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Who was the deputy prime minister in 2015?

Who was the deputy prime minister in 2015?

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Clement Attlee 1940–1945
John Prescott 1997–2007
Nick Clegg 2010–2015
George Osborne 2015–2016
Damian Green 2017

Who was the first deputy prime minister?

Statistics

No. Name Length of term
Total years of deputy premiership
1 Vallabhbhai Patel 3 years, 122 days
2 Morarji Desai 2 years, 128 days
3 Lal Krishna Advani 1 year, 328 days

Which first generation Singapore leader once served as deputy prime minister to Mr Lee Kuan Yew?

Toh Chin Chye

Toh Chin Chye DUNU (First Class)
President Yusof bin Ishak
Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew
Preceded by Abdul Hamid Jumat (as Deputy Chief Minister)
Succeeded by Goh Keng Swee (1973)

Who is the current deputy prime minister?

Dominic Raab was appointed Deputy Prime Minister, Lord Chancellor, and Secretary of State for Justice on 15 September 2021. He was first elected Conservative MP for Esher and Walton in May 2010.

Who acts as prime minister in absence of prime minister?

The role is often performed by the deputy prime minister (where that position exists), or by another senior minister. The office is commonly used when the prime minister is absent from the territory of that nation or when the prime minister is unable to perform duties for health reasons.

Who was Singapore’s first prime minister?

[Lee Kuan Yew, first prime minister of Singapore] / Hansen. Library of Congress.

Who is Ong Ye Kung wife?

Diana Kuik Sin Leng
Ong Ye Kung/Wife
Ong is married to Diana Kuik Sin Leng, the daughter of real estate magnate Kuik Ah Han. They have two daughters.

What is Wang Sha real name?

Heng Kim Ching
Wang Sa (real name Heng Kim Ching) (1924 – 18 January 1998) was a Singaporean comedian. He was part of a pair of Singapore comedy duo, who were akin to the Laurel and Hardy of the East.

Who is the current Prime Minister of Singapore?

Lee Hsien Loong (Chinese: 李显龙; Tamil: லீ சியன் லூங்; born 10 February 1952) is a Singaporean politician serving as the third and current Prime Minister of Singapore since 2004.

Who is the Minister of Education in Singapore?

The Minister for Education is an appointment in the Cabinet of Singapore and heads the Ministry of Education. The position from 1 October 2015 to 30 April 2018 is held by two ministers, Ng Chee Meng (Schools) and Ong Ye Kung (Higher Education and Skills).

What does the Prime Minister do in Parliament?

A prime minister is the head of a cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. In many systems, the prime minister selects and may dismiss other members of the cabinet, and allocates posts to members within the government.