Lee Boon Yang
Lee Boon Yang (Chinese: 李文献; pinyin: Lǐ Wénxiàn; born 1 October 1947) is a Singaporean business executive and a former politician and veterinarian. Lee served in the Cabinet of Singapore from July 1991 to April 2009 in various portfolios, including Minister for Defence, Minister for Manpower, and Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts. He was also a Member of Parliament (MP) for Jalan Besar GRC from 1984 to 2011, representing the governing People's Action Party (PAP). He left politics in 2011. He was the chairman of Singapore Press Holdings from 2011 to 2022.
Contents
- 1 Education
- 2 Career
- 2.1 Political career
- 2.2 Post-political career
- 3 Personal life
- 4 References
Education
Lee was awarded a Colombo Plan scholarship and studied veterinary science at University of Queensland (UQ). He graduated with a Bachelor of Veterinary Science in 1971. In 2015, he was awarded an honorary doctorate by UQ.
Career
Lee began his career as a veterinary surgeon. He worked as a research and development officer in the Singapore government's Primary Production Department from 1972 to 1981. From 1981 to 1984, Dr. Lee worked at US Feed Grains Council as *istant Regional Director and later as Senior Project Manager for Primary Industries Enterprise.
Political career
Lee was first elected to the Singapore Parliament in 1984. He was appointed a Parliamentary Secretary in 1985, and went on to hold positions in the Ministry of the Environment, Ministry of Communications and Information, Ministry of Finance, and Ministry of Home Affairs.
Lee was brought into the Cabinet in 1991 as a Minister in the Prime Minister's Office. He was made Minister for Labour in 1992 (the role was renamed Minister for Manpower in 1998), and held this post until 2003. He also served concurrently as Minister for Defence from 1994-5. He became Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts in 2003 and served in that post until 2009.
Lee retired from the Cabinet on 1 April 2009. He remained a Member of Parliament for the Jalan Besar Group Representation Cons*uency (Jalan Besar GRC) until his retirement from politics in 2011.
Post-political career
Lee was appointed as the chairman of the board of Keppel Corporation from 2009 to 2021, after leaving his cabinet position. He was also the chairman of Singapore Press Holdings, taking over from former president Tony Tan from 23 June 2011, to 16 May 2022 when he was succeeded by Christopher Lim.
Personal life
Lee has two siblings, elder brother Lee Boon Wang, a landscape painter and sister Lee Boon Ngan.
Lee is married to Yap Mee Mee and has a daughter.
References
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NMPs do not belong to any party. There were two terms of NMPs in this parliament, with nine NMPs in each term.Other Current/Former MPs Nav Boxes1413121110