 In 1990, Goh Chok Tong succeeded Lee as Prime Minister.During his tenure, the country tackled the economic impacts of the 1997 Asian financial crisis and the 2003 SARS outbreak, as well as terrorist threats posed by the Jemaah Islamiah (JI) post–11 September and the Bali bombings.In 2004 Lee Hsien Loong, the eldest son of Lee Kuan Yew, became the third prime minister.