Lee Yock Suan
李玉全
Minister in the Prime Minister's Office
In office
23 November 2001 – 11 August 2004
Serving with Lim Boon Heng and Lim Hng Kiang
Prime MinisterGoh Chok Tong
Succeeded byLim Boon Heng
Lim Swee Say
Second Minister for Foreign Affairs
In office
23 November 2001 – 11 August 2004
Prime MinisterGoh Chok Tong
MinisterS. Jayakumar
Preceded byLim Hng Kiang
Minister for Information and the Arts
In office
3 June 1999 – 22 November 2001
Prime MinisterGoh Chok Tong
Preceded byGeorge Yeo
Succeeded byDavid Lim Tik En (acting)
Minister for the Environment
In office
3 June 1999 – 30 September 2000
Prime MinisterGoh Chok Tong
Preceded byYeo Cheow Tong
Succeeded byLim Swee Say (acting)
Minister for Trade and Industry
In office
25 January 1997 – 2 June 1999
Prime MinisterGoh Chok Tong
Preceded byYeo Cheow Tong
Succeeded byGeorge Yeo
Second Minister for Finance
In office
25 January 1997 – 31 March 1998
Prime MinisterGoh Chok Tong
MinisterRichard Hu
Succeeded byLim Hng Kiang
Minister for Education
In office
2 January 1992 – 24 January 1997
Prime MinisterGoh Chok Tong
Preceded byTony Tan
Succeeded byTeo Chee Hean
Minister for Labour
In office
1 January 1987 – 1 January 1992
(Acting: 2 January 1985 – 31 December 1986)
Prime MinisterLee Kuan Yew
Goh Chok Tong
Preceded byS. Jayakumar
Succeeded byLee Boon Yang
Second Minister for Education
In office
7 September 1991 – 1 January 1992
Prime MinisterGoh Chok Tong
MinisterTony Tan
Senior Minister of State for Labour
In office
2 January 1985 – 1 January 1986
Prime MinisterLee Kuan Yew
MinisterHimself (acting)
Minister of State for Finance
In office
24 October 1983 – 1 January 1985
Prime MinisterLee Kuan Yew
MinisterTony Tan
Minister of State for National Development
In office
21 September 1981 – 23 October 1983
Prime MinisterLee Kuan Yew
MinisterTeh Cheang Wan
Member of the Singapore Parliament
for East Coast GRC
(Changi–Simei)
In office
3 November 2001 – 5 May 2006
Preceded byDavid Lim (Aljunied GRC)
Succeeded byJessica Tan
Member of the Singapore Parliament
for Cheng San GRC
Cheng San SMC (1980–1998)
In office
23 December 1980 – 18 October 2001
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Personal details
Born (1946-09-30) 30 September 1946 (age 77)
Singapore, Straits Settlements
Political partyPeople's Action Party
Children2 (including Desmond Lee)
Alma materImperial College London (BS)

Lee Yock Suan (Chinese: 李玉全; pinyin: Lǐ Yùquán; born 30 September 1946) is a Singaporean former politician. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he served in the Cabinet between 1987 and 2004, and was a Member of Parliament (MP) between 1980 and 2006. He is the father of Desmond Lee, the current Minister for National Development.

Career

Lee worked at Singapore's Economic Development Board from 1969 to 1980, initially as a projects officer before becoming Divisional Director (Industry). From 1980 to 1981, he served as Deputy Managing Director of the Petroleum Corporation of Singapore.[1]

Political career

Lee was first elected to Parliament at the 1980 general election. He served as an MP representing the Cheng San Single Member Constituency (1980–88), the Cheng San Group Representation Constituency (1988-2001) and the East Coast Group Representation Constituency (2001–06).

After serving as a Minister of State at the Ministry of National Development and the Ministry of Finance from 1983 to 1984, Lee was made the Acting Minister for Labour in 1985.

He became a full member of the Cabinet in 1987, and served as the Minister for Labour (1987–91), Minister for Education (1992–97), Second Minister for Finance (1997–98), Minister for Trade and Industry (1997–99), Minister for Information and the Arts (1999–2001), Minister for the Environment (1999–2001), Second Minister for Foreign Affairs (2001–04) and Minister in the Prime Minister's Office (2001–04).

Lee also served as the Deputy Chairman of the People's Association from 1984 to 1991, and as Chairman of the Singapore Labour Foundation from 1997 to 2002.

Lee stepped down from the Cabinet in 2004. He remained an MP until 2006, before retiring from politics at the 2006 general election.[2]

Education

Lee was educated at Queenstown Secondary Technical School and Raffles Institution, before being awarded a President's Scholarship to study at Imperial College London, where he completed a BSc (Hons) degree in chemical engineering. He subsequently completed a Diploma in Business Administration at the University of Singapore.[3]

Personal life

Lee is an Hokkien Chinese [4] and is married to Adeline Oh Choon Neo and has one son and one daughter. His son, Desmond Lee,[5] is a politician who is currently a Member of Parliament for West Coast GRC and Minister for National Development.

References

Library resources about
Lee Yock Suan
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  1. ^ Board of Directors: Lee Yock Suan Archived 2012-01-11 at the Wayback Machine, ara-asia.com, retrieved 22 March 2012.
  2. ^ Ex-minister happy to step down Archived 2011-08-07 at the Wayback Machine, The Straits Times, April 2006.
  3. ^ Lee Yock Suan, eresources.nlb.gov.sg, retrieved 21 March 2012.
  4. ^ Justin Corfield (2010-12-02). Historical Dictionary of Singapore. Scarecrow Press. p. 149. ISBN 9780810873872. lee yock suan hokkien.
  5. ^ Yes to evolution, no to revolution Archived 2015-08-06 at the Wayback Machine, My Paper, 24 March 2011.
Political offices Preceded byS. Jayakumar Minister for Labour Jan 1985 - Dec 1991 Acting: Jan 1985 - Dec 1986 Succeeded byLee Boon Yang Preceded byTony Tan Keng Yam Minister for Education 1991–1997 Succeeded byTeo Chee Hean
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