The TOP 30 highest paid politicians in the world

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Singapore's

World Records

On this small island lives the 30 best-paid politicians in the world, comments a blogger. MySingaporeNews.

Apr 3, 2009

 

As the economic crisis worsens and thousands are being retrenched, the huge salaries of Singapore's political leaders have come under the spotlight not only here - but overseas.

 

With G20 leaders gathering in London to work out solutions to the global crisis, the Times compiled a list of "the 10 best-paid politicians in the world" - naturally with Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong taking the top spot.

 

The story was picked up by The Australia, which also works out their salaries when ranked against population.

 

Mr Lee earns S$3.76 million (US$2.47 million) a year, excluding bonuses, allowances, pensions, etc which add on a significant bit.

 

This is about 54 cents per head of population. In second position was his counterpart from New Zealand at 9 cents. The rest of the world are all down there, below even the lowest-ranking minister in Singapore.

 

But Singaporean blogger redbean's "My Singapore News" carries a calculation from its reader, Green Peas, expanding on the UK and Australian reports.

 

It pointed out that the world's 30 best-paid politicians (a definition that will include ministers, elected president, etc) are all from Singapore.

 

Here's what the blogger says:

The TOP 30 highest paid politicians in the world are all from Singapore: http://mysingaporenews.blogspot.com/2009/0...ticians-in.html http://www.mrbrown.com/blog/2009/03/bbc-as...that-money.html

[Application9999]

now it is only sillypore?

 

top ten highest pay

Edited April 6, 2009 by Application9999

[Watwheels]

Self-proclaim "best" govt...

[Shull]

i find this sentence..hmmm..a tad bit humorous..

 

This is about 54 cents per head of population. In second position was his counterpart from New Zealand at 9 cents. The rest of the world are all down there, below even the lowest-ranking minister in Singapore.

Edited April 6, 2009 by Shull

[Mr_b20]

this is so disgusting and obsence

 

[Tarzan666]

They will tell u they need pay top dollar 2 retain and attract 'talent'. I thot our president is

[Nutsack]

I love our government very much. They are doing a very good job. Make me feel very special.

[Drumstick]

Sinkapore everything also need to be first mah.....

Thats y salarly also world first highest...

[Gnoikj]

U think public dun know meh? Of cos they know...CSJ and the other opposition always bring this up...

 

surprising this is, they know, still vote them back in power year after year....sigh...gimme a good election, where I will vote the other side, just to bring about a balance in the force....