Dr. Lee Boon Yang (simplified Chinese: 李文献; traditional Chinese: 李文獻; pinyin: Lǐ Wénxiàn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lí Bûn-hiàn; born 1 October 1947) is a former politician from Singapore. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he served in the Cabinet 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 a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1984 to 2011.
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Dr Lee was first elected to 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 Constituency until 2011, when he retired from politics.
Lee is currently a director of Singapore Press Holdings. If he is re-elected in the December AGM, he will be the next chairman of Singapore Press Holdings.[1]
Lee received his early education at Montfort Junior School and Montfort Secondary School. He then went on to study veterinary medicine at the University of Queensland in Australia.
Lee is married to Yap Mee Mee, and they have one daughter. His hobbies include golf, music, opera and ballet. Lee is a Teochew.
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Minister in the Prime Minister's Office 1 July 1991-2 Jan 1992 |
Succeeded by ? |
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Minister for Manpower 2 Jan 1992-12 May 2003 |
Succeeded by Ng Eng Hen |
| Preceded by Yeo Ning Hong |
Minister for Defence 2 July 1994-1 August 1995 |
Succeeded by Tony Tan Keng Yam |
| Preceded by David Lim Tik En |
Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts 12 May 2003-1 April 2009 |
Succeeded by Lui Tuck Yew |