the surrender of the last Abbasid caliph to Hulegu Khan, a prince of the Mongol Empire.
1306 In front of the high altar of Greyfriars Church in Dumfries, Robert the Bruce murders John Comyn, sparking the revolution in the Wars of Scottish Independence.
1355 The St Scholastica Day riot breaks out in Oxford, England, leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead in two days.
1392 Byzantine Emperor Manuel II Palaiologos marries Helena Dragaš, daughter of the Serbian Prince Constantine Dragaš. She is crowned as empress the following day.

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The world in 1952

When Lee arrived

april 11 Bolivian National Revolution: Rebels take over Palacio Quemado.
april 11 Pan Am Flight 526A ditches near San Juan-Isla Grande Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico, after experiencing an engine failure, killing 52 people.
april 15 First flight of the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress.
april 21 Secretary's Day (now Administrative Professionals' Day) is first celebrated.

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Same-day contemporaries

Also born on February 10

Adelina Patti 1843–1919 Italian-French opera singer (died 1919) Alexandre Millerand 1859–1943 French lawyer and politician, 12th President of France (born 1859) Ary Scheffer 1795–1858 Dutch-French painter and academic (died 1858) Bertolt Brecht 1898–1956 German poet, playwright, and director (born 1898) C. J. Anderson 1991– American football player Greg Norman 1955– Australian golfer and sportscaster Ira Remsen 1846–1927 American chemist and academic (died 1927) Lilly King 1997– American swimmer Lon Chaney Jr. 1906–1973 American actor (died 1973)

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Same-year contemporaries

Also born in 1952

Bill Belichick 1952– American football coach Bill Frist 1952– American physician and politician Dambudzo Marechera 1952– Zimbabwean author and poet (died 1987) Dave Carter 1952–2002 American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2002) Domingos Maubere 1952–2025 East Timorese Catholic priest and activist (died 2025) Edward Garnier 1952– English lawyer and politician, Solicitor General for England and Wales Howard Hampton 1952– Canadian lawyer and politician Irina Bokova 1952– Bulgarian politician, Bulgarian Minister of Foreign Affairs Jacques Richard 1952–2002 Canadian ice hockey player (died 2002)

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