THAN (since 1 September 1999) head of government: Prime
Minister Chok Tong GOH (since 28 November 1990) and Deputy Prime
Ministers Brig. Gen. (Ret.) Hsien Loong LEE (since 28 November 1990)
and Keng Yam Tony TAN (since 1 August 1995) cabinet: president elected
by popular vote for a six-year term; election last held 28 August 1999
(next to be held by August 2005); following legislative elections,
the leader of the majority party or the leader of a majority coalition
is usually appointed prime minister by the president; deputy prime
ministers appointed by the president election results: Sellapan Rama
(S. R.) NATHAN elected president unopposed

Legislative branch: unicameral Parliament (84 seats; members elected
by popular vote to serve five-year terms); note - in addition, there
are up to nine nominated members; the losing opposition candidate who
came closet to winning a seat may be appointed as a "nonconstituency"
member elections: last held 3 November 2001 (next to be held 25 June 2007)
election results: other 24.7%; seats by party - PAP 82, WP 1, SDA 1

Judicial branch: Supreme Court (chief justice is appointed by the
president with the advice of the prime minister, other judges are
appointed by the president with the advice of the chief justice); Court
of Appeals

Political parties and leaders: Democratic Progressive Party or DPP
[leader NA]; People's Action Party or PAP [Chok Tong GOH, secretary
general] - the governing party; Singapore Democratic Alliance or SDA
[CHIAM See Tong] (includes Singapore People's Party or SPP [CHIAM See
Tong], Singapore Democratic Party or SDP [CHEE Soon Juan], National
Solidarity Party [leader NA], Singapore Justice Party [leader NA], and
Singapore Malay National Organization [leader NA]); Workers' Party or WP
[J. B. JEYARETNAM]

Political pressure groups and leaders: NA

International organization participation: APEC, ARF, AsDB, ASEAN,
BIS, C, CCC, CP, ESCAP, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICFTU, ICRM, IFC,
IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, ISO, ITU, NAM, OPCW, PCA, UN,
UN Security Council (temporary), UNCTAD, UNIKOM, UNMEE, UNTAET, UPU,
WCL, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTrO

Diplomatic representation in the US: chief of mission: Ambassador Heng
Chee CHAN consulate(s): New York consulate(s) general: San Francisco
FAX: [1] (202) 537-0876 telephone: [1] (202) 537-3100 chancery: 3501
International Place NW, Washington, DC 20008

Diplomatic representation from the US: chief of