LITERATURE + LECTURES

The Greater Houston Partnership presents East Asia in the Next Decade featuring Prime Minister of Singapore Lee Hsien Loong, Monday, July 12, 12noo-1:30pm.  Co-hosted by Asia Society Texas Center in partnership with the City of Houston.

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (pictured) will make his first visit to Houston as Singapore’s head of government on July 12 to deliver an address expected to highlight the growing economic ties between his country and Houston. Despite global recession, trade between Houston and Singapore grew 24 percent last year, and the Prime Minister sees potential for even greater economic cooperation.

Prime Minister Lee has served as Singapore’s prime minister since 2004. Since being elected to Parliament in 1984, he has held a series of progressively more responsible government posts, with emphasis on economic growth and finance. He served as Minister of Finance and Deputy Prime Minister before becoming Prime Minister.

As Prime Minister he has launched policies to build a competitive economy and an inclusive society. He has introduced new programs to upgrade the education system, invest in research and development and infrastructure, and strengthen Singapore’s social safety nets.

Mr. Lee earned an undergraduate degree in mathematics from the University of Cambridge and a master’s degree in public administration from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. He is the eldest son of Singapore’s first Prime Minister, Lee Kuan Yew.