Yesterday (May 9), Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong posted on Facebook that he had presided over the last cabinet meeting of his premiership.
Lee Hsien Loong said the cabinet met weekly, even during the "mask" period, and met regularly, but spread out to two conference rooms and kept a safe distance.
He said that Singapore's prime minister and ministers are not subordinate to each other, but play the role of "peer heads", discussing, researching, and deciding with ministers to explore the best solutions for Singapore.
Lee Hsien Loong thanked his colleagues for their continued support. From the 15th of next week, the successor Prime Minister Lawrence Wong will preside over the cabinet meeting. Lee Hsien Loong will then take up the post of Senior Minister of State, as is customary.
In Singapore, photos of cabinet meetings rarely "leak out", usually only after a year or two, which is not common.
From these few photos, we can also see the bits and pieces of Singapore's history. The only thing that hasn't changed is the cabinet boardroom, which is basically the same as it was in the 70s.
On May 9, 2024, Lee Hsien Loong presided over a cabinet meeting. It was the last cabinet meeting of his tenure as prime minister.
In 2019. The first person on the left of the photo is Huang Zhiming, a former Minister of Education; He lost the 2020 general election and withdrew from the cabinet. He will most likely run in the next general election.
In March 2016, the first anniversary of Lee Kuan Yew's death, a minute of silence was observed before the start of the Cabinet meeting.
On 17 February 2016, Lee Hsien Loong underwent surgery and was hospitalized, and Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hsien Loong presided over a cabinet meeting to greet the hospitalized Lee Hsien Loong via video conferencing.
In 2015, the second on the left in this photo is Yi Warren, who will be charged with corruption in 2024. The case is still pending.
On May 19, 2011, the chair was chaired by Lee Hsien Loong. This was the last time Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew and State Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong attended a Cabinet meeting. After this meeting, they withdrew from the Cabinet and no longer participated in government discussions.
On 12 August 2004, Lee Hsien Loong took over the premiership from Goh Chok Tong. Goh Chok Tong was reassigned to Senior Minister of State, and Lee Kuan Yew was appointed Senior Minister to the Cabinet. The Deputy Prime Ministers are Dr. Tan Keng Yan and Professor Jakumar.
On November 28, 1990, Goh Chok Tong took over as prime minister; On November 29, Goh Chok Tong presided over the first cabinet meeting of his tenure. At this time, Lee Kuan Yew's position was adjusted to Senior Minister, and Lee Hsien Loong and Ong Teng Cheong were appointed Deputy Premiers.
On July 19, 1990, Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew presided over a cabinet meeting; At this meeting, Lee Hsien Loong was the only one left in the Singapore cabinet today.
On July 25, 1975, Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew met with the visiting Prime Minister of Thailand in the cabinet conference room (the above pictures are all from Lee Hsien Loong's FB, NAS, etc.).
Now that we've taken a look at the photos of the Cabinet meetings in Singapore, let's take a look at what the Cabinet meetings are like in other countries.
Let's guess, which countries are they?
We won't send it in China.,First, readers should often see it on TV.,It's very familiar.,Second... You know.
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