People's Action Party (PAP)
Centre-right- Founded
- 1954
- Role
- Ruling party
- Current leader
- Lawrence Wong, Secretary-General
Advocates pragmatic governance, economic openness and social stability.
The Republic of Singapore is a city-state island country in Southeast Asia. It is a parliamentary republic and a major international financial, shipping and trade hub.
Singapore is a parliamentary republic following the Westminster model. The President is the directly elected head of state with custodial and limited veto powers; the Prime Minister, as leader of the majority party in Parliament, heads the Cabinet and exercises executive power.
Head of state
President
Directly elected for a six-year term
Head of government
Prime Minister and Cabinet
Accountable to Parliament
Legislature
Parliament (unicameral)
Members elected for five-year terms
Judiciary
Supreme Court (Court of Appeal and High Court)
Office holders verified as of October 2026.
Advocates pragmatic governance, economic openness and social stability.
Advocates a stronger social safety net and parliamentary scrutiny.
Focuses on social equity and policy transparency.
Term：Prime Minister since May 2024; PAP Secretary-General since December 2024
Previously Minister for Finance and Deputy Prime Minister; sworn in as Singapore's fourth Prime Minister on 15 May 2024.
Term：Since September 2023
Former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance; elected President in 2023.
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