It is known
that Singapore is the country with the highest-paid government leader in the
world, Lee Hsien Loong. The Prime Minister of Singapore is the highest-paid
government servant in the world. He receives a salary of approximately US$1.6
million.
These are
some of the highest paid political leaders in the world:
1- Lee Hsien Loong
- Prime
Minister of Singapore, 72 years old.
-Annual
salary: $1,610,000.
2- John
Lee Ka Chiu
- Chief Executive
of Hong Kong, 66 years old.
-Annual
salary: $672,000.
3- Viola
Amherd
- President
of the Swiss Confederation, 61 years old.
-Annual
salary: $505,000
4- Joe
Biden
- President
of the United States, 81 years old.
- Annual
salary: $400,000.
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5- Anthony
Albanese
- Prime
Minister of Australia, 61 years old.
- Annual
salary: $378,415.
6- Olaf
Scholz
- Chancellor
of Germany, 65 years old.
- Annual salary: $369,727.
7- Chris
Hipkins
- Prime
Minister of New Zealand, 45 years old.
- Annual
salary: $339,862.
8- Mohamed
Ould Ghazouani
- President
of Mauritania, 67 years old.
- Annual
salary: $330,000.
9- Karl
Nehammer
- Chancellor
of Austria, 51 years old.
- Annual
salary: $328,584.
10- Justin
Trudeau
- Prime
Minister of Canada, 52 years old.
- Annual
salary: $282,041
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Today,
Singapore tops the countries with the highest paid government leaders in the
world. The high salary is not only reflected in Lee Hsien Loong but also in its
other government leaders. According to sources, the high remuneration
incentivises recruitment of talented government leaders to boost their
productivity and reduce corruption.
At last, you have to know that there are kings have a much better salary than this list.
