Government of Singapore
The Government of the Republic of Singapore is stated by the constitution to mean the executive branch of government, which is made up of the President and the Cabinet of Singapore. Although the President acts in their personal discretion in the exercise of certain functions as a check on the Cabinet and Parliament of Singapore, their role is largely ceremonial. It is the Cabinet, which has the Prime Minister and other ministers appointed on their advice by the President, that generally controls the Government. The Cabinet is formed by the political party that gains a simple majority in each general election.
| Government of the Republic of Singapore | |
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| Established | 1965 |
| State | Singapore |
| Leader | Prime Minister of Singapore |
| Appointed by | President of Singapore |
| Main organ | Cabinet of Singapore |
| Ministries | 16 |
| Responsible to | Parliament of Singapore |
| Headquarters | 1 Parliament Place, Singapore 178880 |
| Website | www |
Government Of Singapore Media
Parliament House, Singapore with skyscrapers of the Central Business District in the background, 2002
William Farquhar, who served as the first resident of Singapore from 1819 to 1823
Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore's first Prime Minister, photographed in 2002
Former Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong at the Istana on 3 June 2006
The National Heritage Board is a statutory board of the Ministry of Digital Development and Information. They are both housed in the Old Hill Street Police Station, photographed here on 23 March 2005.
